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My career in horticulture began when I left school in 1979 and joined Rochford’s Houseplants as an apprentice. After completing college in Lancashire, I embarked on a career in the retail world spending over 12 inspiring years at All-In-One Garden Centre near Rochdale. A career change in 1994 took me into gardening journalism and broadcasting, initially working as a sub-editor on Amateur Gardening, before launching Gardens Ideas magazine as well as editing Water Gardener and the garden website Gardening365. I continue to contribute to a host of consumer and in recent year’s trade publications as well as co-authoring a book. Over the past four years, I’ve returned to the garden centre trade as Plant Publicity Manager at Buckingham Garden Centre & Nurseries. We are developing the website and the social network sites as this is important in linking the two. I would describe myself as a hands-on gardener with a passion for plants, I really enjoy sharing my knowledge and I’m a contributor to local BBC radio for over 22 years. I've been involved as a judge from 2008-2010 in the prestigious Horticulture Week Retail Awards.

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Buckingham Garden Centre collect Highly Commended title for best Plant Area at this years Garden Retail Awards


Chuffed to bits (picture l-r) : Sarah Brill (Plant Area Manager), Me (Plant Merchandising Manager) and Pauline Brown (partner, Buckingham Garden Centre) at this month's awards ceromony at The Royal Gardens Hotel, Kensington, London on 12th November 2008. Full details (see link).
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Chris, well deserved!

Kees & Chris

15 November 2008 at 19:45
Anonymous said...

well done chris, so proud

17 November 2008 at 15:52
Anonymous said...

well done from one of your radio listeners

17 November 2008 at 15:54
Anonymous said...

a big fan

17 November 2008 at 15:54
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23 November 2008 at 09:09
Anonymous said...

Thanks Chris for a good read

23 November 2008 at 09:10

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