Stories

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 […]

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

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

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

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

Working alongside our Trustees, Diane McCulloch is the first voice our Champions and prospective Champions will hear. So we thought we’d hear from her too, in our “BALI Chalk Fund at 50” series – and the image above shows our Diane at Tatton Park Flower Show where she helped Helen Elks-Smith, the garden’s designer, gain

In the “BALI Chalk Fund at 50” series, we have been asking our Trustees and Team members to think back over their own landscape and horticultural careers – whether these go back 50 years or not! Paul Cowell, BALI Chalk Fund Trustee, Chartered Landscape Architect and owner of PC Landscapes takes the microphone next –