AILA CINAR Born 1974 Nationality: Finnish Languages: Fluent English, German, Finnish and conversational French Scholastic / Educational Background High School / College 1981 - 85 Primary School Scharmbeckstotel, Germany 1985 - 87 Orienteering School Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany 1987 - 94 Secondary School (Grammar School) Gymnasium Lilienthal Schoofmoor 28865 Lilienthal Germany Abitur Certificate (A levels) Art, Biology, Geography, Literature University 1996 September – June 2001 University of Greenwich / Hadlow College BA (Hons) Degree in Garden Design Dissertation subject: Historic garden conservation with the example of the Pfaueninsel, Potsdam, Germany Final year project: Masterplan for private garden on Bermuda 1997 July - 1998 September Industrial Placement in Finland and France (see below*) 1999 October - July 2000 Technische Universität Berlin International Student Mobility Program with an EC scholarship; Landscape Planning and Landscape Architecture Related Work Experience October 2004 – present Freelance garden design and maintenance enterprise working in West London mainly for private and communal gardens, also churches, schools and bars November 2002 – October 2004 EurAm Centre, Abbaye de Pontlevoy Mr Roger Seijo (University of Greenwich, London), ELEE (European Landscape Education Exchange) Location of project: Pontlevoy, Loire Valley, France General maintenance, management and some design and implementation of the gardens; organisation of the project and preparation of the site for the opening of the international school at the abbey in September 2002. The work included managing interns to assist me in the maintenance of the 13 hectare grounds. September 2001 Private garden of Mr Jonathan Green 9, Bonchurch Road, Kensington, London Design and implementation August 2001 Private garden of Mr and Mrs Speirs 2 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, Kent Design Juli 2001 Private garden of Mrs Ocean Lowe Washington Mansions, 20 Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London Design and implementation April 2001 One Dog Bar Loaded Dog Bars, Mr Giles Knight, New Kings Road, London Planting design, sourcing of materials and implementation March 2001 – present Private garden of Jill Pazowski and various others Pillarbox Lane, Hadlow, Kent Pruning, planting and general maintenance January 2001 – June 2001 Private garden of Mr Scott Tucker Herons Watch, Paget / Bermuda Survey / Appraisal, Research and Design 1998 October - June 1999 Private garden of Mr and Mrs Roberts Callenders Cottage, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Pruning, planting and creating new planting schemes 1998 October - June 1999 Private garden of Jill Pazowski Pillarbox Lane, Hadlow, Kent Pruning, planting and general maintenance 1998 March - September * Industrial placement no.2 Jardin de Chateau de Villandry Mr. H. Carvallo, Villandry, France General maintenance, planting and various other tasks 1997 July - December * Industrial placement no. 1 Botanical Gardens / University of Joensuu Mr Markku Huttunen, Joensuu, Finland General maintenance, primarily pruning in the outside garden and in the glasshouses. I also participated in the international seed exchange of botanical gardens worldwide (collecting seeds and preparing them) and took part in the annual meeting of Finnish botanical gardens. I verified and corrected the identifications of the entire woody plant species. 1997 March - June Hampton's Nursery Jill Pazowski, Pillarbox Lane, Hadlow Potting and general maintenance of the nursery stock 1996 August – December Flower stand in Kings Road, Chelsea Arranging the display, designing and making of bouquets, selling of pot plants, bouquets and Christmas trees 1995 July - 1996 December Private garden of M. Heron and various others in Kensington, London General garden maintenance, planting and designing new planting schemes 1994 October - 1995 March Garden Centre Ziegeler in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany Assisting in the horticultural zoological department 1994 February - July Private garden of Mrs Stahn in Bremen, Germany Creating new planting schemes and maintaining them 1988 – 1995 Private garden of Mr. and Mrs. Saathoff In Worpswede, Germany General maintenance, design and implementation of the 3500 qm grounds Other Interests: I also like travelling, plant and garden photography, painting and sports. A I L A N D Gardens by Aila Cinar