Annabel Downs was unfairly dismissed

The Chair of the society of Garden Designers, Annabel Downs, was unfairly dismissed an employment tribunal has found.

Annabel Downs was made redundant from her post as archivist at the Landscape Institute in late 2008 as part of a major cost cutting exercise as the Landscape Institute slid closer towards bankruptcy.

She told Horticulture Week that she felt 'vindicated' by the tribunal,s decision and added that she felt the award of a months salary and a small compensation package was very fair and not punitive for the Landscape Institute.