Chris Young BA (Hons)
Garden Designer
News
I have added just a few of the commissions I have been working on this past year to the site. I have been very fortunate and had some wonderful and interesting projects and look forward to creating new projects this year.
I am very pleased to say that I now have a really good team working with me.
Aire valley are landscapers well known in the Yorkshire area and have a Silver Gilt and Gold medals from Chelsea The latest garden built at Chelsea this year will shortly be built at Harlow Car “Called Rhubarb Crumble”
Morley Brothers, fabricators supply wrought iron and steel work from my designs.
Carving work in wood i.e. seating, totem poles abstract works of art by Karl Barker
Other artists working in sculpture, stained glass and Children’s play equipment.
I have also been working on photographic projects and creating new art works. Click here for more information
Have a great year and enjoy your gardens
About Me
I have operated my own gardening business since 1975 and began designing in 1985. I have worked on many different projects from small private gardens to much larger projects for private Clients, Housing Associations, Schools and for TVam, the Television Company, when I designed and built a roof garden at the Bradford Photographic Museum, adjacent to their studio.
Through this work I have gained many skills from groundwork to knowledge of horticulture, consultation with clients and construction companies, project management and accountancy.
To gain further knowledge of design I took a BA (Hons) degree course at Leeds Metropolitan University in Garden Art and Design. This was a six year, part time course and I graduated in July 2004.
The course enhanced my knowledge greatly especially with regard to design. I also had the opportunity to learn more on detailed photography, which included developing and computer graphics. I have held four Exhibitions in the Leeds area which has resulted in private commissions.
I chose to study Japanese gardens for my Thesis and travelled with the Japanese garden Society to Japan in the autumn of 2002. I now lecture on the subject to Societies and Organisations.
Working with other Students and Lecturers I gained a tremendous insight into the course and wanted to impart my knowledge to others who were just beginning as Students and in the profession. To that end I joined the Landscape Architect team at the University and worked there for 7 years. During that time I was very pleased to be involved in RHS shows at Harrogate, Hampton Court and Chelsea. I now work full time as a private Garden Designer and sell my photographs privately.
After nearly 30 years in the profession I am still passionate about my work, have gained and wish to pass on my experience whilst still learning from others.