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’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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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 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.