Saul Walker
Saul's big gardening break started as an apprentice with the National Trust at Antony House, near Torpoint, sponsored by the live-in family; the Carew-Poles, and later accepted to study and work at RBG Kew where he spent 4 years fulfilling a lifelong ambition and gaining experience in one of the world's best plant collections. After his time there, he joined the RHS, managing both the Hampton Court Flower Show and the Chelsea Flower Show. The pull back to his native Devon was too great and in 2015 he started as Head Gardener of a 12-acre private estate called Stonelands House. Having spend almost 11 years of shaping the next era of this historic garden, he moved recently to a brand new role with Plant Heritage where he helps the charity with it's mission to conserve and protect the nations cultivated plants. He has sat on the Trustee board of the Hardy Plant Society and Chartered Institute of Horticulture, and is also a vice-chair of the RHS Tender Plant Committee.