Authors

Nigel Dunnett

Nigel Dunnett is a senior lecturer in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield, where he has developed innovative research programmes on naturalistic and ecologically informed planting for gardens and public landscapes.

He promotes urban environments that are rich in vegetation and nature in his teachings and research — combining his background and experience in both horticulture and ecology.

Nigel’s teachings covers planting design, landscape ecology, ecological design and management as well as research methods for students. He is director of the graduate research school and coordinator of the degree for landscape design with ecology, and is actively involved in consultancy and advisory work, particularly in relation to the planting and design of green roofs and in designing and creating "pictorial meadows".

He writes regularly as a horticultural journalist for a range of landscape and garden publications, including Gardens Illustrated and The Garden.

For the past ten years he has worked to apply ecological techniques in mainstream urban landscape contexts. He resides in Sheffield, England.