Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens and Horticultural Services when he retired from The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in 2021 after 43 years' service. In 2009 he was awarded the Associate of Honour by the RHS for distinguished service to horticulture, the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour in 2019 and an MBE in 2019 for services to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Arboriculture and made an Honorary Lifetime fellow of the Arboricultural Association in 2015. His projects for Laurence King include Match a Leaf, Tree Vision and Tree Families.