I worked at the BBC Gardeners’ World garden for four years (see photo opposite). I believe the intensity of those four years in that particular 2.5 acre garden was worth many more years spent in a normal garden of the same size. During that period I designed, built and planted a range of styles and types of garden that would probably be a lifetime’s work for the average gardener. The experience of working with some of the UK ’s top horticulturalists and designers on a daily basis for four years was extremely influential and of great benefit to me and my subsequent design clients.