Silas Clifford-Smith is a Sydney-based gardener, artist and writer. He specialises in the restoration and care of heritage landscapes and has worked in some of the best-known gardens of the Sydney region including Admiralty House, Vaucluse House and Elizabeth Farm. As well as his hands-on work he writes about gardening, art and heritage matters for a broad range of publications. He trained in horticulture at Ryde TAFE in the early 1990s and later graduated from the University of Sydney with a BA in Art History. For more information about his work please refer to his website: www.silasclifford-smith.com and blogs at The Reflective Gardener