Aaron Bertelsen

Teaches at New York Botanical Garden

Aaron's love of gardening dates to his New Zealand childhood, working in his grandfather's vegetable garden. Arriving in England in 1996 to volunteer at Great Dixter, he earned a Diploma in Horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, then spent two years at Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, where he is still a trustee. Bertelsen returned to Great Dixter in 2005 and is regularly invited to speak about gardening at events worldwide. This spring, his garden-to-table recipes will be published inThe Great Dixter Cookbook.