Company Profile
	Peter Bird Garden Design is a well-established, professional practice offering a range of garden and landscape services from small planting schemes to complete design and build. Since graduating from Massey University in New Zealand with a Horticultural Science degree in 1986, I have been working within the landscape and garden design industry. I gathered practical experience while working for Landscape contracting companies in New Zealand and Australia before, in 1989, joining a leading garden design practice in England. In 1993 I started my own practice and since then have been involved in designing, constructing and planting a variety of gardens, from small town gardens to large country estates, within the south of England.
	Philosophy
	My design philosophy is one of creating a garden which reflects the client’s requirements and personality. I feel it is also important that as well as linking the house to the garden, the garden is linked to its surroundings, with the plants and materials used in harmony with the site's character and location.
	Awards
	In 1992 and1993 I designed two show gardens for the children’s medical charity Action Research. These were exhibited at the Hampton Court Flower Show and were both awarded R.H.S Silver medals. I have also recently exhibited a garden at the Gardeners World Live Show for Action Research and currently have one of my designed gardens in the National Gardens Scheme.