Our People
Nik Edser, Founder and Managing Director
Nik’s longstanding love of creating extraordinary gardens began when he was 16 and took a Saturday job with a local landscaping company. When school ended he worked for the firm for a whole Summer and was hooked. Knowing that he’d found his calling he studied Landscape Design & Construction for two years at leading Horticultural College, Merrist Wood in Guildford, Surrey. Upon graduation Nik joined a firm in Caterham quickly rising to Site Foreman. Adventure beckoned and Nik set off travelling round Australia, including a stint of landscaping work in Sydney. After 2 ski seasons in St Anton Nik returned home and set up his own landscaping firm, naming it Langdale after his favourite landscape, and climbing haunt in the Lake District.
Since that time Nik has grown Langdale Landscapes into a nationally recognised and award-winning leader in the landscaping world. He remains at the centre and is the first point of contact for every client.
Maintaining the Highest Industry Standards
Langdale Landscapes is a member of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL). Membership of this highly respected organisation requires meeting their exacting standards for health & safety, quality building and client satisfaction which is assessed through an annual APL inspection. Langdale’s APL membership includes insurances providing clients and employees with an added layer of reassurance.
The team
Langdale Landscapes is 25 strong. All of our team are full time employees (we don’t subcontract) with many training with us and then working their way up within the firm. They are highly experienced and multi skilled. Most of our team have been at Langdale for many years and know exactly how to bring our innovative designs to life and to the highest standard.
Langdale operates 4 teams, assigning each to build a specific garden from start to finish. This structure ensures consistency for our clients and gives our teams a sense of ownership for and pride in their projects. Each team has a dedicated Site Foreman, who have 49 years at Langdale Landscapes between them. Dan, our Project Manager also visits every site every day with our Operations Manager, Darrel providing further oversight from Langdale HQ.
Prior to joining Langdale Landscapes, our Lead Designer, Charlie worked on high profile projects including the implementation of the Greenwich Park Revealed initiative which is revealing, restoring and protecting the park’s unique heritage. Charlie also helped design and implement Queen Mary’s Garden in Regent’s Park.
Specialist Partners
Some gardens require input from other industry specialists. We collaborate with a group of trusted suppliers, who are leaders in their fields. These include:
Greenlight Lighting Engineers
How Green Horticultural Nursery
London Stone
Riviera Hot tubs
Simon Scott Oak Building Specialist
Tanby Swimming Pools
A range of outdoor kitchen suppliers