Assessing and promoting relevance – Spirit of Place



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Pam Smith Administrator PlantNetwork and Gardens Consultant at National Trust Pam was Vice Chair of PlantNetwork before taking up the part time role of PlantNetwork Administrator in 2013. She also works part time for the National Trust Midlands Region as a Gardens Consultant. Pam has worked in horticulture for over 30 years and trained  via a YTS programme in Bangor and an OND at Askham Bryan College. In 2000 Pam gained a PG Diploma with the Architecture Association in Conservation and Management of Historic Landscapes, specialising in 19th C Natural History exhibits in public parks. Her career started with 11 years in north east public parks  followed by 8 years as Director of Winterbourne, the University of Birmingham Botanic Garden. She later worked as a freelance horticultural and heritage consultant before joining the National Trust in 2011 where she advises properties on garden management, projects, staffing and presentation standards. She is currently working on three 18th C Pleasure Ground restorations, two walled garden restorations and a project to assess and promote botanical heritage within the Trust’s gardens, collections and archives.