Welcome to
The Botanical Gardener

We are a dynamic garden maintenance and design company. We offer a professional service for both private and commercial outdoor spaces of any size – whether it’s a complete re-design, a regular maintenance programme, thinking up a new planting plan or just a one-off visit to get your garden into shape.

The Botanical Gardener was born in 2005 when Chris Warren left the world of Botanical Gardens to create his own company. We have built and maintain a fantastic variety of gardens in every corner of London, from plush roof gardens in Chelsea to leafy sprawling gardens in Hampstead. We take pride in our work and strive for the best results, no matter how small or large the job.

The team

Chris Warren

Director, MIhort

Graduating from Pershore College, Chris has gardened all over the world, from the Botanical Gardens in Atlanta and Chicago, The Holden Arboretum in Ohio to four years as head gardener in The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. Returning to England he established The Botanical Gardener in 2005 and now heads up the ever-expanding team of gardeners, designers and landscapers whilst still keeping his hands in the earth.

Bryony Warren

Design Director

Bryony’s love for gardening stems from a childhood where much of her time was spend gardening alongside her father and grandfather. She completed a Diploma in Garden Design at Chelsea Physic Garden and now heads the design arm of the Botanical Gardener.

Toby Bull

Project manager

When he is not in the gardens, Toby is the point of contact for all the gardening teams and he is vital to keeping the show on the road. He recently spent three months in the Jerusalem Botanical Garden and holds his RHS level 3 qualification.

Amanda Bates

Maintenance Manager

Amanda has 16 years experience in account management and client facing roles in both gardening and banking industries. She is nearing completion in her studies towards a Diploma in Garden Design. At The Botanical Gardener, her role is to manage the schedules and gardeners to offer high-end garden maintenance, and implement soft landscaping landscaping themes.

Clara Guedes

Garden Designer

Clara is a Landscape Architect who graduated in Lisbon. In her career, she worked both in the public and residential realm, mainly in Portugal and Mozambique. Soon she discovered that her passion was private gardens tailor-made to their owners. After 12 years, she decides to take this passion to the next level and specialises in Garden Design at London College of Garden Design. Since then she’s been designing London gardens that suit clients’ lifestyles.

Millie Wenham

Office Manager

Millie has recently joined the team as Office Manager, providing administrative assistance to the team, marketing and running of the office on a day to day basis. Before joining the team, Millie had worked in the property sector as a PA/Office Manager.

Alex Blackley

Lead Gardener

Alex has been working in commercial plant nurseries since the age of 15 all across the South of England where he gained extensive plant knowledge and a real love for maintaining and growing them. He has a keen eye for design and has a place to study at Kew Gardens.

Solveig Ziedins

Horticulturist

With over 25 years of horticulture experience, Sol learned the ropes from her parents and grandparents whilst growing up between Belgium and England. She has developed her soft landscaping skills working for various London based companies. She has a good eye for colour and detail and a real talent with container gardening.

Aaron Spring

Lead Gardener

Growing up close to The Eden Project in Cornwall, Aaron moved to London to further his love for gardening. After studying at Capel Manor Regent Park he has gained a great relationship with clients to help achieve and maintain their gardens to a high standard. In his spare time, he likes to visit National Trust gardens for inspiration. 

Celso Bruzadin

Lead Gardener

Celso grew up in the countryside of Brazil where he would garden from a very young age with both his Grandmothers. He decided to turn that hobby and passion into a profession when he came to the UK. Celso loves everything about plants and nature spending most of his spare time reading and studying and is attending Capel Manor for level 2 RHS Diploma.

Owen Sherrod

Landscape Assistant/Gardener

Owen graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Towson University in the United States. He spent the last 5 years working in Washington D.C. building green roofs and water retention systems on office buildings and apartment complexes. Owen joined us when he moved to London and works within our Landscaping team.

Rafal Matela

Lead Gardener

Rafal was raised on a farm in Poland and spent 5 years at gardening college. When he came to England he spent 2 years studying garden design at Capel Manor and from here he has spent 8 years as a professional gardener. “I like natural, cottage-style gardens where formal, neatly shaped shrubs or trees have been implemented and loads of different colours and shapes are a must.” 

Dan Saul

Lead Gardener

Dan came through the Royal Parks 3 year Apprenticeship Scheme at Greenwich Park. He designed various seasonal bedding displays, prepared the park for the equestrian events for the London 2012 Olympics and the reinstatement of the lawn landscapes after the stadium was dismantled. He spent 4 years at Buckingham Palace – one year looking after the herbaceous border and 3 years looking after the rose garden. 

Troy Chadwick

Trainee Gardener

Troy’s interest in gardening stems from his parents, whom he would help out in the garden and lead him to pursue a career in the industry. He is currently at the end of his 2-year apprenticeship at Capel Manor College taking with him a wealth of knowledge. He enjoys all aspects of gardening, preparing borders for the upcoming season, pruning shrubs to a good natural shape, and leaving an overall neat looking garden for a client is a must.

Saul Higgins

Lead Gardener

Saul has recently joined The Botanical Gardener and brings with him years of experience and a wealth of knowledge.

Will Fraser

Gardener

Will has recently joined the team and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience. He has a passion for horticulture and strives to delivers high quality garden maintenance whilst building a professional rapport with clients. He has studied to RHS Level 2 in the principles of Horticulture and looks to further his education further down the line.

Adriel Davis

Skilled Landscape Labourer/Gardener

Adriel has recently joined the Botanical Gardener team and brings with him a variety of skill sets. He has an RHS Level 2 in Horticulture and Landscaping Operative and works on both the Landscape and Garden Maintenance teams. He looks forward to progressing and developing his knowledge and experience so as to finetune his skills.

Agnes Meszaros

Gardener

Bailey Ancell

Gardener

Chris Dingle

Hard Landscaper Foreman

Csaba Nemeth

Garden Builder

Csaba is responsible for the hard landscaping on our design projects. Csaba has over 30 years of construction experience with clients as exacting as the Gresham Palace in Budapest. His accuracy and precision is the key to the high standard of finish on our gardens.

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