Jon Mason – The ‘Verbena dealer’.
Experienced landscape architect and placemaking professional with a passion for gardening and planting in particular. Promoter of attractive and biodiverse perennial urban planting that attracts bees, butterflies, and people. Chief weeder at City Forest Garden. He loves a citrusy IPA, Qi Gong, Cycling and Music
Steve Hughes – The passionate environmentalist.
Steve is the current chairman of Chester Sustainability Forum, his passion for action on climate change is unbridled. He’s also a long distance runner and dedicated campaigner with a track record of taking on seemingly impossible challenges and making them happen.
Steve brings huge amounts of energy to our projects and seizes opportunities like chocolate biscuits.
He also loves gardening, inspired by his mum.
Sam Ryley – The creative whirlwind.
Lifelong wildlife nut, and professional art director, photographer/film maker with a strong track record in making ideas into reality, the bigger the better. Sam thrives in designing concepts, manages all of our PR and is a big bag of ideas. He also makes hot sauce, Really hot hot sauce.
Mel Hughes – The community enthusiast.
Oxford Chemistry Graduate and mum of two with a passion for engaging communities with nature. An enthusiastic Guide Leader with aspirations of forest school ownership to promote of all aspects of the environment to the young and the masses. Voice of the young people, learning from them and working with them to have a positive impact on the natural world. For the humans for the sake of nature. Loves to try new beers, hot sauces, camping, running, and dancing.