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Richard
Key has been in the landscape industry for 25 years having trained in
landscape construction and design at Merrist Wood College in Guildford.
He worked for several landscape companies in the UK before setting up
his own design practice ten yeas ago. Richard was elected a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers
in 2001 and was Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Society from1996-98.
In addition to his own landscape practice, Richard is also design
consultant for the Waddesdon Plant Centre at Waddesdon Manor in
Buckinghamshire. Richard is co-director of Key Gardencare Ltd who provide a complete garden maintenance service.
Key Gardencare Website: www.keygardencare.co.uk
Design Awards
Richard's
designs for gardens have won major awards at the Chelsea Flower Show
and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show as well as a principal award from
the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI).
Books
Richard
has written several imaginative and practical garden design and
construction books and been a contributing author to other major
publications and magazines.
Television
Richard's gardens have featured on the BBC as well as UK Style. His agent, Laura Hill, International Creative Management (ICM) may be contacted for television commissions.
Lecturing
Richard has lectured on garden design at Middlesex University, The University of Central England and Barnsdale Gardens. He lectures regularly for The Society of Garden Designers and The English Gardening School at The Chelsea Physic Garden. |
