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Alastair Walker
A native of Inverness with a rural background, Alastair’s knowledge of Scotland is wide ranging, from the Northern Isles and the Hebrides to Perthshire, Galloway and the Borders.
View profileColin Crosbie
Colin Crosbie was the Head Gardener to Her Majesty The Queen Mother in Windsor prior to taking up the position of Curator at RHS Garden Wisley, and is currently the President of the Scottish Rock Garden Club.
View profileMalcolm Cleal
A welcome new recruit to the Brightwater ranks, Malcolm Cleal was previously the Manager of Guernsey’s Parks and Gardens and has a vast horticultural and historical knowledge of the island’s parks, gardens, coastal and cliff areas.
View profileClive Warsop
Clive Warsop is an environmental archaeologist who has lectured and tutored in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh and has excavated sites in both Scotland and France.
View profileJulia Corden
Julia Corden, formerly Garden Manager at the Explorer's Garden in Pitlochry and former President of the Scottish Rock Garden Club, has led numerous Brightwater tours to every corner of the globe.
View profileKate Williamson
Kate Williamson is one of our most popular tour managers, largely on account of her obvious passion for Italy, her adopted country.
View profileMartin Gardner
As an expert in Chilean flora and a Trustee of Rainforest Concern, Martin is perfectly placed to showcase all that Chile has to offer having studied his craft in over 30 countries worldwide.
View profileMichael Gill
Michael Gill is one of Brightwater’s most popular tour managers with a loyal following among regular guests.
View profileMike Nelhams
Mike Nelhams is the Curator of Tresco’s Abbey Gardens and one of Brightwater Holidays’ most popular and well-travelled garden experts.
View profilePeter Yeoman
Peter Yeoman was, until recently, Head of Cultural Heritage at Historic Scotland, with responsibility for the archaeology and the knowledge base for the estate of 345 properties in their care.
View profileTony Russell
A former Head Forester at Westonbirt Arboretum, Tony Russell is widely regarded as one of Britain's leading authorities on trees and shrubs, having written 18 books and presented many programmes for both TV and radio.
View profileTrevor Edwards
Award-Winning Garden Designer, Writer and Broadcaster Trevor Edwards in one of our busiest and most popular garden Tour Managers, and has led many garden tours around the world.
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Christine Walkden
Christine Walkden first grew flowers and vegetables on her allotment aged ten to sell to her teachers and neighbours. During her career, she has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and has presented Gardeners’ World.
View profileHelen Yemm
Helen Yemm, is the author of The Telegraph’s gardening column, Thorny Problems.
View profileTom Hart Dyke
Tom was plant hunting in ‘The Darien Gap’ region of Colombia in 2000, an area that had been largely abandoned by all except warring guerrilla factions, when he and his travelling companion were kidnapped.
View profileTony Russell
A former Head Forester at Westonbirt Arboretum, Tony Russell is widely regarded as one of Britain's leading authorities on trees and shrubs, having written 18 books and presented many programmes for both TV and radio.
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Mike Turpie
Mike Turpie D.A. is a professional artist and teacher currently painting landscape and figure compositions.
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Jessica Grady
Jessica works from her home studio in West Yorkshire and creates colourful, 3D sculptures and wall art that encourages curiosity, playful tactility and combines traditional embroidery skills with modern materials and techniques.
View profileJohn Mitchell
John Mitchell has worked at RBGE for 37 years, the last 27 as Alpine Supervisor, responsible for managing the Alpine Department, which the Rock Garden, Woodland Garden, Alpine Area and most recently the New Alpine House.
View profileLiz Bushell
Award-winning Liz Bushell has been a bespoke floral designer for over 20 years.
View profileNaomi Collick
Naomi has a BA was Oriental Studies (Japanese) from Oxford University and an MA in The History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia from SOAS.
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Kate Williamson
Kate Williamson is one of our most popular tour managers, largely on account of her obvious passion for Italy, her adopted country.
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