Trevor Edwards
Garden tour manager, northern Ireland
Based in Northern Ireland Trevor has been a self-employed Horticulturist for 49yrs. For the first 25 years, he operated his own Garden Centre in his hometown of Carrickfergus. Since then, he has worked as a Garden Designer & Consultant. For the last 10 years he has been fascinated with Garden Tourism and has travelled throughout the world as a Garden Tour Manager. He frequently lectures on Garden Tourism and was a Judge for the
2023 International Garden Tourism Awards. Throughout his career he has been featured on BBC TV & Radio gardening programmes. He currently is the Garden Guru for a local commercial radio station.
lectures:
Bringing Your Travels Home: France and Italy
Whilst visiting gardens locally and abroad we gain inspiration and collect many ideas which often influence our gardens at home. Trevor will reflect on his personal traditional & contemporary experiences, while visiting some of the gardens that have inspired him, including the French Riviera, Normandy, Sicily and Rome.
Gardens of Ireland
In this talk, Trevor will share many of his favorite inspirational gardens in Ireland, including Mount Stewart, Powerscourt & Mount Usher