Graham Burgess is an accomplished plantsman and designer with specialisms in Period Gardens; Historic Gardens; Aquatic Features; Public and media attractions and Mazes and Labyrinths.
Competent on TV and radio.
Sometimes unusual ideas are transformed in a cost effective manner into reality. Depending on clients needs
These may attract members of the public.
For commercial organisations experience in merchandising.
Private gardens are kept private and designs may include very personal themes.

In 1998 built unique Architect designed eco-friendly house in water meadows at Whitchurch. Drinking and washing water from springs in aquifer; heat exchanger in water provides heating and composting -toilets provide low cost safe living .

Eight years building major Feature Gardens for Christian Aid at Hampton Court and "BBC Gardeners World Live" Flower Shows.
Achieved 7.4 to 1 return on investment in terms of media value. 2:1 is norm.
Chaired Judging Committee , Sunday Times Conservation Garden
Built Garden. at Chelsea Flower Show
Other prize winning gardens at Chelsea Flower Show
Premiere Prize for Beatles Maze at Britains only International Garden Festival at Liverpool.Major merchandising initiatives derived from design.
Heritage Award for Kentwell Maze, some of finest brickwork in Europe. Attracted sponsorship from Ibstock bricks.
Historic Theme Park at Littlecote , Hungerford, Berkshire for Peter de Savary.Included History of Knot Gardens and William Robinson Flower Borders.Now an upmarket Hotel.
Beazer Maze in centre of Bath for Bath Festival. Bath stone and Mosaic. 92,000 tesserae. In association with Randoll Coate. New mosaic technique invented.Marble selected by Randoll Coate at Vatican marble quarries with personal support from Pope.
The Labyrinth of Love a fine collection of old fashioned Roses laid out in Renaissance Style between the great house and the Orangery at Longleat, Wiltshire, England. Inspired by Botticellis' Painting of the Primavera, "The Garden of Love" Chateaux Villandry and Lord Baths' love life.
Theme Park Belgium ( 1997-2000)
BBC GARDENERS WORLD LIVE 1998
Maze of Chance 1998 /99 a key project in an historic landscape at Longleat
Christian Aid Feature Garden BBC Gardeners World Live 1999. "The Pulling the Plug Garden" incorporated persuasive design and unique sculpture commissions.
Childrens Maze Wisley. Royal Horticultural Society Garden.1998
Outdoor maze for Mudeford Arts Festival 1999. A goddess arose from the sea front.
Commercial Landscapes.
Numerous Design and Build Landscapes for Waitrose Ltd. leading supermarket chain in UK.
TSB Trust Company HQ. 4 yr project car parks and extensive riverine and dry landscape.
Simulated rocky mountain stream landscape Borax Ltd HQ Guildford. Major chemical firm Head Office.
Volcanic Theme Landscape, Centro Commerciale, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Surrounded by shops and restaurants and views out to sea. Volcano built with paved areas simulating lava streams.
Hotel Condominium Landscape for Schroder Wag, Tortola British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. Arid tropical landscape surrounding marina.
Industrial Complex West Midlands. (1997- 98) Instarmac Ltd. A line of rocks 100 megalithic yards long celebrates the basic material , crushed stone, used by this the largest rapid-hardening -concrete plant in Europe. Starting at the Chairman's desk 21 rocks, one for each year of the business, each larger than the next until the biggest Hudson Rock is reached. The Chairman is called Charles Hudson. Both Charles and his wife Angela are Rats in the Chinese calendar so the rock is carved with these creatures.
Essebourne Manor Hotel, Hurstbourne Tarrant. Design analysis and project plan. 1999.

Littlecote Park. Hungerford. General layout; Knots; William Robinson Borders for Peter de Savary.
Bramshill House , now National Police College. Formal Garden restored, all plants would have been available to Lord Zouche and Henry Wooton in 1604.
Co-designer of Thynnhenge a full sized Stonehenge (3600 tonnes of stone with additional stone circles).
Wyeford farm restoration (ongoing) of one of the south's finest Medieval fish farms.
Masterplan Laverstoke Park (House Bononi 1798) Park; Lake; Walled Garden. Discovered first introduction of Cedrus brevifolia to UK.
Southwark Cathedral London environs. Symbolic Historic Landscape.

Ran Hardy Nursery Stock Nursery , Longstock Park.
Owner of Nine Springs Nursery. Mainly wholesale Aquatics but with Mail Order Retail. Often forcing plants for prestigious gardens at Flower Shows . 1999 aquatics to Gold Medal garden at Chelsea Flower Show.
Supplied Design and Build Aquatic Plantings for most of Garden Festivals.
Collaborative Design and Build Aquatic areas Stockley Park Business Park. Britain's most prestigious business complex, near Heathrow Airport, London.
Aquatic Landscape at Belassis Park Middlesborough ; Golden Lakes Swindon and many other locations.
Reed Bed Sewage Treatment at Lutterworth.
Onetime exporter of rare plants to Despalles, Paris. Shop on Boulevarde St Germain, mailorder throughout France
Supplied plants to Israel Garden, Chelsea Flower Show

Onetime Director of Gardens to John Lewis Partnership. Responsibility included Longstock Park Water Gardens; Brownsea Castle and other estates nationwide.
Many major lakes created using liners and straight excavations.
Extensive aquatic works Stockley Park Business Park, Heathrow.Maintenance of lakes
Supply of Nymphaeas to Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny.
Consultancy set up major new Business Park Lakes Reading1997-98-99
Major lake complex for His Highness……….
Supplied aquatics to Daily Mail Pavilion Feature and Anthony Nolan Lockside Gdn Hampton Court 1999.

One time Supervisor of Arboretum South, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Responsible for day to day running of the worlds greatest arboretum and training students in the department.
Last Director of Gardens to the John Lewis Partnership, responsible for fine gardens all over Britain, including Longstock Park, Brownsea Castle, Odney Club, Brathay.
Masterplan for four hundred acre estate at Figueres, Spain.
Gardens at Little Coopers, Eversley Hants. Attracted highest attendance under National Gardens Scheme.
Littlecote Park, Hungerford.
Masterplan for Laverstoke Park Hampshire.
Surrey Down House 1998
Design analysis for Belmont Park, Kent. 1999. An historic park with very interesting discoveries made.

Numerous smaller gardens in Town and in the Country.
Japanese gardens at Primrose Hill, London and Eversley Hampshire.
Supplied Japanese Emergents and Aquatics to Japanese Garden Society Garden Hampton Court Flower Show 1996. Japanese Garden at BBC Gardeners World Live 1999.
Current Various small gardens throughout Britain.

GB developed new method for laying mosaics. Major projects at Bath and Norland Training College others at Ascot and Whitchurch, Hampshire.

Marketing and Design Director IMP a company producing CD Rom productions for the Horticultural , Education and Landscape Design Market.

One time Director of The Whitchurch Silk Mill Trading Company Ltd , a company weaving the highest quality silk on 100 year old looms on the River Test at Whitchurch, Hampshire England.
Winston Churchill Travel Fellow 1972.
Organised Kew Gardens Expedition to Guyana South America. Collecting in Rain Forests.
China.. ? ask.
Trustee of the Whitchurch Millenium Green project. Seven acre water meadow project.

Show Secretary Ladybarn Garden Society .
Secretary of The Mutual Improvement Society, the debating Society at Kew.
First Treasurer of The Kew Club.
Student Representative of The Kew Guild.
Present Committee Member of Kew Guild and he who writes the Obituaries.
Onetime Chairman of Hampshire Dorset and Isle of Wight Branch of the Horticultural Trades Association, Britain's largest Branch .
Member of The Hardy Nursery Stock Committee.
Member of the Publicity and Education sub committee of the Arboricultural Association, the foremost body concerned with trees..
Chairman of Friends of Whitchurch Silk Mill retired 1996.
Founder Member of the Fountain Society.
Member of The Folklore Society.
Member of The Mediterranean Garden Society
Trustee Of The Whitchurch Millenium Green project .
Director of The Green Door green burial company.