Horticulture Staff

Craig T Bailey

Course Manager and Lecturer

Academic background/biography:

Initially trained at the Welsh College of Horticulture, Craig then studied art and design for landscapes at Glyndwr University and completed a BSc (Hons) in Landscape Design and Management through Harper Adams University. Craig also holds a PGCE in Post Compulsory Education from Glyndwr University.

Craig is an experienced designer who has been creating inspiring spaces for both domestic and commercial clients over several years.

Craig is a full Member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture and acts as its education representative on the North West and North Wales Committee. He is also Academic Member of the Landscape Institute.

Modules delivered:

• Academic Skills Development
• Design Principles
• Design History and Context
• Visual and Design Communication
• Project Management
• Planting Design and Specification
• Work Based Learning for Academic Credit
• Conservation Management
• Green Infrastructure Management
• Contemporary Design Project
• Historic Garden Restoration
• Community and Stakeholder Engagement
• Landscape and Visual Assessment and GIS
• Professional Practice

Research interests:

• Conservation and restoration of historic gardens and landscapes
• Funding and sustainable management of green infrastructure

Publications:

Bailey, C. T. (2012), The Funding of Public Parks and Urban Green Space in England: How the effect of potential cuts being made to their provision and management could have on their quality. Nantwich, United Kingdom: Harper Adams University.

Hobbies/interests:

Craig is an RHS Gold Medallist and a Best in Show Award Winner, he also holds RHS Silver-Gilt and Bronze medals.

In his spare time Craig enjoys volunteering in his local community, where he is a local councillor and Chairman of Willaston in Bloom. His hobbies and interests include gardening, local politics, art, performing arts, history.

Lis Morris

Lecturer and Course Manager

Academic background/biography:

Lis was awarded a BSc (hons) in Plant Science after studying jointly at Newnham College, Cambridge, and University of Manchester. Lis continued onto an MPhil degree in Plant Pathology, which resulted in the publication of her thesis. Lis is an Academic Member of the Landscape Institute.

Modules delivered:

• Ecological Science
• Principles of Botany
• Applied Production Horticulture
• Production Horticulture and Retail
• Plant Breeding and Propagation
• Research Methods
• Applied Plant Science and Biotechnology

Research Interests:

• Plant Pathology
• Micropropagation and plant tissue culture

Publications:

Morris, E.A (2000). ‘Etiology and biocontrol of Phytophthora infestans Mont.deBary’. MPhil Thesis, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.