PETER MURRAY

Peter, from Davyhulme, Manchester, trained as a product designer and, until recently, earned a living designing furniture

After getting an allotment with his girlfriend Alex just over a year ago, Peter discovered a love of gardening and has become so keen on developing his new found green fingers that he is now studying for his RHS Horticulture L2 certificate.

His first full year of production on the allotment has taught him a lot about vegetables and how to grow them and he’s so far enjoyed a good harvest despite some bad weather along the way.

Peter’s next project is to convert the yard outside his house into a comfortable outdoor dining area combining traditional materials in keeping with the rest of the house with modern seating and planting areas.

Once his studies are over, Peter hopes to set up his own garden design business and is particularly interested in helping the people in his local area, who mostly have small gardens, to create exciting outdoor spaces.