PGCA Expert Register

BALL   Stuart  MPGCA

Tel:  01423 332130

Email:   stuartb@johnchamberswildflowers.co.uk

Website:  www.johnchamberswildflowers.co.uk

WILDFLOWERS

John Chambers Wild Flowers have been established over thirty years. Stuart is responsible for the team advising on all matters ‘wildflower’, including soil conditions and types, environmental conditions, site specific requirements and the desired outcomes.

John Chambers Wild Flowers is perhaps the best known producer in the UK, with many Gold Medal winning gardens (RHS) featuring their skills and products.

Stuart will visit your site and advise accordingly, including detailed reports.

HEAP Giles  MIoD, MPGCA

Tel: 01708 867237

Web: www.ced.ltd.uk

Email: gilesheap@ced.ltd.uk

NATURAL STONE SPECIALIST – MATERIALS AND SPECIFICATION

Managing Director of CED Ltd, Britain’s leading natural stone suppliers, Giles’ expertise has been gained over twenty years of working in the world of natural stone at the family business. He is well known for his exacting standards and laying method skills.

Lecturer and Specifier, Consultant and Industry Leader. Expert Witness. Planning Application and Product Selection. Working with Corporate Clients, Architects, Garden Designers and Borough Engineers across the UK.

HOLDSWORTH  Barry  MCIHort, MBA, RHS Dip, MCMI, MPGCA

Battle

Tel  01424 775886

www.barryholdsworth.co.uk

Email  info@barryholdsworth.com

EXPERT WITNESS

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Masters Degree in Business Studies, Planning Adviser & Consultant to BREAM Specification. Tree Consultant, Surveys and Reports. Topographical and Ecological Surveys.

Member of The Senior Garden Advisers.

JENNINGS Anne   MSGD, MBALI, MCIHort, MPGCA

Buckinghamshire – National commissions

Tel:   07957 7059956

Email:   studio@viridian.uk.com

Website:  www.viridian.uk.com

GARDEN MANAGEMENT, DESIGN & CONSULTANCY

A Full Member of The Society of Garden Designers, Member of BALI Garden Designers, Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Council Member of the SGD, Member of The Garden Media Guild, and sits on the Editorial Committee of The Garden Design Journal.(SGD)

Author of seven horticultural books, Anne runs a garden design & Consultancy business, working nationally for architects, planners, property developers and private clients. Winner of BALI Design Excellence Award, Highly Commended in the HTA’s Garden Retail Awards (Designer of the Year) and a finalist in the SGD awards, all in 2016.

SARGENT Alan  FCIHort, MPGCA

Petworth

Tel 01798 867460

www.alansargent.co.uk

sargent396@btinternet.com

EXPERT WITNESS

Founder of The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL), RHS Show Gardens Judge, Author and Columnist, Full Member of The Garden Media Guild, Society of Authors and Founder of The School of Garden Management, Alan holds many industry posts, including APL Regional Vetting Officer.  Full Member and Consultant to The Professional Gardeners Guild.  Past LANTRA Industry representative. Past Head Gardener to Goodwood Estate. Member of The Senior Garden Advisers Association. RHS Show Gardens Judge & Assessor.

Arbitration, Mediation and Court work are undertaken as a strictly impartial Consultant.

Other services include Planning Application and Dispute matters.

SHALLCROSS  Marie    RHS cert, BA (Law & Hist), Dip Hort, MCIHort, MPGCA
Tel: 0203 7474360

Email:  marie@plewsgardendesign.co.uk

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture and with a very strong background in Horticulture for more than fifteen years. City & Guilds Trainer at Adult Education Colleges.

Specialist in Edible Gardens, designing  across the UK, Marie incorporates food into beautiful garden settings.

Author of many eBooks, Marie runs a regular blog for her own website, and also local magazines.

HASSALL  Sam    PGCA                               
Email:   info@landpro.co.uk

Tel:   01252 795030

Estimating, Costings – Expert Witness

Sam Hassell is the UK’s leading expert on estimating and costing of Landscape projects.

His work is universally recognised, with his own systems LandPro and Liberate being widely used by Professional Landscape Companies . He is the Specialist Consultant to Spons Pricing Guides.

His work is rightly regarded at the very best in the Industry. Specialist Expert Witness in Court and Dispute cases.

Tel: 07581 193 034

Email: karl@karlharrison.design

Website: https://karlharrison.design

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Covering the UK

Karl is Britain’s leading exponent in the design and construction of the highest quality garden spaces created using the most modern of materials and construction methods. He has worked in many countries as well as throughout the UK. A seasoned lecturer and consultant, he is recognised for his attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of timber and composite decking structures. He is conversant with EC5 and current regulations for such. Often called upon as a specialist “Decking Expert Witness, personally, for the courts and for disputes”

BICKLER Richard     MPGCA

Hertfordshire

Tele.   02089536177      07702011145

Email  Richard@arbourlandscapesolutions.co.uk

Web site   https://www.arbourlandscapesolutions.co.uk

Twitter   @arbourlandsol

Facebook   @arbourlandsol

Richard has over twenty-five years’ experience as a landscaper,  present owner of Arbour Landscape Solutions and Green Envee, he previously ran Arbour Design and Build, a highly acclaimed landscape business, Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) (Richard was for many years, a Committee Member, acting as a Ambassador for Trust Mark within the APL.

His specialist work as a Consultant is in the field of ‘Materials’, essential to the Landscape Industry. His knowledge and sourcing of products for specific needs is invaluable. He is a great problem solver, with a huge range of answers to all kinds of questions.

London

Horticultural Events Consultant

BENNETT Stephen  MPGCA

Tel   +447827 999627

Email   Stephen@stephenbennett.org.uk

Best known as The Royal Horticultural Society Director of Shows between 1985 and 2013, Stephen was the longest serving Director at the RHS. Now a management and events consultant specialising in Horticultural Events all over the world.

Responsible for over 600 horticultural events during that twenty-eight year period, working with over forty local authorities in setting up these prestigious Shows, and establishing the RHS Press and Marketing enterprises.

Responsible for the long term strategic planning, H&S, anti-terrorist and security measures, representing the UK’s major event industry on government legislation.

His work and status within the Horticultural Shows world is completely without parallel. His Consultancy Practice is unique, and enquiries for advice are welcomed from around the globe.

FIRTH James FCIHort, MPGCA, MA, MSc, FRGS

London based, consults across the UK

Tel  07770 915615

Email james@londongardenconsultants.co.uk

Expert Witness, Independent Assessor, Garden Consultancy, Tutor.

Specialist in private garden problem solving at all scales.

Founder of Firth Gardens in 1984, Garden maintenance, design & construction -country gardens, private estates and town gardens. University Lecturer and RHS Tutor at Capel Manor College and English Heritage. Academic background in Botany, Soil Science, Plant Ecology and Microclimatology.

LONDON

Web site  www.samcrosfield.com

Email  sam@samcrosfield.com

Tel   07812 170110

Sam has worked as Head Gardener at the Imperial War Museum and Eltham Palace (English Heritage), as well as in roles at Buckingham Palace, The Royal College of Physicians and Chelsea Physic Garden.

Sam is a confident designer of new planting schemes in domestic and commercial settings. He can also review existing schemes, undertake landscape assessments and feasibility studies, and draft masterplans. He has extensive experience in recruiting, training and managing gardeners, horticultural contractors and volunteers.

From his time at The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Garden of Medicinal Plants at The Royal College of Physicians, Sam is especially knowledgeable about poisonous and medicinal plants.

Sam holds the Kew Diploma, a Level 3 Certificate in Garden Design from Capel Manor and a degree in Anthropology. He is a member of the Professional Gardeners’ Guild.

London based, consults across the UK

STEIN Neville  MPGCA

Suffolk  (Nationwide)

Tele 07778 005105

Email info@nevillestein.com

www.nevillestein.com

HORTICULTURAL BUSINESS CONSULTANT

Neville has been working in the Horticultural Sector for over 40 years, and has a strong reputation Nationwide (and overseas) as Britain’s Leading Business Consultant in the world of horticulture.

Specialising in helping enterprises to improve profitability, find and develop new markets and opportunities for Estates and Garden Centre operations to diversify. Based in Suffolk, Neville is a hugely experienced expert in his field. A regular columnist and author, he has a unique place in the world of Horticultural Consultancy.

Richard Wanless Dip Hort (RHS)

Charente, FRANCE

Tel:  01825 767782

Email:  richard@boisbourdeau.fr

Web site:  www.boisbourdeau.fr

A Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, and Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Trained at the Royal Botanic gardens at Wakehurst Place and Merrist Wood. Past Head Gardener at Glynde Place.

Proprietor of Twigs Landscape Design since 1999.

Glasgow

Email: hello@angelhort.com

Website: www.angelhort.com

Garden design including 3D visualisations, planting design and garden & grounds consultancy. Residential and commercial service, covering everything from urban courtyard gardens to nationwide property portfolios. Twenty years experience as a contractor and designer.

Chartered Horticulturist | Chartered Institute of Horticulture.

Garden Design | Planting Plans | Landscape Reports | Garden & Grounds Management Surveys | Maintenance Schedules | Working Practice Reports

Cheshire

Tel: 07790394127

Email: flackgardens@outlook.com

Website: www.simonflackgardens.com

Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture and The Professional Gardeners Guild. Training at Askham Bryan Collage York and The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Over 30 years working in Horticulture including 10 years as Head Gardener.

A Plantsman who closely follows the principles of selecting the right plants for the right conditions and situation. Specialising in planting schemes, garden restoration, development, and design. Help also offered on garden maintenance schedules and plant propagation techniques.

HARVEY  Samantha  CHort, MCIHort, Dip.Hort(Kew), MPGCA

Tel:  07596 410069

Email:  sjgardendesign@hotmail.co.uk

Website:  www.sjgardendesign.com

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Chartered Horticulturist, Kew Diploma, Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild, Member of The Kew Guild and Plant Network.

Specialist in the management, restoration and development of large gardens. Garden Design service. All year round interest gardens, including Winter Gardens.

Kitchen & Vegetables gardens, including walled gardens. Herbaceous borders and a wide range of Advice, Consultancy & Management services.

MANNING  Gareth  FCIHort, MPGCA
Tel:  07887 646869

Email:  the.456@outlook.com

Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild. Thirteen years Regional Committee Member of the CIoH, Vice President (Branches) since 2013.

Specialist in the research and restoration of Gardens. Plantsman and Professional Gardener. Plants and Planting Design. Maintenance Scheduling.

Recruitment of Staff including advice and interview techniques.

ELDERGILL Stuart  MHort(RHS) MCIHort MPGCA

Staffordshire

Email  Julie.eldergill@btopenworld.com

Tel   01543 432193

With over thirty five years  of experience in Amenity Sector, Stuart holds a Masters (RHS) in Horticulture (RHS Diploma in 2001).

Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild and Chartered Institute of Horticulture.

Experience includes working across Europe, including with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Consultancy offered including training, feasibility studies and technical advice.

YOUDE Mark

Chester

Tel 01829 740194

Web www.urbanlandscapedesign.co.uk

Email info@landscapeacademy.co.uk

Mark is the co-director of multi award winning design and build Urban Landscape Design Ltd, specialising in residential and commercial landscape construction. He is also co-founder of the only dedicated landscape training centre in the UK, The Landscape Academy.

Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers and British Association of Landscape Industries. Training Requirements Officer for the APL.

Judge and Mentor to the UK World Skills Training initiative. Mark is also a BALI GoLandscape Ambassador to schools and colleges throughout the UK.

His company has won many awards, including BALI, APL and RHS Shows.

Mark is an Expert Witness specialising in Garden Construction projects.

CARROLL Anthony MCIHort

Nottingham

Tel  0750 3681129

Email  ant@horticant.co.uk

Twenty years of practical experience, Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild and Chartered Institute of Horticulture, City & Guilds in Horticulture and Organic Horticulture.

Royal Horticultural Society Judge – Green Plan It

Head of Horticulture for Alisco Projects Ltd, and Consultant at Hortic Ant, working on commissions both private and commercial, involving Amenity Horticulture and Large Garden and Estate Consultancy projects.

WILSON Gareth MCIHort MPGCA

Cheshire

Tel 07753283878

www.gkwilsonlandscaping.co.uk

Email  gkwilson-gardens@hotmail.co.uk

Established in 1989, Gareth Wilson has created a multi-disciplined, award-winning company, including thirty RHS Awards, including ten Gold Medals at the Shows, including Chelsea. A Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers.

Product adviser to Bradstone and Aggregate Industries, his expertise is in hard landscaping of all types. Public Speaker and Business Development Adviser.

Expert Witness – Fully independent Consultant and Advisor. Reports prepared for Legal Cases.

TAYLOR Lynne BSc MPGCA

North West

Tel 01829 740194

www.urbanlandscapedesign.co.uk

Email  lynne@urbanlandscapedesign.co.uk

Lynne has many years of experience in working in the Construction Industry and in landscape construction, both commercial and domestic. Working with Urban Landscape Design Limited, award winning members of The Association of Professional Landscapers and British Association of Landscape Industries.

Lynne specialises in Dispute matters as an Expert Witness in the domestic sector.

DONALDSON Michael Dip Hort Edin, MCIHort, MPGCA

Kirkaldy – Fife

Tel: 07850 497574

FB: hackitbeastie

Email: hackitbeastie@outlook.com

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild, Edinburg Diploma in Horticulture.

Michael has over thirty years of experience in Botanical, Retail, Technical and Commercial Horticulture. Offering bespoke advice on the management and well being of Estates and large gardens, including Working Practice Surveys and Forward Management Plans including every element of the industry.

GARETH EDWARDS   MSc, MCIHort, MPGCA

Email   gareth@edwardsgardenservices.co.uk

Conservation of Historic Gardens & Landscapes

An Honours Degree in Botany, a Masters Degree in the Conservation of Historic Gardens & Cultural Landscapes, Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Thirty years’ experience of natural and designed landscapes, Gareth offers Consultancy & Advice on all matters concerning the design, history, significance, management and maintenance of Historic Gardens.

Specialist in Ecological and Botanical Field Surveys and Reports.

SILVERTON  Tanya   RHS Cert.Hort, Dip Hort, MCIHort, MPGCA
Tel:   07557 979498

Email:   tanya.silverton@googlemail.com

A Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture and The Professional Gardeners Guild, Tanya has worked for many years on large Estates and latterly in Educational properties including Harrow Boys School and Wellington College.

Skilled in the balancing act of running a major garden whilst managing to work around the vagaries of the weather and school programme. Management skills combined with sound plant knowledge and legal obligations of working with children.

HARRIS  Stephen  MCMI, MCIHort, FALM

South West

Tel  07810 976800

Email  stephen@wessexgroundservices.co.uk

Web  www.wessexgroundservices.co.uk

Managing Director and Founder of Wessex Grounds Services Ltd, Regional Director of The Institute of Groundsmanship, Regional Chairman of The Association of Landscape Management.

Previously a Governor at Kingston Maurward College.  Industry Representative on Dorset Enterprise Skills Board. Member of The Chartered Management Institute. Fellow of The Association of Landscape Management.

An APSE Registered Consultant, with over 30 years experience in Local Authority and 5 years in Private Sector Estate and Garden Management.

Bristol

Tel: 01761 463385

Mbl: 07864 927936

Email: pjmay.gardenwriter@btinternet.com

Expert Witness, consultant, lecturer

A leading expert on water gardens and water features, he is also author of seven books on water garden construction, trouble shooting and maintenance. Columnist and feature writer for numerous magazines and a popular commentator on three Q&A panels throughout the 90s and early 2000s, he has appeared on TV and ‘How to..’ videos constructing water gardens.

47 years as a professional gardener, in 1981 he formed a landscaping business with a speciality in water gardens, whilst becoming very much involved with the development of new water garden products that became industry standards. He also has special interests in the history and development of garden style.

He has consulted on, ‘project managed’ and constructed himself, water gardens and complete gardens throughout the UK, France and Germany for private individuals, garden centres and won top awards at garden shows. He has also managed water garden projects in South Africa, North Carolina and a very large one in the Caribbean.

He is a member of the Garden Media Guild and the Society of Authors.

CHAPMAN Jonathan BA RHS (Adv) MCIHort MPGCA

West Country

Email j.fr.chapman@btinternet.com
Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild and Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Specialist in Woodland gardens, maintenance and restoration.

SMITH Paul RHS and IOSH MPGCA
West Country
Email paul.smith1512@btinternet.com
Horticultural Officer and Green Space Manager at Cambridge. Planning Advice,
Work Place Reviews, Plant Procurement, Recruitment of Staff, Tree Surveys and Reports. Independent Site Evaluations and Reports, Commercial or Domestic

JAMES REBECCA MCIHort MPGCA
Wiltshire
Email rjames48@icloud.com
Tel: 07920090197
Rebecca is a Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, with almost thirty years of experience in horticulture working in both the UK and New Zealand. Starting out at the famous Wellington Botanic Garden in NZ, then moving back to the UK to work at Hilliers Nursery.

Moving on to The Lost Gardens of Heligan, there managing the redesign of the New Zealand Garden from inception to completion. After managing a large estate in the Cotswolds, Rebecca relocated to Wiltshire in 2005, setting up her own gardening practice.

ALA Souren  MSc Geology, BA Geology (USA), MPGCA
Tel: 07720 301626

Email: souren@sourenala.com

Website:  www.sourenala.com

Souren has worked in horticulture and garden creation, domestically and overseas, since 2000. His background in geology and environmental
consultancy helps him to relate to a garden in its’ surrounding landscape.

He offers design and build projects, including wild flower meadows and green
roofs. He has developed an artisan approach, for example, using a scythe to maintain wildflower meadows and adding artistic elements to supplement planting.

He is an experienced Horticultural writer and presenter.

BEST, Edward, MPGCA

Tel: 01252 651003

Email: edward@portlandstonesteps.co.uk

Web Site: www.portlandstonesteps.co.uk

Edward is London’s leading expert in Portland Stone, especially in the supply

and installation of steps, cladding and paving. Considering Portland to be

‘The Queen of Stones’, and whilst specialising in its’ use, he is experienced in

working with a wide range of natural stone materials, including York-stone

and other premium products. Basements, front steps and rear gardens, as

well as internal flooring and cladding. Supply and Consultancy by

arrangement.

GIRLING Eva  MSc(Hort) MPGCA

Kent

Tel   01634 260765

Email  eva@gardenity.co.uk

Website  www.gardenity.co.uk

Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild, Author, Former Head Gardener and Head Ranger. Over thirty years’ experience in the domestic and commercial world. Eva offers Garden appraisals, design service and problem solving.

Also Horticultural support to Head Gardeners and Managers, undertaking projects in Parks, Gardens, Schools and Care Homes.

SARGENT Luke  MCIHort, BA(Hons) MPGCA
Tel: 07788 711690

Email: lukesargent1982@gmail.com

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, BA (Hons) Creative Writing & History, specialising in Garden History. Lead Gardener at Goodwood Estate. Moderator to Allandscapers.org on-line Library website. Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild.

Luke is an independent Associate of The School of Garden Management (www.tsogm.org)

Specialises in Research of Historic Methodology and Techniques. Restoration of original concepts and combined with modern requirements.

GREGORY Adam BSc (Hons) MCIHort MPGCA

Surrey

www.verdisuk.com

adam@verdisuk.com

01483 275920

07879 465500

Adam and his Company, Verdis Horticultural Ltd specialise in topiary creation and restoration of larger gardens and estates. Adam offers consultancy and International Plant sourcing for Private clients and bespoke planting schemes for properties.

Honours Degree in Landscape Management and Horticulture. Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Member of the European Boxwood and Topiary Society.

MEREDITH – HARDY  Barty   MHort (RHS), MCIHort, MPGCA
Tel:   07932 607231

Email:  bmh@yourheadgardener.com

Web site:  www.yourheadgardener.com

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Master of Horticulture (RHS), Accredited partner with  Wildflower Turf Ltd, Barty has been a professional gardener for eighteen years. He offers a wide range of garden related services, specialising in larger estates, wild flower meadows, orchards and wildlife gardens.

MILLS Peter MPGCA
Tel: 01483 278585

www.petermillsgardening.com
Peter’s wide ranging experiences have followed a unique pathway. Specialising in working with the Public, mainly through the medium of  Local radio and Gardeners Question Time events at Shows for nearly thirty  years, he has built a strong following in the Region.

A genuine ‘Gardener’, his expertise is well known across Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. Working with the RHS as a Specialist Adviser, he also offers On-Site Training for private employees and Garden Groups alike.

Lecturer and Tour Guide.

MUNDAY  Miranda  MCIHort  MPGCA
Tel:  0208 7717829

www.hmgardens.co.uk

Email:  hmgardens@live.co.uk

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Member of The Gardeners Guild. H.M. Gardens are a small company, owned and run by Miranda, specialising in the sourcing and implementation of logistics, mainly in domestic gardens, and also commercial operations.

All year round Working Practice Schedules devised and implemented.

SMITH   Steve  PSGD MPGCA

Tel:    01273 273934     &   07710 627824
Email:    steve@shore-landscapes.co.uk

Web Site:    www.shore-landscapes.co.uk

A graduate from The Pickard School of Garden Design, Steve is well known throughout the landscape industry as the World Skills Trainer and Judge. His company is a Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, and he is an APL Awards Judge and Assessor.

He is also an RHS Show Gardens Judge, specialising in hard landscaping. His skills are renowned throughout the industry as a highly regarded technician and teacher.

STEELE-SARGENT James  MCIHort, MILAM, MPGCA
Tel: 01798 831045

www.arunlandscapes.co.uk

info@arunlandscapes.com
James is the founder and owner of Arun Landscapes Ltd, formed in 1995. Founder Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL), longest serving Committee Member & Former Chairman. Full Member of The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management, Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture. RHS Show Gardens Judge.    Independent Associate of The School of Garden Management.  Lecturer and Mentor to various industry bodies and Garden Design Schools.

Named Supreme Landscaper of The Year in 2009 (A special honour presented by Horticulture Week and Association of Professional Landscapers), Arun Landscapes Ltd have won over 70 National Awards since 1995, including several Gold Medals at RHS Shows.

WARMAN Michael BSc (Hons) Arch Tech, MPGCA

Southampton

Tel: 02380 434231| 07581 591254

Email: mike@auralandscapes.co.uk
 
Website: www.auralandscapes.co.uk

Aura Landscapes is a Full Member of The Association of Professional
Landscapers, and Mike has won 23 awards for hard landscaping projects in
the past fifteen years.

Specialising in hard landscaping projects, he has been nominated by
Marshalls as one of the top hard landscapers in the South.

Eggenton Laurie  MCIHort, MPGCA, DipRSA

Tel  0777 3726440

Email  l.eggenton@gmail.com

Web site www.gardenartisan.co.uk

Specialising in larger gardens or estates, including garden appraisals, working practice surveys, staff training, management plans, arboricultural surveys, woodland management and specialist pruning. Horticultural Lecturer.

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild, Guild of Horticultural Judges. Holder of a Diploma in Adult Education.  Over thirty-five years experience.

Trained in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Ecology and Conservation at The University of London, Oaklands College, St Albans and Capel Manor.

GREENYER Paul   BSc Eng Pro Des (Hons)

West Sussex

Tel  01444 456831 and 07949 671951

Email  pgreenyer@homegardendesign.co.uk

Web site   www.homegardendesign.co.uk

Full accredited  and Award winning Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, Pre-Registered Member of The Society of Garden Designers. BSc (Hons) Engineering Product Design.

Director and founder of InsideOut Home and Garden Improvements Ltd, est. 2006, Paul specialises in all aspects of hard and soft landscaping, with emphasis on Design and Build.

Specialist skills include design and construction of bespoke Garden Office Rooms.

McGIBBON Craig BEng(Hons) MPGCA

Hertfordshire

Tel 07802 647995

Email craig@craigmcgibbon.com

Web www.craigmcgibbon.com

Specialising in Landscape Design and Construction, owner of Craig McGibbon Ltd, APL Full Member Company owner, Garden Design Tutor for Blackford Centre Distance Learning Centre. New Businesses Mentor for the Blackford Centre. BEng (Hons) Engineering Systems Design. Diploma in Garden Design.

Bradstone Assured Installer and Best Patio Transformation Award winner.
Craig works in and around the South East of England.

NEWMAN Paul MPGCA

Hertfordshire

Tel 01707 395797 // 07775733753

Email info@paulnewmanlandscapes.co.uk

Web www.paulnewmanlandscapes.co.uk

Specialising in Roof Gardens and City Gardens, Paul has been established since 1993 as Paul Newman Landscapes.
Author and regular contributor to Pro Landscaper magazine, writing on construction and installation of roof gardens and terraces.
Offering contemporary designs using modern materials in individual styles, both domestic and corporate commissions in London & South East. Accredited installer for Exterpark and Millboard as well as various other modern product suppliers and manufacturers.

Paul Newman’s landscape company is a Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL)

KEDGE Peter MPGCA

Herts & Bucks

Tel 01753 65508

Mob 07721736501

Email kedgelandscapes@aol.com

Second generation hard landscape specialist, with thirty-seven years experience. Contracts Management including small civils. Experienced in commercial and private sectors. Traditional techniques practised and taught.

BOOTON David

Tel  01252 517571

Web   www.kebur.co.uk

Dave Booton is the proprietor of Kebur Landscapes and Kebur Landscape Products, designing, building and supplying hard landscape projects from his base in Farnborough. A Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, Bradstone Assured, Interlay and Trust Mark, he can advise on a wide range of bespoke materials and construction techniques.

CONQUEST  Ross  MPGCA

Tel 07747177544 

Email  ross@conquestspaces.co.uk

Web   www.conquestspaces.co.uk

Ross is a Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, and is an award winning design and build Landscape Contractor, specialising in hard projects in the Domestic market.

His specialist and bespoke attention to fine detail, and high quality finish to schemes enables him to provide others with his skills as a Consultant.

PALMERTON  Angela MPGCA

Tel  01403 820321

Web  www.ladypenelopegardens.com

Email  info@ladypenelopegardens.com

Angela has been running Lady Penelope Gardens for many years in the West Sussex region. An award winning company, with a skilled and qualified team of expert gardeners, specialising in the long term maintenance of properties, especially Estates and larger gardens.

KOPP Sara  BA Hons, LA, NCH, MPGCA    

Tel  0786 7754201 

Email  sj_kopp@hotmail.com

Sara is a Horticultural Therapist, nominated for Pride of Reading Award in their Charity of The Year ceremony. Specialising in sustainability and land management, acting as a trainer and adviser to a number of commissions, she has a unique niche in the world of horticulture.

EVANS Linsey

Tel   01344 442944 

Email  linsey@linseyevansgardens.com

Web   www.linseyevansgardens.com

Linsey is a very practical garden designer, specialising in sloping sites. Her designs and solutions to extreme site conditions make her a highly unusual Garden Designer. Working throughout South East England, she relishes in the challenges of difficult projects.

VENTER Louise MPGCA                              

Twyford, Berkshire

Tel: 078 0358 3687

Email: Louise.Venter@icloud.com

Web: www.LouiseVenterGardenDesign.com

Consultant Garden Designer, RHS Medallist (Gold & Silver Gilt) at Chelsea and Hampton Court.

Public Speaker and Trainer/Demonstrator. Historic Gardens, Wildflower turf & meadows, Public Spaces regeneration. Garden Maintenance Management surveys and assessments.

ZENGO Barnabas  MSc MA MPGCA

Tel  01483 299797

Web   www.bzgardens.co.uk

Email  barnabas.zengo@yahoo.co.uk

Barnabas has three Masters Degrees, in Agriculture, Environment and Landscape Management, and has worked in America and throughout Europe before starting a specialist garden maintenance business in the UK, maintaining many larger gardens throughout Surrey and West London.

BZ Gardens are Full Members of The Association of Professional Landscapers, and Barnabas offers a wide range of services – everything from plant health to full site surveys and evaluations.

WEEKS David   NCFM NCA NEBSS MPGCA

Tel  07860 356763

Email  drwwconsulting@gmail.com

David is a Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture and The Professional Gardeners Guild. With over thirty years’ experience in Horticulture he offers advice on construction, planting, pests and diseases, plus recruitment and site management.

With a wide ranging background founded in Agriculture, he has a great depth of knowledge and understanding of the world of gardening.

PAUL HENSEY  FSGD, MCIHort, MPGCA

Midhurst, Sussex.

Tel: 01730 601967

Mob: 07506 558463

Email: paul@paulhensey.com

Web: www.greenzonedesign.co.uk

Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers and previous Vice President, Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Member of The Garden Media Guild.   Technical Journalist, Author, specialising in Construction techniques, materials and Computer Aided Design.

A Landscape and Garden Designer with over twenty years’ experience, with numerous Awards at various RHS Shows, including Most Innovative Garden.

Lecturer in Construction detailing and National Educator in SketchUp 3D software.

Court Work, Mediation and Dispute Reports produced, domestic or commercial projects.

LAW  Beverly  BSc, MCIHort, MPGCA

Sussex

Email  bev.law.exall@gmail.com

07867 544845

Consultancy work offered in the following areas;  Garden and Estate Assessments, Practical Training in gardening skills, to private clients.

Research, Presenting including Television and Radio or Question Time Forums, offering practical advice to individuals or groups.

CURTIS  Wendy MCIHort

Aylesbury

Tel  01296 431471

www.ladygardener157@vpweb.co.uk

email    wendycurtis721@btinternet.com

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture and Professional Gardeners Guild, Wendy has over twenty years of experience in Horticulture.

A Member of Plant Heritage, working with Heritage Seed Library, and Master Composter.

Specialising in Organic Gardening including recycling and sustainability practice.

LONDON

Web site  www.samcrosfield.com

Email  sam@samcrosfield.com

Tel   07812 170110

Sam has worked as Head Gardener at the Imperial War Museum and Eltham Palace (English Heritage), as well as in roles at Buckingham Palace, The Royal College of Physicians and Chelsea Physic Garden.

Sam is a confident designer of new planting schemes in domestic and commercial settings. He can also review existing schemes, undertake landscape assessments and feasibility studies, and draft masterplans. He has extensive experience in recruiting, training and managing gardeners, horticultural contractors and volunteers.

From his time at The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Garden of Medicinal Plants at The Royal College of Physicians, Sam is especially knowledgeable about poisonous and medicinal plants.

Sam holds the Kew Diploma, a Level 3 Certificate in Garden Design from Capel Manor and a degree in Anthropology. He is a member of the Professional Gardeners’ Guild.

London based, consults across the UK

WIGGINS ANDREW PGCA

Kent

Email andrew@haywood-landscapes.co.uk

www.haywood-landscapes.co.uk

Tel 01227 733447

A graduate of Writtle College (1980) Andy is a trained horticulturalist, garden designer, project manager and estimator and has been managing director at Haywood Landscapes Ltd since its’ establishment in 1990.

Haywood Landscapes Ltd are one of the founder members of The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and are multiple award winners at the annual APL awards as well as medal winners at a number of garden shows including Hampton Court Flower Show.

Andy is a specialist in the design and construction of Labyrinths and as principal of The Labyrinth Builders has created labyrinths for hospitals, faith settings, retreat centres and private clients and has pioneered installations in palliative care and educational settings. Andy is a UK regional representative of The Labyrinth Society and has undertaken the Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator training.

Consultancy services are offered in the following areas: domestic built and soft landscapes, horticulture, labyrinth design, maintenance and installation, expert witness services.

London

Tel 0208 8003866

Email herman@acacia-gardens.co.uk

www.acacia-gardens.co.uk

Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, and British Association of Landscape Industries. Go Landscaping Ambassador promoting Landscaping as a career.

Expert Witness specialising in Landscaping works.

Owner of Acacia Gardens Limited. Specialising in roof gardens and complex drainage systems and Design & Build projects.

Landscape Consultant and Creative Director.

Essex to Suffolk

Telephone: 01245 901537

Email: matthew@edenhorticulture.net

www.edenhorticultural.co.uk

Studied at Writtle College, RHS Gardens at Hyde Hall, RHS Advanced Cert.  Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild. Owner of Eden Horticulture Limited. Specialises in Plants and Soft Landscaping.

Lecturer and Trainer. Estate and Development Management, Construction and Maintenance.

Southampton

South East region

Telephone: 07789 925024

Email: kevin.white@hortisales.co.uk

www.hortisales.co.uk

Kevin has a very strong background in the world of high quality landscaping, working at prestigious firms such as Clifton Nurseries and Gavin Jones as Senior Contracts Manager, moving up to General Manager of the Group.

Many award winning gardens both in the UK and also the US.
Owner of Horticultural Sales and Consultancy Ltd, Kevin specialises in the supply of plants and related supplies for larger projects.

Essex

Eastern region

Telephone: 01245 200569

Email: westacottgardens@blueyonder.co.uk

www.westacottgardens.com

A Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, Andy has built a strong reputation for high quality landscaping , with projects featuring in The Garden Design Journal (SGD)

Owner of Westacott Gardens Limited, operating throughout Essex and beyond since 2006.

Creating and building outdoor offices is one of Westacott’s specialities.

East Sussex

Telephone: 07402 009669

Email: Greentouchconsultants@aol.com

Director of Green Touch Consultants, servicing Public & Private sector on all aspects of Horticulture and Arboriculture. Chartered Horticulturist experienced in greenspace and contract management, project management, technical grounds specification document provision and problem solutions.

Green Flag Judge, managing and assessing tree stock to BS5837 compliance. Specialist Consultant in all matters of Horticulture & Arboriculture.

WARDMAN Amy WDPH MPGCA

Sussex and Surrey

Email billowinggardens@gmail.com

Specialist in Fruit and Vegetable production, kitchen gardens and orchards. Ex-Head Gardener at Sissinghurst, for National Trust. Twenty years of experience including rose gardens and herbaceous borders. Planting plans produced. On-site Training available.

Website  www.surreyhillslandscaping.co.uk

Email  surreyhillslandscapes@gmail.com

Tel.  01483  420856

Mark has nearly thirty years of practical experience in the landscaping industry, working on high-end properties involving complex and difficult challenges. As both Designer and Contractor, he runs a successful company as a Full Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL)

His expertise in problem solving and resolution, offering consultancy and advice for those wishing to understand the potential and evaluating their site before considering construction works, using his knowledge of the complexity of garden design and contracting to minimise problems and maximise benefits.

ARNOLD  Tony  MPGCA
Tel:   01223 571952

Email: tonygardenman@gmail.com

For twelve years, Tony has been the Chairman of The Professional Gardeners Guild (and a Member for many years beforehand). During that time he has visited over four hundred properties, providing him with a totally unique knowledge and understanding of the inner workings of the British Garden scene.

Head Gardener for many years to a Cambridge College, his wide skills and reputation as a champion for the Employed Gardener. He has been instrumental is setting up and organising every aspect from Charities to Training Funding and Programmes for the PGG.

BARRY  Anthony  MCIHort,  LCGI

Tel: 01327 811498

Email: anthony.barry67@btinternet.com

Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild. Sports Turf Management. Amenity Business Management. Head Gardener to Althorp Estate (1992 – 1996). Licentiateship of The City & Guilds Institute.

Anthony offers a wide range of expertise gained over thirty years of Senior responsibility involving Estate Development Strategy, Design and Implementation.

YOUNG Susan   Dip Hort (RHS), MPGCA

Bedfordshire

Tele   01234 826430   m. 07787 158288

Email   info@susanyoungdesign.co.uk

Web site   www.susanyoungdesign.co.uk

A Pre-Registered Member of The Society of Garden Designers, Affiliate Member of The Association of Professional Landscapers, Susan established her business in 2002.

Estates and larger gardens, restoration and design. Garden surveys and evaluations. Horticultural advice and consultancy work.

Marshalls Regional Winner 2017, APL Silver Award 2018

Author and Speaker registered with the RHS. Bespoke care and maintenance schedules created.

Also consultancy on Open Gardens (General Public) and NGS Schemes.

WOOD Martin

Norfolk

Tele 01953600518

Email info@mnhorticulture.com

Web site www.mnhorticulture.com

Born into a Horticultural Family, Martin has over thirty years of experience working in the Amenity sector. Career includes Notcutts and Wyevale Garden Centres including Management Training and representing them at Chelsea. Founded M & N Horticulture in 1997. Long standing Members of both BALI and the APL.

National Awards include APL 2015. BTech National Diploma. Business Management at Houghall College. NCH Houghall College. HABC Education & Training to PTLLS. Martin specialises in Soft Landscaping and Maintenance, providing Management Programmes, Advice & Consultancy.

RICHARDSON Mark MPGCA

Tel 01787 269920

Web   www.stewartlandscape.co.uk

Email  info@stewartlandscape.co.uk

Mark runs East Anglia’s leading landscape company, specialising in large and complex projects, both Domestic and Commercial.

Projects include large lakes, schools and residential areas, bespoke garden buildings and much more. Mark is able to offer a wide range of solutions to any problems, either as a Consultant or Specialist Contractor.

Oxford

Email:  hello@gardensbymatthew.co.uk

www.gardensbymatthew.co.uk

Matthew has over twenty years of experience in horticulture, mainly in the Amenity sector. National Diploma – Pershore College of Horticulture. Level Five Diploma in Management.

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild.

Matthew’s wide range of experience includes Multiple-site management, private and commercial commissions and projects, including core skills at high level, working with Horticultural machinery, Staff management, Health & Safety at Work etc.

Aylsbury

Tel: 01296431471

www.ladygardener157.vowed.com

Email: wendycurtis721@btinternet.com

Full Member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Full Member of The Professional Gardeners Guild. Member of The Plant Heritage, RHS and Garden Organics Heritage Seed Library as Seed Guardian and a Master Composter.

Consultancy is offered in the following fields; Development of Gardens, especially Organic & Cottage Gardens, including recycling and Organic and Sustainable projects.

Birmingham

Whatsapp: 0338 5070587

Website: https://www.giulioveronese.com/

Email: info@giulioveronese.com

Architect and Senior Level Gardener at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Practical experience at practical and managerial level in gardens in the UK, Japan, Norway, Belgium, Portugal and Italy, Giulio is the PGCAs most travelled member!

Specialist in ornamental horticulture, English and Japanese design.

Consultancy skills include production of management programmes and reports.

Web site  www.darraghconnollyi.e/gardenconsultations/

Email   info@darraghconnolly.ie

Darragh is the first Irish consultant to be admitted into The Professional Garden Consultant’s Association. His background in the world of horticulture, from completing a Higher National Diploma at Writtle College, to a Level Five in Horticulture at Dublin’s Ringsend, he has steadily gained a reputation for excellence in his work providing solutions and answers to private clients in the domestic field.

His work has garnered various ALCI awards over the years, working with many of Ireland’s top designers. His skills include compiling working programmes for the Gardening Year, through to Aftercare and Maintenance Schedules for new-build gardens.

Site Evaluation and Garden Valuations are available for insurance and other legal purposes.