Ria is the general manager at Cleeve Nursery. She has moved from Cornwall where she worked at Duchy of Cornwall Nursery looking after a large range of plants and the Eden Project in the tropical nursery. She qualified in horticulture with a first-class BSc honours in 2015. She has a passion for garden design, plant displays and house plants.
Judith joined Cleeve Nursery in 2003, having gained an HND in horticulture from Pershore College. Initially employed as a garden centre assistant she became garden centre supervisor in 2008.
Aside from general plant and customer care, Judith is responsible for climbing plants and for purchasing garden sundries and the large wildlife section.
Judith is also one of our designers who undertakes our Border Design Service.
Manuel is a supervisor and looks after the trees, shrubs and tools.
He is passionate about horticulture, particularly japanese methods, with an in-depth knowledge of plants and garden design.
Manuel holds a RHS Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Garden Planning, Construction and Planting and a RHS Level 3 Certificate in Practical Horticulture. Manuel recently also completed his RHS Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth, Health and Applied Propagation.
Alex is our most recent addition to the team. He has worked as a gardener for over a decade, he loves plants and he will be looking after our planted areas, delivering plants to our customers and keeping the garden centre tidy.
Bernie loves gardening and has a passion for tending plants. She particularly likes herbaceous perennials and cottage gardens. Bernie enjoys helping customers to choose plants for their gardens.
Jeremy has been involved in horticulture throughout his working life and is particularly knowledgeable with trees, shrubs and edible gardening.
Sarah can usually be found on the tills and helping customers, but she also helps with watering, weeding and keeping our indoor goods topped up. Sarah also sources beautiful greeting cards. She enjoys gardening at home and loves plants.