"Kingsbury's garden writing is among the best you will find in the English language." From the blog View from Federal Twist, August 2, 2009, James R. Golden
I am internationally known as a writer - about plants, gardens and the environment. I am also a teacher and lecturer, and is available as a planting designer and horticultural consultant.
Best-known for my promotion of what is broadly called an ecological or naturalistic approach to
planting design, I've written some 20 books on various aspects of plants and gardens, two of them in collaboration with Dutch designer and plantsman Piet Oudolf. He writes regularly for Gardens Illustrated, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Garden, Hortus and a number of other publications.
I've been actively involved in the promotion of quality public planting for many years now. He undertakes consultancy work in the fields of garden maintenance and development, roof greening, facadegreening and collaborations with artists working in the public sphere.
Research is a key part of what I do. A few years ago I undertook PhD research with the Landscape Department at the University of Sheffield, into the ecology and behaviour of ornamental perennials. I have followed this up with further research into questions of long-term performance. You can find out more about this by looking at the Links and Research page.
In addition to working within horticulture, I am very keen that those with an interest in gardens and landscape engage with the world beyond the garden walls - the worlds of art, society, politics, philosophy, economics, and of course the wider natural environment.
I also have an interest in food and farming issues. Hybrid - the History and Science of Plant Breeding was published in autumn 2009."Reads like a novel" said one reviewer.
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