About

I have had a love of nature and a passion for gardening from a very young age but was also drawn to art and design. I initially studied fine art and went on to develop a career as a painter and curator, exhibiting internationally and working for renowned institutions such as the Tate, the Victoria & Albert museum and the British Library before studying for a Masters in Art Psychotherapy. I then went on to practice as an art psychotherapist within adult psychiatry and also worked with children and adolescents and slowly began to include elements of gardening therapy in his work. I later went on to gain horticultural and botanical training.

I am currently Head of Horticulture at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in South London where I manage the 16 acres of stunning gardens. The Horniman Museum is the only museum in the country with a social anthropology, natural history and gardens collection. This unique position allows us to traverse and explore the areas where we overlap and intertwine with nature and the gardens are essential in helping to communicate this narrative.