Speakers

Mike Burks and his wife Louise have spent the past three decades running three multi award-winning garden centres, three restaurants and a farm shop in Dorset and Somerset, after graduating with honours degrees in Horticulture from the University of Bath.

Community and wildlife protection are very much at the heart of The Gardens Group, alongside gardening and horticulture, so Mike and his knowledgeable team remain committed to hosting and organising regular events to support local charities and initiatives, while encouraging more people to embrace gardening.

Mike is a former chairman of the Garden Centre Association and is a passionate advocate of eco-friendly gardening practices. He also represent garden centres on a number of industry bodies including the Responsible Sourcing Scheme and the Growing Media Taskforce.