The Kew Guild Skills Database
Skills database
As an organisation that provides connections and networks, we are pleased to be formulating a 'skills database'. This key information will help members contact one another for use in mentoring and networking.
The aim is to provide a basic list of members, their skills and their time at Kew. By completing the form below, you will be giving agreement for members of the Kew Guild to request your contact details from the secretary.
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Area of specialism(s) and Interests |
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Abrahams, Martin |
1970-1973 |
Community horticultural projects, public parks and garden management, National Trust garden volunteering |
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Baines, Richard |
1987-1991 |
Rhododendrons and curation of Botanic Gardens |
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Brett, Robert |
1991-1999 |
Glasshouse plants, orchids, public garden management |
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Challis, Katherine |
1985-2015 |
Plant nomenclature, proofreading; gardening, UK flora; volunteer gardener at Howick Hall and Alnmouth Station |
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Chase, Mark |
1992-Present |
Orchid classification and cultivation, angiosperm classification, gardening |
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Ghazanfar, Shahina |
2001-2016 |
Floras of the Middle East |
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Hancock, Judy |
2000-2016 |
HR/Personnel, Administration Officer School of Horticulture, anything plant and gardening related, botanical art |
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Holt, Pamela |
1971-1974 |
Trees, South American plants. Rock climbing/mountaineering/ exploration/travel |
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Hoog, Antoine |
1976-1979 |
Nursery production of bulbous species, study of their natural environment, arboriculture |
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Merklinger, Felix F |
2005-2014 |
Palms, cycads, succulents, taxonomy, phylogenomics, horticulture |
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Minter, Sue |
1983-1990 |
Tropicals, medicinal plants, historic gardens especially walled gardens |
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Owens, Simon |
1971-2012 |
Floral anatomy and plant reproduction |
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Simmons, John B.E. |
1958-1995 |
Botanic Gardens & Arboreta |
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Simpson, Dave |
1985-2015 |
Plant taxonomy and systematics. Expertise in Cyperaceae and Poaceae (sedges and grasses), and Asian Floras. Experienced editor of scientific publications. |
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Stafford, Timothy |
2019-2021 |
Elm propagation, country garden management, orchard management |
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Staniforth, Martin |
1981-Present |
Horticultural training and apprenticeships. Botanical Horticulture. |
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St. Quinton, Jacqueline |
2008-2015 |
Rubus niveus, rust fungi, botrytis |
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Stuttard, Alan James |
1970-1974 |
Local authority public park and woodland management |
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Taber, David |
1956-1962 |
Parks management |
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Toop, Chris |
2008-Present |
Volunteer guide |
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Van der Meer, Yoke |
1986-1989 |
Salvias of the New World, Native plants and their uses(see: https://wonderfulweedweekly.co.uk/) |
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Ward, Richard |
1961-1963 |
Landscape contracting, allotments |
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Williams, Emma |
2002-Present |
CITES, red listing, plant nomenclature, seed collecting |
Please complete and submit the form below for inclusion in the skills database
Please contact the Secretary if you require the contact details of anyone listed above within the skills database.