Profile
At Batello Garden Design and Landscaping the partners Paul (Designer) and Kevin (Landscaper) have a mutual empathy for one anothers' work practices. Their design and construction skills go hand in hand to produce stunning gardens. This rare partnership combines their knowledge, understanding, experience and creative skills in order to give clients their very own paradise. They are able to provide both contemporary and traditional designs and strive to continually update their knowledge with growing technologies and new design ideas.
Paul Cantello is a Garden Designer and Horticulturist. His love of gardens and desire to design led him to study a Foundation Degree in Landscape and Garden Design at Cannington College. Having qualified with a merit Paul went on to study at The University of Gloucestershire from which he obtained a 2.1 Bachelor of Art with Honours in Landscape Architecture. Paul also has garden maintenance qualifications which include an RHS certificate in Horticulture and a City and Guilds qualification in Practical Gardening. Paul's passion for plants has taken him to New Zealand to work in botanic gardens and he has more recently spent three months working in the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Romsey. Paul has successfully exhibited his own gardens at shows nationally, one of which was on the Channel 4 programme "The Great Garden Challenge".
Kevin Bale is a Landscaper who has studied with the Institute of Garden Design where he gained a Diploma in Garden Design. This gave him a good basic knowledge of design however; his real passion is for landscaping. Therefore he undertook and completed a three year course in Trowel Occupations and Bricklaying; achieving an Advanced Construction Award. After spending a few years working for local landscapers in the southwest he moved to work for "The Outdoor Room" one of the leading garden construction firms in the UK. During this time he worked throughout the southeast helping to undertake projects ranging from two to six months. This gave him a wide variety of experience and extensive knowledge. Kevin was also involved in creating main show gardens at both the 2007 and 2008 Chelsea Flower Show, which both achieved gold medals.