James Hitchmough – Design versus Management

“This talk is rooted in both my own uncomfortable professional position and the problems I see all around me in designed landscapes. I think design is really important, I work as a planting designer,  I have taught landscape architecture students design for many years but,  I think design is given too much weight in landscape development, and management too little.  Or, at the very least, we invest too little in management. I am not sure there can be more sustainable landscapes without addressing this conundrum?”