The thrill and buzz of the BALI Landscape Awards 2025 is receding, and so we took a quieter moment to catch up with our 2025 BALI Chalk Landscape Student of the Year, Archie Matthews. Archie stood out as our National winner this year for his relentless commitment and high achievement, pushing himself at the World […]
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The BALI Chalk Fund returned alongside fellow charity Perennial as this year’s Charity Partners at the BALI National Landscape Awards in London (5 December 2025). Armed with donation envelopes, card readers and a huge amount of support and enthusiasm, our Trustees, the BALI GoLandscape team and a delegation of Champions visited every table during coffee
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The BALI Chalk National Student of the Year presentations are a highlight of the annual British Association of Landscape Industries National Landscape Awards. Last Friday (5 December 2025) was no different, with Student Winners Chloë Webster from KLC West Dean ( Garden Design) and Archie Matthews from Myerscough College (Landscape and Horticulture) joining Trustee Chair Nick Coslett on
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In a month’s time, the UK landscape industry descends into Central London to celebrate the British Association of Landscape Industries National Landscape Awards. We are really pleased to confirm that the BALI Chalk Fund is once again the Award’s Charity Partner, alongside the equally deserving Perennial Gardeners Benevolent Society. Contractors, suppliers, designers, supporters and landscape
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In our 50th year, the Chair of our Board of Trustees, Peter Jennins OBE, has announced he is stepping down (sideways?!) and has handed over the reins to fellow Trustee Nick Coslett. The Trustees took the opportunity at the recent AGM at GroundsFest to heartily thank Peter for his Chairmanship over the last 13 years
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Stepping down as Chair of the BALI Chalk Fund Charity’s Board of Trustees this September, we wanted to encapsulate the BALI and UK landscape career of Peter Jennins OBE in the Fund’s 50th anniversary year. BALI personified Stepping into the landscape industry after first training as a quantity surveyor, Peter’s landscape journey took him from
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Next up in our “BALI Chalk Fund at 50” series, Sarah Seery, Trustee and former Head of Horticulture and Landscape at Capel Manor College lets us into her thoughts about her career and opportunities in the UK landscape sector. Sarah – the floor is yours. What was the best piece of advice you received in
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Next up on our BALI Chalk Fund at 50 series is Lynn Hunter (pictured above receiving the Grower of the Year Awards in 2005 on behalf of Coles Nurseries). Lynn joined the Fund Support team in 2025 alongside Diane McCulloch, but has over 25 years’ in the landscape and horticulture sector behind her. What has
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The feature picture above shows Stuart Phillips, BALI Chalk Fund Trustee in a hole in the rose garden behind the Palm House at Kew. His feet are on London gravel, and his shoulders are at 14 foot down (or the reach of a 360 degree digger). Stuart has kindly shared this photo of his early
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Next up in our “BALI Chalk Fund at 50” series, Richard Gardiner, Trustee and owner of NAG Solutions shares a little of his memories from his landscape industry experiences over the years. Over to you, Richard! What do you wish you knew when you started your career in the landscape sector? I wish I’d been
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