Trees in relation to boundary disputes • Tree safety • Forestry • Horticultural matters involving woody plants • Amenity • Taxonomy & identification of woody plants • Arboriculture • Trees • Amenity horticulture • Tree Preservation Orders • Tree surveys • Tree & root litigation

All aspects of arboriculture including: • TPO work • Management • Legal boundary disputes • Planning applications • Hazard analysis • Subsidence problems • I do not cover forestry operations • All aspects of amenity horticulture

Botanical & plant topics • Plant diseases • Horticulture • Stress biology • Biotechnology & molecular biology • Bioterrorism • Biodiversity • Conservation • Leading world authority concerning root invading pathogens, especially clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) • Climate change & the resultant damage • Biotic & abiotic stress, & especially low temperature injury • Estimation of financial loss, assessment of liability & quantum • Educational consultant

Landscape design & landscape planning • Safety in the landscape • Accident investigation in playgrounds, on sportsfields, all-weather surfaces, tripping, slipping & personal injury • Environmental impact assessment, planning appeals, public inquiries • Advising on trees & Tree Preservation Orders • Plant species suitability

The following is related to the subject areas of forestry, arboriculture & horticulture: • Educational requirements & quality assurance, national & European standards • Vocational training requirements & quality assurance, national & European standards • Health & safety matters & accidents related to trees & the workplace • Common & statutory legal issues related to trees & disputes • Planning appeals & tree preservation orders • Development site disputes related to trees • Insurance issues related to trees • ...

Turfgrass species identification • Soil, grass, top dressing & rootzone quality for sports turf • Sports turf drainage, construction & project management • Playing quality characteristics • Design, management, construction procedures & materials in relation to all sports played on grass including golf, football, rugby, cricket, bowls, polo, hockey, croquet, racecourses & amenity • Turf quality (commercially produced) • Golf bunker quality (sand, construction & design) • Turf irrigation & water use • Golf course design, ...

Horticulture • Plant species suitability • Kitchen garden crops • Glasshouse management • Assessment of standards, quality & suitability of planting schemes • Assessment of workloads & skill levels in amenity horticulture • Barry has over 25 years' experience within amenity horticulture • Many years managing large private estates with extensive grounds, including ornamental gardens, lawns & woodland