Henrik Sjöman is Scientific Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden, a Senior Researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and an Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He specializes in how trees deliver ecosystem services in urban landscapes and the practical applications of this in terms of diversifying the urban treescape. Henrik communicates his research through numerous publications and by lecturing to urban planners, landscape architects, garden designers and tree nurseries throughout the world. Arit Anderson studied garden design at Capel Manor College and rose quickly to success at RHS Chelsea 2013 winning the Fresh Talent category followed by a Gold Medal at RHS Hampton Court in 2016 for her own show garden which highlighted the need for renewable energy. She is a presenter for BBC Gardeners' World, hosts a popular podcast 'Growing Greener' and writes for national publications all of which enable her to open up the debate about the future of gardening in a changing climate to a wide audience.
"""I hope you all enjoy reading this book as much as I have. If we all understand the concepts it splendidly provides, we can all start to plant trees which will not only enrich us, but also provide the necessary benefits needed by the future generations."" --Kevin Martin, Head of Tree Collections, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ""Henrik Sjöman and Arit Anderson's book, The Essential Tree Selection Guide: for climate resilience, carbon storage, species diversity, and other benefits. will be essential to make prescient decisions in a complicated future.""--Kenton Seth, Garden Designer, author, writer"