Education & Training

Tom is passionate about helping to educate, train and spread the word about best practice environmental horticulture. Having been a key member of the small team writing the current apprenticeship for Horticulture & Landscape Technical Managers, Tom continues to look for opportunities to share his knowledge and passion.

In 2023, Tom created a webinar series looking at lansdcape inspection skills, maintenance specifications and best practice tree & hedge planting. The sessions are targeted principally at property and facilities managers, contractors, landscape architects, architects, and builders, though anyone is welcome to attend. Details of the webinars are given below, and they are organised on request. In-house training sessions are also available. All sessions are hosted by Tom, an experienced landscape maintenance contractor as well as Chartered Horticulturist and Master of Horticulture (RHS). Tom used his MHort (RHS) award to research soft landscape maintenance standards - it is a subject he is passionate about, which ensures that the webinars are are engaging, interesting, and packed full of practical tips.

Landscape inspections - this webinar provides a comprehensive overview of landscape maintenance issues and how they can be addressed. The subjects covered help you to easily assess the quality of your green spaces, communicate with your contractors and, crucially, find out how to marry the competing demands of client expectations, cost, and ensuring best practice environmental horticulture is possible on your sites. Click here to download the webinar details.

Tree & hedge planting - this webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the common errors made when planting new trees and hedges. Simple steps to ensure correct planting depth, adequate staking and correct establishment are outlined in this comprehensive webinar, allowing contractors to ensure their planted trees and hedges flourish. Click here to download the webinar details.

Landscape maintenance specifications - this webinar provides a comprehensive overview of generic maintenance specifications and exactly how these can be adjusted and re-written to help address common quality issues encountered when managing green spaces. Click here to download the webinar details.

To discuss your requirements, call Tom on 0141 432 1141 or email tom@tomangel.co.uk