Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today Bunny catches up with her former lecturer from Reading University, Richard Bigsrove.
Richard was instrumental in Bunny becoming a Landscape Architect, as she wasn’t aware there was a course, until he told her about it. As well as being a lecturer on the Reading University Horticultural courses for 40 years, during the course of his career Richard has designed many private and commercial gardens, including those at Trinity College Cambridge, he has also written many books including several about his heroine Gertrude Jekyll, and others.
In this video take a look round Richard’s garden with Bunny, hear how he designed it, using colour, texture and form. Listen to Richard and Bunny discuss the influence the gardening greats Peter Thoday, John Sales and John Brookes, have had on many gardens over the years. Hear Richard’s thoughts on how to go about creating your own garden, and designing your planting.
#garden #university
Today Bunny catches up with her former lecturer from Reading University, Richard Bigsrove.
Richard was instrumental in Bunny becoming a Landscape Architect, as she wasn’t aware there was a course, until he told her about it. As well as being a lecturer on the Reading University Horticultural courses for 40 years, during the course of his career Richard has designed many private and commercial gardens, including those at Trinity College Cambridge, he has also written many books including several about his heroine Gertrude Jekyll, and others.
In this video take a look round Richard’s garden with Bunny, hear how he designed it, using colour, texture and form. Listen to Richard and Bunny discuss the influence the gardening greats Peter Thoday, John Sales and John Brookes, have had on many gardens over the years. Hear Richard’s thoughts on how to go about creating your own garden, and designing your planting.
#garden #university
