About the owner of Plant Culture

Starting the nursery was a result in growing his own material for use in specific Landscape designs, where high quality material was required and not generally availble. He now proudly holds an ongoing stock of more than 200 varieties and 40 000 trees & plants. Scott holds a diploma in Landscape technology together with bridging subjects in Horticulture. Having worked on the South African Landscaping Institute (SALI) committee for a few years and holding the position of Chairman (2010) for the Cape Green Forum (CGF), he is well known within the green industry.

His experience in the field has taken him through a number of landscaping and construction developments, having worked with and for some of the largest companies in South Africa:

• golf course construction Erinvale (Top Turf)
• project management UK (Wyelands Landscape) 
• commercial Irrigation divisional manager (Top Turf)
• commercial divisional and contracts manager Tenders and Procurements (Top Turf)
• numerous commercial development, cost control and profitability analysis (Top Turf)
• search, id, rescue and propagation of plant material for eco sensitive locations
• private residential landscaping design and installation 

With this vast experience and network of people in the industry Scott enjoys sharing and passing on advice where he can. His passion for Landscaping and nature is unmistakably evident in the way he gets energized while working with plants and how best to utilize them.