Company name: Green Wellies Garden Design, Build & Maintainence.

Description: Tom Bannister: Principal Designer and Landscape Construction Consultant Having worked in the horticulture industry for almost 17 years, I have been involved with many different aspects of the industry. From complex hard landscaping and groundwork installations to nursery management and intricate planting schemes on award-winning show gardens at RHS Malvern, RHS Hampton Court, and RHS Chelsea. It has always been my goal to use all of my experience, and put that knowledge into practice when designing my gardens. With 15 years of garden building experience behind me, I enrolled at The London College Of Garden Design based in The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In July 2017 I graduated from college, a new baby arrived for us (3 weeks before my final project presentation and graduation) and we moved back home from London to Chester. I have been very lucky to date as my work has allowed me to travel and study in some beautiful parts of the world. I worked on some brilliant contemporary gardens in Melbourne and Sydney whilst also spending many hours walking and studying the dramatic landscape of New Zealand. I have been very lucky with building a show garden in the Cote d'Azur, France, an experience that will remain long in the memory and then whilst living in London, I spent many hours days and months planting gardens for some of the best garden designers available. This opened my eyes to the possibilities that exist within garden design. The experience of working at the highest level has given me an understanding of what is required to build gardens of quality. An understanding that I carry forward into my work. Similarly, building show gardens has taught me what extraordinary detail looks like and the effort that is required to achieve gold standard results. This level of detail is something I strive for in my day to day practice. With a deep knowledge of garden construction and planting requirements, I feel well placed to consult with my clients about every aspect of the garden design process. I design gardens with confidence and technical know-how to back up the design.