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Simon Akeroyd

  • Location: RHS Garden Wisley
  • Occupation: Senior Supervisor, Estate dept , Wisley
  • Date Joined: 05 Dec 2008

About Me

I'm currently the Senior Supervisor for the turf department. I originally studied viticulture before joining the fruit dept at Wisley. I have worked as a head gardener of a large estate in Surrey and also as Horticultural researcher and assistant producer for the BBC. I returned to Wisley in 2004 as supervisor in the Woody ornamental department. I have written books including Shrubs and Small Trees (published by Dorling kindersley) and Co-wrote Grow Your Own Fruit (Mitchell Beazely) I am also a keen beekeeper and look after the apiary at Wisley.

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These are blog posts that Simon Akeroyd has made.

  • Wisley's A-mazing history!

    Published on 15 Jul 2009 at 02:15 PM

    You would be forgiven for thinking that working in the turf department at Wisley is all about mowing immaculate, straight lines on finely manicured lawns.
    Not last week it wasn't! Not a straight line in sight, as Wisley's Team Turf produced two grass mazes at Wisley.

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