Est. 2005 · A London Botanical Studio

Chelsea Rooftop Garden

Chelsea, SW3 · Design & Build

Garden Design · Build · Maintenance

From plush rooftop gardens in Chelsea to leafy sprawling estates in Hampstead — a horticultural studio gardening London since 2005.

Twelve horticulturists, landscape architects and RHS-qualified gardeners. Credentials from Kew, Chelsea Physic Garden, Capel Manor, Pershore and the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. One studio, every corner of London.

Est. 2005 — 20 Years MIhort Director Chelsea Physic Diploma RHS Qualified Team International Experience Residential & Commercial
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We are gardeners first. Designers, builders, project managers — yes, all of that — but plants are the heart of what we do. After Pershore, Atlanta, Chicago, Ohio and running the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, I came to London to build a studio that approaches every garden — the smallest Chelsea roof to the largest Hampstead estate — with that same botanical seriousness.
Chris Warren MIhort · Founder & Director, est. 2005
Selected Work

A portfolio gardening every corner of London

Twenty years of commissions, from intimate balcony schemes in Belgravia to sweeping country gardens in north London. Filter by category below.

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What We Do

Four disciplines, one studio. From first sketch to long-term care of established gardens.

01 / Design

Garden Design & Build

Concept through to completion, led by Bryony Warren (Chelsea Physic Garden Diploma) and Clara Guedes (Landscape Architect, London College of Garden Design). Drawings, planting plans, hard landscaping, build.

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02 / Care

Garden Maintenance

Regular high-end maintenance programmes and one-off visits. Managed by Amanda Bates with 16 years' account experience. RHS-qualified gardeners on every visit.

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03 / Commercial

Commercial Landscaping

Outdoor spaces for developers, hotels, offices and institutions across London. Projects managed by Toby Bull (RHS Level 3, former Jerusalem Botanical Gardens).

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04 / Systems

Irrigation

Automated irrigation design and installation through our partner Auto-Rain. Tailored systems for roof gardens, planters and full estate schemes.

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In Clients' Own Words

Testimonials

Commercial ClientLudlow
★★★★★

The site you and your team have handed over is the most professional and impressive project he's ever been involved in. Already looks like an established scheme.

— Benniman Construction's Client
Private ClientShoreditch
★★★★★

What The Botanical Gardener have in abundance is knowledge of and passion for plants. A wonderful small oasis of colour and scent in the middle of the city's bustle.

— Viscount James Strathallen
Private ClientEarlsfield
★★★★★

We cannot speak highly enough of Alex and the team. The transformation of our 'prison yard' is remarkable and exactly what we hoped to achieve.

— Private Client, Earlsfield
Maintenance ClientNorth London
★★★★★

Highly knowledgeable, reliable and competent in every respect. They have shown great good taste and understanding. They are really nice people.

— Maintenance Client, North London
ResidentialWhite City
★★★★★

Thanks to you and the rest of the team for a great job — very impressed and will be recommending to anyone who comes over.

— Haroun Appiah, White City
ResidentialCamberwell
★★★★★

Everything looks great — we're very pleased with our new garden. The team has been fantastic, so many thanks to them.

— Sharon Lee, Camberwell
Commercial ClientLudlow
★★★★★

The site you and your team have handed over is the most professional and impressive project he's ever been involved in. Already looks like an established scheme.

— Benniman Construction's Client
Private ClientShoreditch
★★★★★

What The Botanical Gardener have in abundance is knowledge of and passion for plants. A wonderful small oasis of colour and scent in the middle of the city's bustle.

— Viscount James Strathallen
Private ClientEarlsfield
★★★★★

We cannot speak highly enough of Alex and the team. The transformation of our 'prison yard' is remarkable and exactly what we hoped to achieve.

— Private Client, Earlsfield
Maintenance ClientNorth London
★★★★★

Highly knowledgeable, reliable and competent in every respect. They have shown great good taste and understanding. They are really nice people.

— Maintenance Client, North London
ResidentialWhite City
★★★★★

Thanks to you and the rest of the team for a great job — very impressed and will be recommending to anyone who comes over.

— Haroun Appiah, White City
ResidentialCamberwell
★★★★★

Everything looks great — we're very pleased with our new garden. The team has been fantastic, so many thanks to them.

— Sharon Lee, Camberwell
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The Founder's Story

From Pershore to the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens — and then to London.

The Botanical Gardener was founded in 2005 by Chris Warren — MIhort, Pershore College graduate, and former head gardener at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. Before Jerusalem, Chris trained at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden and Ohio's Holden Arboretum.

What began as a single expert's vision has grown into a 12-person team — horticulturists, landscape architects, RHS-qualified gardeners, former botanical-garden staff and environmental scientists. Between them they have gardened in Atlanta, Chicago, Ohio, Jerusalem, Lisbon, Mozambique, Washington D.C. and Cornwall.

Twenty years on, the portfolio ranges from plush rooftop gardens in Chelsea to leafy sprawling gardens in Hampstead. The studio remains, at heart, what Chris always wanted it to be — a botanical practice.

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A London garden by The Botanical Gardener
The Studio

Twelve gardeners, designers and horticulturists.

Credentials from Kew Gardens, Chelsea Physic Garden, Capel Manor, Pershore College and the London College of Garden Design. Experience from botanical gardens across three continents. Tap any portrait to read more.

Chris Warren

Chris Warren

Director · MIhort

Founder of The Botanical Gardener in 2005. Pershore College graduate, Member of the Institute of Horticulture, and former head gardener of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. Studied at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden and Ohio's Holden Arboretum.

Bryony Warren

Bryony Warren

Design Director

Holder of the Chelsea Physic Garden Diploma in Garden Design. Leads the design studio — concept development, master planting plans and the visual direction of every commission.

Toby Bull

Toby Bull

Project Manager · RHS L3

Capel Manor graduate, RHS Level 3, and former gardener at the Jerusalem Botanical Garden. Runs build sites from first cubic metre of soil to handover snag-free.

Amanda Bates

Amanda Bates

Maintenance Manager

Sixteen years in account management before joining The Botanical Gardener, and nearing completion of her own Garden Design Diploma. Oversees the maintenance programme across every London client.

Clara Guedes

Clara Guedes

Garden Designer

Landscape Architect trained in Lisbon, with garden design specialism from the London College of Garden Design. Has practised in Portugal, Mozambique and now London.

Millie Wenham

Millie Wenham

Office Manager

Coming from the property sector, Millie keeps the studio running — first point of contact for clients, schedules and the rhythm of the office.

Alex Blackley

Alex Blackley

Lead Gardener

Working in commercial nurseries from the age of fifteen, with a placement at Kew Gardens. Brings deep nursery knowledge to plant sourcing and aftercare.

Solveig Ziedins

Solveig Ziedins

Horticulturist

Twenty-five years' horticultural experience across Belgium and England. Container-gardening specialist — the person to ask about rooftop and terrace planting.

Aaron Spring

Aaron Spring

Lead Gardener

Grew up beside Cornwall's Eden Project. Capel Manor trained, with the kind of National Trust enthusiasm that keeps a Hampstead lawn looking like a country estate.

Celso Bruzadin

Celso Bruzadin

Lead Gardener · RHS L2

Raised in the Brazilian countryside, Celso completed his RHS Level 2 Diploma at Capel Manor. Brings instinctive plantsmanship to every garden he tends.

Owen Sherrod

Owen Sherrod

Landscape Assistant

Environmental Science degree from Towson University. Previously worked on green roof projects across Washington D.C. — the engineer-ecologist of the team.

Rafal Matela

Rafal Matela

Lead Gardener

A Polish farm upbringing, five years at gardening college, and eight years of professional practice. A gardener's gardener — meticulous, fast, deeply experienced.

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Whether a single visit, a maintenance programme, or a full design-and-build commission — we'd be glad to hear from you. We work across every corner of London.

0208 704 1193 info@thebotanicalgardener.co.uk London-wide — Chelsea to Hampstead
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