Helping Hands at Hartpury...
hectare site of gardens and open spaces.” “I completed my National Certificate and a National Diploma in Horticulture and Landscaping at Askham Bryan College. This was followed by more student life at Manchester Metropolitan University, where I studied Landscape Architecture and achieved my BA (Hons) degree. Finally, I achieved a postgraduate diploma in Landscape Architecture at Leeds Metropolitan. I’m currently working towards my Masters degree in Landscape Architecture. My thesis will consider the redesign of the Hartpury College campus for 2050 as a future environmental and ecology project.” “I have always been keen to learn new skills and, to meet this need, undertook a period of short stays in key areas of interest under the umbrella of horticulture. I was a groundsman for two and a half years, a landscape gardener for a further two years, a garden centre assistant for six months and a landscape
designer for six months. All these roles were between my studies from 1987- 1997.” “As a Team Leader for Baron Landscape Contractors in York, I was responsible for projects and liaising with clients in both the private and public sectors. It was a varied job, working on sports pitch maintenance, estate and commercial maintenance and hard and soft landscaping - a great experience in so many ways.” “Then it was back to Askham as Horticultural Resource Manager, managing a staff of thirteen, organising the day-to-day running of the college grounds and supporting the teaching staff on students’ practical assignments in horticulture, arboriculture and sports turf. Here, I was running a budget of £300,000 including wages and maintenance.” “When I arrived at Hartpury in January 2008, I immediately thought its
setting in the Gloucestershire countryside was, and would be, a fantasy place to work in, and it is!” “When taking over as manager here,
there were a few things that needed updating - the machinery for a start, as well as helping improve the skills and abilities of my team and the environment in which we worked. Despite the college being a beautiful place there was still much that could be improved, for example, the border lawn areas and sports pitches.”
The Hartpury Team
Stewart has three ground staff who look after an extensive area of grass, which includes five rugby pitches, three football pitches, a golf driving range, a nine-hole chip and putt golf course and an artificial Jack Nicklaus USPGA specification putting green. His assistant is Tony Hawker, who has spent over thirty years as a groundsman,
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