People
Thomas Stone
TS Gardens, Hampshire
www.tsgardens.co.uk
In business terms, do you expect 2013 to be better than 2012?
Yes, I’m pretty booked up for the summer months.
What is your most important piece of machinery/ equipment?
My two pairs of Felco secateurs, I use one for pruning only and the others for everything else.
What is the busiest time of year for you? May! The nicer weather gets people into their gardens and then they realise it’s too much for them to do.
Malcolm Veitch
Veitch Garden Design
www.veitchgardendesign.co.uk
In business terms, do you expect 2013 to be better than 2012?
Hopefully, but it had a very poor start.
What is your most important piece of machinery/ equipment? My PC.
Name one thing unique about your business. My experience – I am a problem solver and tend to use my sideways look at issues.
How is sustainability embedded within your business? All green waste is taken to a recycling plant; the working day is planned out so mileage and fuel is cut down; and I use British grown plants from local suppliers.
How important is social media as a means of communication with clients?
I need to work on it – I’m starting a blog and using Twitter more.
Describe yourself in three words. Quiet, honest, hardworking.
What are your unfulfi lled career ambitions? I’d love to go plant hunting in the Himalayas.
Best book you’ve ever read? The Landscaper’s Survival Manual by Alan Sargent is teaching me how to become a businessman as well as a gardener; it’s helped me more than any other book I’ve read.
What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I enjoy a bit of classical to go with the rock music.
First album you ever bought? Somewhere in Time by Iron Maiden.
How is sustainability embedded within your business?
I am pointing out to my clients the sustainable options wherever possible.
How do you fi nd new clients?
Mostly through my website and also via previous contacts.
Describe yourself in three words. Good natured, personable.
What are your unfulfi lled career ambitions? I want to design a garden that will appear on Google Maps.
Best book you’ve ever read?
Garden Design by Kenneth Midgley, and the many by John Brookes.
Your most inspirational garden? Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Shropshire.
Your dream job? Working with Sylvia Crowe or Geoffrey Jellicoe.
What would people be surprised to learn about you? In 1974 I starting designing a digital camera, it was very similar to the modern compact Canon G11 I use today, with removable memory card, and the ability to see the pictures and modify them.
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