I BEGAN MY CAREER IN HORTICULTURE IN 1989 WHEN I AIMED TO ENTER THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY AND WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK ALONGSIDE AN EXTREMELY PASSIONATE RESTORER OF HISTORIC GARDENS, DURING WHICH TIME I WAS INVOLVED IN RESEARCHING AND SOURCING THE CORRECT MATERIALS AND PLANT SPECIES TO BRING BACK THE GARDNS OF SOME OF THE COUNTIES FINEST HOUSES TO THERE ORIGINAL BEAUTY, WITH GREAT ATTENTION BEING PAID TO THE FINAL DETAIL. UNFORTUNATELY MY THEN BOSS AND MENTOR SUFFERED A BACK INJURY WHICH FORCED HIS EARLY RETIREMENT.
 
I THEN DECIDED TO BUILD ON MY GROWING INTEREST IN THE SOFT SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY AND ATTENDED BROOKSBY COLLEGE FOR 3 YEARS TO STUDY DECORATIVE HORTICULTURE AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ALL AREAS OF THE COURSE WITH DISTINCTION.

I THEN SPENT 7 YEARS WORKING WITH 2 LOCAL COMPANIES COMPLETING FULL GARDEN SCHEMES CARRYING OUT ALL ASPECTS OF EACH PROJECT. THIS WAS INVALUABLE IN GAINING THE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO BECOME TOTALLY COMPETENT IN ALL AREAS FROM SETTING OUT TO CHOOSING THE CORRECT PLANTING TO SUIT EACH SPECIFIC SITE AND PROVIDE THE DESIRED FINISHED SCHEME.
 


I THEN WENT ON TO SPEND 6 YEARS MANAGING A LOCAL COMPANY, IN WHICH TIME I HELPED TO EXPAND THE WORKFORCE FROM 4 TO 22. UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH DURING THIS TIME I HAVE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RELY MORE AND MORE ON COMMERCIAL CLIENTS SUCH AS NEXT, LEXUS, BOOTS, LAFARGE AND SAINSBURYS AND HAVE LOST THE SATISFACTION OF SEEING AN OVERWHELMED CLIENTS FACE ON COMPLETION OF A PROJECT OR BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT EVERY ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT AS IT SHOULD BE. HOWEVER IT HAS GIVEN ME THE SKILLS TO MANAGE EACH PROGRAM OF WORK TO ENSURE A STRESS FREE AND WELL ORGANISED COMPLETION OF ALL WORKS.
 
ON DECIDING TO SET UP HORTUS  MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO HAVE THE CORRECT STAFF AND I AM PLEASED TO HAVE GAINED THE EXPERTISE OF SIMON, A LONG STANDING COLLEAGUE WITH WHOM I HAVE EVERY TRUST, AND 2 MORE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES.



 I AM ADAMANT THAT I WILL PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE GIVING AN HONEST MANNER OF WORKING WHERE ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ARE CONFIDENT THROUGHOUT IN THE FINISHED SCHEME. NO WORKS WILL COMMENCE UNTIL ALL PARTIES ARE IN AGREEMENT OF THE FINSHED TOTAL COST WITH NO HIDDEN EXTRAS. ALL WE ASK IS THAT ANY MONIES DUE ARE PAID UPON COMPLETION OF WORK AND NOT BEFORE.