I look after Kew’s extensive alpine bulb collection, including the Juno Irises.

Repotting the bulbous collections annually. Sowing bulb seed and growing on germinated seedlings to adult stage. Maintaining the collections to a high standard for display in the Davies Alpine House, and making sure the collections are kept fresh by re sowing. 

Developing exhibits for horticultural and educational events and demonstrating propagation techniques for horticulture students from Kew and UK horticultural students.

I have been on several seed collection expeditions. Spain looking at Narcissus triandrus.  Tajikistan twice and planning a third this year in August which is a joint project with Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, Collecting seed and bulbs in the mountains and collaborating with Botanists in Khorog and in Kulob. Also collaborating with Botanists in Azerbaijan and collecting live material there too.  I organise the Harlow Early spring show for the Alpine Garden society which is a very popular spring show. I am a committee Member of the Fritillaria Group, the Southern Auricula society, and am the Honorary Secretary and programme secretary for the alpine Garden society Epping Group.  For the AGS and the RHS I am a Member of the Joint Rock committee and on the Iris reticulata  trial sub committee. 

I regularly give lectures to AGS groups, on a variety of topics.  Periodically I write for various specialist publications. The Plantsman, Curtis Botanical Magazine, the Cyclamen Journal, the Fritillaria Bulletin etc.