TEAM
Designers, gardeners and makers — a growing team united by a love of plants, craftsmanship and bringing people closer to nature.
CO-DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER
Jon Davies
With over 15 years’ experience as a gardener and designer, Jon is passionate about connecting people and nature for an optimistic, green future.
Jon is an RHS Gold Award-winning designer, and his team were presented with the prestigious Best Garden For A Changing World medal in 2017.
He works on domestic and public space design with his design partner Steve Williams at London Glades Ltd, and enjoys gardening with his growing team in and around London.
CO-DIRECTOR & HEAD OF HR
Natasha
With a background in the arts, Natasha brings a creative touch in helping forge the culture of Gold & Wild. Natasha’s passion for wellbeing and experience in Human Resources creates a dynamic and forward-thinking work environment — a positive experience for our Gold & Wild team and our clients.
GARDEN MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Harry
Harry is responsible for looking after the day-to-day maintenance of over 100 special spaces across London. He is equipped with 15 years’ knowledge and the valuable experience of getting stuck into the gardening with his mum while growing up.
Harry recognises the beauty within every plant and is passionate about creating wild spaces with nature at the forefront.
OUR INSTALLATIONS TEAM
The hands that build the gardens.
Chris
Chris has been working alongside Jon for a long time and has supported the business growth from strength to strength. With a background in illustration and joinery, Chris brings craftsmanship, a passion for nature and his eye for landscape detail.
Andrea
Andrea’s family own an olive farm in Italy, and farming and working with the land runs deep in his blood. With a background also in high-end restaurant management, Andrea understands what it takes to deliver quality from the heart. He loves plants and creating the perfect conditions for them to thrive, and has a strong sense of pride in delivering beautiful, healthy spaces. He’s been an integral member of the G&W installation team for five-plus years and is currently training RHS Level 2 Horticulture.
Chris K
Chris K’s background is in music management, and with a lifelong love for the outdoors, ecology and gardening he has found himself quickly at home in the G&W installation team. The landscaping industry gives Chris plenty of opportunities to flex his creativity with both artistic expression and problem solving — with an optimistic energy that is contagious. He is currently training in RHS Level 2 Horticulture.
Sam Harding
Sam’s grandmother taught and inspired his love for gardening and wildlife from the age of three. He attended Writtle College and won the award for ‘Most Outstanding Student’ on the Level 2 Horticulture course. With 15+ years’ experience across a range of sectors — maintenance, landscaping and nursery growing — Sam applies horticultural and scientific knowledge, along with an artistic eye and creative approach, to make and shape outdoor spaces. He celebrates self-sufficiency, sustainability and positive nature connection in every project.
Steve
Steve has a wealth of experience integral to the hard landscaping team, with over 10 years of private residential landscaping, a further six years of full internal refurbishment and three years working for the Royal Parks. He has a conscientious, attentive approach which clients love, and a passion for the quality details of any installation. He loves to transform spaces from unloved to life-affirming and always brings good vibes to each project.
Antonio
Antonio has a background in photography and the arts, and comes from a family with both art and working the land in their blood. His father and grandfather have always been an inspiration, teaching him to be engaged in manual work while staying passionate about what he does. Antonio loves working outdoors with his hands, and brings originality, artistic vision and a true love for nature to Gold & Wild.
OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM
The hands that keep them flourishing.
Alex W
Alex gave up the corporate world for greener climes and joined the G&W gang with a commitment to nurture his love for gardening towards specialist expertise. He is a sensitive, heart-centred gardener, passionate about naturalistic approaches and a light touch. Alex is currently training in RHS Level 2 Horticulture.
Alex
Alex loves a natural and relaxed approach to gardening. Having trained at a re-wilding estate on the west coast of Scotland, he cares deeply about incorporating habitats for wildlife into the gardens he manages. Outside of gardening, Alex loves cycling and working on bikes.
Tina
Tina has an excellent range of qualifications and experience, including ‘Student of the Year’ at Capel Manor where she both trained and worked. Her passion is for sustainable gardening practices and growing fruit and vegetables organically, both personally and for the G&W community. She is committed to the highest level of gardening and enjoys the finer tuning and details required to get there. Her knowledge and enthusiasm is shared with our younger gardeners, who she nurtures from budding to beautiful!
Alix
Alix previously managed a record shop, with his love for music, DJing and collecting records a welcomed addition to the creatives at Gold & Wild. Alix enjoys the outdoors and being in nature — an important decision for him in making the lifestyle change into another profession, where he now specialises in surface treatment and irrigation while covering all areas on our garden maintenance team.
Alexander
Alex A’s passion for the natural world stems from a young age of wildlife exploration and a fascination with plants. Seeing gardening as a therapy, and with an ethos of “nature is everything”, Alex’s purpose is to inspire others to share the soulful benefits of nature connection and biodiversity building. He has built a wealth of experience over the years and is qualified as a professional gardener, Level 2, at Capel Manor.
Laura Hogg
Laura is a trained garden designer who shares the G&W ethos of nature-centred garden creations with a light-touch, environmentally conscious approach. Working alongside the gardening team, Laura has developed her skills as a fantastic gardener in her own right and is now a vital team player — bringing a designer’s eye to our gardens and a deep understanding of the fundamental techniques required for planning better outdoor spaces from an aftercare point of view.