James designs gardens all over the place, from the Western Isles to the outskirts of Moscow.
He writes regular columns for Gardens Illustrated and Gardeners World magazine and more infrequently contributes to House and Garden, Countryfile, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times.
James has also presented television programmes for both the BBC and Channel 4, most recently The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge. He hosts the design theatres at the Malvern Spring Show, and Gardeners World Live.
He is an RHS gardens Judge, President of the Judging Panel at the Moscow Flower Show, member of the RHS Council & Chairman of their Gardens Committee.