About Chris Beardshaw

Passionate, inspiring and hugely informed, Chris Beardshaw is a leading light in the world of gardening both as television presenter and ambassador. His unique blend of skills and qualifications are internationally renowned and he undertakes commissions for public gardens all over the world.

Drawing inspiration from visits to Groundwork projects across the UK, Chris has designed the Urban Oasis gardens to showcase how gardening, community work and good quality landscape design can bring people together and yield powerful social benefits in some of the most challenging urban environments.

Chris says: “The neighbourhoods that need greening are often those same places that are known to be trouble spots, where all sense of community has broken down. Nurturing and improving patches of green, making them relevant, inspiring places to be, has the power to change places and prospects for people living nearby.”