The Team

	Tony Blake (Owner) Tony’s love for gardening has been cultivating since 1965 apprenticing at the famous Kew Gardens! Since 1985 he has showcased his passion establishing one of the most beautiful Garden Centres in the West Midlands. Tonys' main expertise is plants, though over the years has built an almost encyclopaedic knowledge and can answer most gardening queries, on the rare occasion he can’t, his team is sure to have the answer… When not at St. Peters, Tony can be found in his natural habitat, also known as Worcester Rugby Club!
	Chris Schofield (Manager) Chris has over 26 year of gardening experience and so its no surprise that he has become an expert in all things green. His passion for gardening is evident in all he does not only here at St Peters but also in his community work, he has a flair for teaching and shares his love for gardening by visiting local schools where he may have inspired the next budding Titchmarsh! Away from the garden centre he likes to work on his tan, showing off his legs in the summer!
	Ian Griffiths (Manager) Ian ‘s gardening career started over 20 years ago at Pershore college, where he quickly became a star and was awarded the “runner-up trainee of the year”. Since then Ian has worked tirelessly to be No1 and his dedication is proudly on display every day at St Peters. His attention to detail and caring attitude towards staff and customers just can’t be matched. When asked what he does away from the garden centre, Ian said “I am never away” showing how firm Ian’s roots are!
	Dave Coote (Assistant Manager) With 20 years experience Dave is another font of knowledge at St Peters, his love for nature is Attenborough like. A quiet and unassuming character his growing and plant expertise is second to none. Our outside plant area is treated like part of Dave’s family and you can practically see the plants and flowers flourish when he is around. Dave is an award winning grower and is a member of a local horticultural society.
	Andrew Lee (Supervisor) Andy’s 30 year knowledge of plant care is well established and we’ve seen him develop from strength to strength in the time he has worked here at St Peters. His caring attitude is transferred to his care of our plants and he’s been known to sing them a song from time to time! Outside the garden centre, Andy has a passion for collecting books, especially old and unique gardening books.
	Steve Tandy (Horticulture Expert) As one of our most eccentric team members Steve (AKA Indiana Jones!) has worked at St Peters for almost 10 years. Trained at Worcester college. Steve is a firm favorite of our customers. Ask him anything about shrubs, bedding or climbers, he is always on hand to whip up some interest in our plants. Outside the garden centre he has an interest in model aircraft.
	Toby Pegg (Horticulture Expert) Toby is one of the youngest members of our team and is also one of our most qualified. He has won numerous awards for growing his own vegetables and flowers, and has an amazing passion for the industry. His main area of expertise is ‘Grow your Own’, however he is always on hand to help with any gardening question. Outside the garden centre Toby can be found tending to his crop at either of his two allotments.
	Mark Reddall (Nursery Manager) Mark has been with us for over 6 years, and is one of the industries very best nursery managers having worked with seedlings all his life. The care and attention he lavishes on all our plants and flowers is clear to see as soon as you walk through the doors at St Peters. Mark is also a professional DJ and has a great interest in computers especially MACs, he is also a budding film maker, he produced, directed and edited our Christmas Santa’s Grotto Video.
	Laura Matheson (Giftware Manager) A rose amongst the thorns, Laura’s eye for detail is proudly on show here at St Peters in all our giftware displays, Laura is the creative power behind our now somewhat famous Christmas display and putting in many hours of hard work ensuring we’re the best looking garden centre for miles! Laura’s found the perfect job as she is a self confessed shopaholic!