BDC Magazine - Online version December 2015 Issue - 216 | Page 60

Ginkgo.qxp_feature 2 06/11/2015 12:40 Page 58 LANDSCAPING: GINKGO GARDENS Professionals in Horticulture GINKGO are a highly experienced horticultural business, having served London and the South East for a quarter of a century. G arden design and landscaping professionals Ginkgo Gardens, is not just your average garden company. Founded in 1990 and now jointly run by directors Dan Curran and Anthony Challis, the business is grow- ing from strength to strength. “Our ethos is to provide im aginatively designed, well-built gardens with an emphasis on plants, based on proper horticultural principles and always delivered on time to budget. The Ginkgo plant has been around for millions of years and the name stands for ‘longevity’, which is certainly something we strive to achieve.” Starting with a team of two, the staff numbers have gradually risen to nearly 100 over the past twenty five years with over 14,000 completed projects under their belt, including contracts with Peabody Estates, Notting Hill Housing and more recently designing the new garden at Caprice Holding’s latest venture, The Ivy Chelsea Garden. Over the years, Ginkgo Gardens has built up a reputation for greatness; a testament of which is its growing client base. The key 58