I have been involved in arboriculture for over 45

years, and have  extensive experience as an

independent tree consultant, arboricultural

consultant.  During this time I have worked for

local government, the Royal Horticultural

Society, and private industry. In the early 1970's

I trained at the RHS Gardens Wisley and later

became a practical tree surgeon in the gardens.

For four years I was a lecturer in Horticulture

and Arboriculture at the Cheshire College of

Agriculture, and later developed and taught the

BTEC National Diploma course in Countryside

management, at the Cambridgeshire College of

Agriculture. I have been an arboricultural and

horticultural examiner for the Royal Forestry

Society, and the Royal Horticultural Society.

 

I am one of the Arboricultural Association

Registered tree consultants, arboricultural

consultants. This means that I have been

assessed by the Association, and have shown to

have an in-depth technical knowledge of the

subject, and a broad range of experience

covering all aspects of a tree consultants,

arboricultural consultants, work. 

 

I am a Fellow of the Arboricultural Association,

a past member of the governing council, and  a

past member of the Education committee.

 

During 1997, I was one of three registered tree

consultants, arboricultural consultants,

commissioned by the Arboricultural Association

to develop a computerised model (program)

capable of assessing the future risk of subsidence

damage to buildings when trees are growing

close-by. I have also given the Association advice

on the Arboricultural Appendix to the ISE

handbook.

 

Over the past 20 years I have been involved as a

tree consultant, arboricultural consultant, in over

3,500 cases involving trees and subsidence

damage to buildings.

 

For five years I acted for the Office of the

Deputy Prime Minister as an Inspecting Officer

on Tree Preservation Order Appeals,  which

provided me with a detailed insight into this

topic.

 

Introduction to qualifications.

 

 

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D):

University of Bath, Biological Sciences Dept.  "The Development

of a computerised Plant Establishment and Growth Model for use

with Landscape Trees and Shrubs".

 

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil):

 

University of Bath Biological Sciences Dept. "The Development

of a Computerised Information Retrieval System for Decorative

Plant Selection".

 

National Diploma in Horticulture (NDH):

Now the Master of Horticulture, awarded by the Royal

Horticultural Society. 

 

National Diploma in Arboriculture

(N.D.Arbor):

Now the Professional Diploma in Arboriculture, awarded by

the Royal Forestry Society.

 

National Certificate in Arboriculture

(Distinction):

Awarded by the Royal Forestry Society.

 

Wisley Diploma in Horticulture:

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society.

 

Advanced Diploma in Horticulture:

Awarded by Writtle Agricultural College.

 

Certificate of Education:

 

Fellow of the Arboricultural Association.

Fellow of the Institute of Groundsmanship. 

 

 

Some published works:

 

 

The Garden Planner. 

Blandford  Press 1980, ISBN 0 7137 0995 (Co-author of each edition).

Hardback - Collins 1981, ISBN 0 00 4116622,

 

Softback - Fontana  1981,

Softback - Pilot   1983.

QL Gardener Manual.

Sinclair Research 1985, ISBN 1 850 160449

 

Recognition and Control of Pest and

Diseases of Farm Crops.             

Blandford  Press 1980, ISBN 0 7137 0995

 

The New Organic Grower.

 
Cassall Publishers 1990, ISBN 0 304 34013 8

 

Turf Culture.

 
Blandford Press 1978, ISBN 0 7137 0873 5
Cassall 1990, SBN 0-304-31854-X

 Rasen - German Edition of Turf Culture.

ISBN 3-8001-5038-7

NVQ Levels 1 & 2 manuals.

 

Technical author for the British Association of Landscape

Industries (BALI) instruction manuals for general horticulture

and turf culture at levels 1 and 2 for the National Vocational

Qualifications.

Some published computer

 

software:

 

 QL Gardener, Sinclair Research.

 
Plant Selector II, A.J. Harding Molimerx Ltd.

 

Computerised Ornamental Plant Retrieval System, University of Bath.

 

Genus Plant Selector, Intersearch Ltd.

Plant Establishment and Growth Model, University of Bath.

 

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