56 Years in Horticulture.

Let me impart to you my knowledge of

gardening and gardens

through my talks and lectures.

I’M ANDREW

I am a horticultural speaker and plantsman with

 over 56 years of experience.

Close-up black-and-white photo of a smiling man with short hair, a beard, wearing a collared shirt and tie.

I started as an apprentice gardener at Inverewe Gardens in the North West of Scotland with The National Trust for Scotland and went on to work at The Royal Horticultural Society‘s Garden, Wisley, Kew Gardens and Hampton Court Palace Garden. I also spent a year  working on nurseries in Holland.

I studied at Somerset College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Cannington for two years and then studied for three years at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

I worked for the Parks Department of the London Borough of Croydon as their Horticultural Officer and then moved to the London Borough of Redbridge as Assistant Parks Manager, subsequently becoming their Chief Recreation Manager.

I have written for a number of publications including The English Garden magazine and The Metro newspaper. I have also broadcast on Phoenix FM

I am currently the Secretary and a judge for the London Gardens Society, and am a former judge with “South and South East In Bloom”

I am a keen photographer and have hundreds of digital photographs of plants and gardens for use in my talks and lectures.

RECENT BLOGS

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Fallen maple leaves in various shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown covering the ground.

LEAVES

A garden pathway leading through an arched trellis covered with green and flowering vines, with a white metal gate in the distance. Pink and green plants border the pathway, and trees and a fence are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

TOMMIES TAKEOVER

Close-up of a purple flower spike with bell-shaped blossoms and green foliage in the background.

DEAD MEN’S BALLS

An arched garden pergola covered with green foliage and bright red roses, leading to a sunny garden path.
A nighttime scene of a garden pathway surrounded by pink and purple flowering bushes. The pathway is lined with neatly trimmed green hedges and lit by small lanterns along the sides.
Colorful anemone flowers in a garden with blurred green foliage in the background.
A peaceful park scene featuring a large tree with pink blossoms in the foreground, colorful tulips in bloom, white marble statues, and the Eiffel Tower in the distance, with a few people sitting and walking in the background.
A lush garden scene with purple allium flowers in the foreground, surrounded by various other blooming plants and greenery, with a dense hedge or trees in the background.
A brick pathway through a lush garden with green foliage on both sides and overhanging branches.
A garden path leads through a decorated arbor covered with pink and purple flowers and green vines. There is a white gate at the end of the pathway, with a grassy area and trees beyond.
Green and purple flowering vine with heart-shaped leaves and purple flowers.
Close-up of white snowdrop flowers with yellow-tipped stamens against green foliage background.
Close-up of a purple iris flower with yellow and white markings surrounded by green grass and plants.
Close-up view of several green succulent plants with thick, fleshy, rosette-shaped leaves.