Lewes, England, United Kingdom
Fellow & Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture Fellow of the Arboricultural Association Chartered Member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters Chartered Member of the Society for the Environment Lecturer and Examiner at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [School of Horticulture] - 1983-2022 Lecturer and Tutor at The London College of Garden Design [based at RBG Kew] - 2010-2022 Lecturer and Tutor at the Inchbald School of Design, London - 1983-2003 Examiner then Chief / Lead Examiner for the RFS Professional Diploma in Arboriculture - 1982-2008 External Assessor University of Brighton for Arb/Forestry First Degree - 2012-2015 Patron [formerly a Trustee] at the Marks Hall Gardens and Arboretum, Essex. A member [2012-2014] of the group that wrote: British Standard 8545:2014: "Young Trees - From nursery to independence in the landscape". Published in February 2014. Currently [from 2013] a member of the Lewes Arboretum Committee - formulating a tree strategy for Lewes Member of the: International Dendrology Society British Conifer Society [up to 2020] Mediterranean Garden Society [up to 2020] International Oak Society [up to 2022] TROBI - The Tree Register of the British Isles Garden History Society [The Gardens Trust] [up to 2020] Mediterranean Plants and Gardens [up to 2021] The Woodland Trust - life member HORTAX - Plant Taxonomy Group Plant Network [up to 2022] Specialities: Landscape & Garden Design Arboriculture, Urban Forestry, Horticulture and the Environment Working Associates: Amanda Davey [AutoCAD, Landscape & Research]. Clients/Collaborators include: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Historic Royal Palaces The Crown Estate Commonwealth War Graves Commission London Youth Adam Architecture Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects BBM Architects Cranleigh School, Surrey Whitgift School, Surrey LUISS University, Rome Fukuoka University [Tsuzuki EF], Japan Helsinki City Council, Finland Tamano City Hall, Japan Grosse Kelle Estate, Germany Al Barari, Dubai Luciana Wong [LNS], Hong Kong Lennox Boyd Landscape Architects Mazzullo + Russell Landscape Design Wilson McWilliam Studio Fisher Tomlin & Bowyer Land Form Consultants SAGA Group
Landscape and Garden Design; Arboricultural; Environmental and Horticultural consultancy - working throughout the UK and with experience in Finland, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Dubai, Hong Kong, The Channel Islands and Japan. Contributing writer of BS 8545:2014 - "Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape. Recommendations"
Estate, arboretum and gardens with many zoological, ecological, botanical, educational, historical and landscape features of interest. Activities included work on access, interpretation, design and sales. Also the planning and management of the botanical collection.
Holiday Rental business near Orvieto and Lake Bolsena. Now sold.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, School of Horticulture - 1983 to 2022 - Arboriculture and External Examiner London College of Garden Design [LCGD] - 2008 to 2022 - Garden design and plant knowledge Inchbald School of Design - 1982 - 2003 - Garden design Plumpton Horticultural College - 1985 - 2010 - Arboriculture & Garden design The University of Greenwich - 2002-2005 - Garden Design Merrist Wood - 2004 - 2008 & 2011 - 2014 - Garden design RHS Garden, Wisley for LCGD - 2013 to 2022 - Garden design and plant knowledge The Garden House, Brighton - 2010 to 2012 - Garden design and plant knowledge RBG Kew [for the Arboricultural Association] - 2007 to 2011 - Seminars on 'Designing with Trees' - Landscape design Westonbirt Arboretum - 2010 - 'Designing with Trees' for 'PlantNetwork' - Landscape design Hong Kong - 2011 - two-day seminar on trees, roof gardens and vertical gardens - Arboriculture and Landscape design Commonwealth War Graves Commission - 2011 - Belgium - seminar on tree management and planting 'Trees Master Classes' and 'Designing with Trees'at Barcham Trees [2012 - with Tony Kirkham], 2013 - 2019 Arboricultural Association BS 8545 Roadshows with Keith Sacre and Jeremy Barrell - 2014 Beeches Barn, Barcombe 2015 - garden design
For many years the foremost independent and applied qualification in arboriculture in the UK. For a while accredited and considered to be a Level 6 qualification [second degree level]. Now level 3/4.