Jake Catling, bringing the creative passion to landscape contracting

Director of the Landscaping Consultants, BALI South Thames chair and board director Jake Catling is a landscaper who brings genuine drive and enthusiasm to his work.In this episode Jake talks about the excitement and challenges of working on two RHS Chelsea Flower Show gardens and provides fascinating insight into the process of putting together a Chelsea garden from the contractor's perspective."The most interesting part of it for me is 'the build', the nuts and bolts, how things are going to together, how things are done and the logistics."A Chelsea 'veteran' of five years, Jake has also racked up eight years at Hampton Court which he describes as "our proving ground...it feels like a summer camp for us!"Chelsea gardens now all have an 'afterlife' where they are rebuilt so Jake talks about where this year's gardens are going, how they will adapt the garden to the new site and the value to the community that will benefit from it.Jake discusses his role on the BALI board and his "mission" to help bring the BALI Academy project to "fruition" to help address the oft-commented skills shortage, although he admits it is "no easy task".Jake's determination and passion extend to his interest in innovation in equipment, working processes including digital design, and performance coaching for staff. But he says he owes a lot to BALI for support in the early days, the boost of winning a BALI principle award and his ongoing role there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.