Landscape architect and historian Todd Longstaffe-Gowan takes on a range of projects in Britain and abroad, many with a conservation slant. 'My work reflects my interest in the dramatic and sculptural potential of landscape, and is imbued with whimsical, historical eclecticism', he says. 'I like to think that my gardens are intelligent as well as beautiful, as they are informed by my training as an architect, landscape architect, geographer and historian.'

Current projects range from the creation of a new mountain-top village in Taiwan to the redesign of the gardens at Kensington Palace for the Diamond Jubilee of HM The Queen in 2012. Todd is President of the London Parks and Gardens Trust and Gardens Advisor to Hampton Court Palace. He is also the author of several books including The Gardens at Hampton Court Palace (Frances Lincoln) and The London Town Garden (Yale University Press).