Aidan Thompson
Managing Director
About Me
Founder of Sustainable Garden Solutions (SGS) and Sustainable Garden Tech Creator of Pots Trustee & volunteer supporting nature recovery.
Aidan builds high-performing teams and practical systems that turn gardens into long-term assets for people and planet - from award-winning landscape delivery through to tech that helps raise standards across the UK gardening industry.
Credibility snapshot
Award-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show delivery (multiple appearances)
Large-scale ecological work: trees, shrubs, wildflower meadows, rewilding schemes
Proven operator: builds teams, systems, and customer experience at scale
Building Pots: the UK’s end-to-end booking platform for gardeners and clients
My Story
After a fallout with the construction industry and a personal shift in values, Aidan moved into outdoor work and turned a lifelong connection to nature into a mission: restore, protect, and reimagine the role of gardens and green space.
What started as a grassroots awareness campaign for pollinator decline (#savethebees_uk) evolved into SGS - now an award-winning design, build, and maintenance company delivering ecological projects across residential and commercial landscapes.
As SGS grew, Aidan identified a bigger industry gap: a lack of modern tools and consistent standards. That insight led to Sustainable Garden Tech and Pots - built to connect clients and gardeners through a streamlined, accountable booking platform.
What Aidan is known for Design meets delivery Turning ideas into buildable, maintainable landscapes that actually work in the real world.
Business leadership Building teams, standards, and systems that keep quality high as the operation scales.
Creative thinking with constraints Solving complex site, logistics, and timeline challenges without compromising outcomes.
Relentless Positive Action A bias toward execution, iteration, and forward momentum.
Portfolio
Sustainable Garden Solutions (SGS) Award-winning sustainable landscaping - design, build, and maintenance, with biodiversity and long-term landscape health built into the approach.
Sustainable Garden Tech (SGT) + Pots The platform behind Pots, designed to improve booking, delivery standards, and customer experience while enabling a national network of gardeners.
Trustee & volunteering Supporting long-term woodland restoration and community nature recovery through trustee work and volunteering.
Proof (links) RHS Chelsea Flower Show projects | SGS case studies | Pots progress | Impact milestones | Media / features
Testimonials “A company with many qualities - most notably communication, subject knowledge and work ethic… impressive leaders… relentless to get the job finished.”
“Aidan is intelligent, capable and resourceful… thorough and conscientious in decision making.”
“Serious, thorough, professional and thoughtful… good eye for detail.”
If you’re looking for a team that can deliver sustainably, consistently, and at a high standard - or you’re interested in scaling service standards through technology - Aidan is open to conversations.
