Nick Hamilton is a well-known horticultural expert, having trained at Writtle College before gaining experience at several wholesale nurseries before going into business with his dad at Barnsdale. They worked together for several years before Geoff's death, after which Nick took on Barnsdale Gardens and opened them to the public in 1997. They continue to inspire, educate and enthral the thousands of gardeners and non-gardeners who visit every year.Nick is the author of The Right Genes and two organic gardening books, as well as writing for magazines and other publications. He has appeared on BBC2's Gardeners' World and several other television programmes and has regular gardening slots on BBC Radio Leicester and Rutland and Stamford Sound.