Key Staff Biographies
The following key staff are the founders of the PlantAdvice website and remain responsible for the daily running and administration of the website.
George Munford
George is a professionally trained and fully qualified horticulturist, who is our own resident Gardening Guru. Over the years George has worked at numerous prestigious establishments including the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Burghley House Gardens in Lincolnshire.
George has lead teams of Botanical Horticulturists and has in-depth experience of every aspect of gardening from producing new plants with a variety of propagation techniques to the maintenance and development of established gardens.
George has lead teams of Botanical Horticulturists and has in-depth experience of every aspect of gardening from producing new plants with a variety of propagation techniques to the maintenance and development of established gardens.
Richard Farrar

Richard is a qualified Electronic Engineer and holds a PhD in Laser physics and is our resident technical guru / Web Wiz. Over the years Richard has worked for numerous blue chip companies on research and development projects from high powered Laser systems to state-of-the-art, award winning Hi-Fi systems.
Since 2000, Richard's work has concentrated on web systems and software technologies. Richard is Managing Director of the technology company Silicon Bay Limited.
Since 2000, Richard's work has concentrated on web systems and software technologies. Richard is Managing Director of the technology company Silicon Bay Limited.