Workexperience
2014 – present Green Heritage researcher, landscape architect and advisor of the National Trust at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
2011 – present Running of bureau Monique Wolak green heritage and landscape architecture
1983-2011 Director of bureau Marcelis Wolak landscape architecture
2008-2009 Coaching of landscape architects of bureau Eelerwoude
1999-present Garden architect at The Gardens of Appeltern during the National Garden Design days
1999-2003 Lecturer garden design at the College van Hall Larenstein in Velp
1995-2000 Partnership with urban development Bureau van Droffelaar (now Oostzee) as their landscape advisor
1994-2004 Working together with the provincial Gelders Genootschap on a pilot and plans for the visual quality of the urban landscape and the appearance of buildings
1991-1994 Project leader and landscape architect at the municipality of Haarlem
1982-1983 Assistant of the landscape architect and professor Hans Warnau at the Wageningen University & Reseach.
Relevant Work
Report of the English Garden History, combined with social and economical factors (graduation project)
Study of Arts & Crafts gardens
Study of the inspiration for Sissinghurst’s gardens, their development and plants: advice for improvements and design.
Study of the lives and gardens of the contemporaries, friends and acquaintances of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson
Cultural historical research, valuations, recommendations and designs for historic gardens, parks, farms, estates and landscapes
Park and garden designs
Planting plans
Transformation plans
Farmyard plans
Landscape policy plans and landscape development plans
Building policy plans
Urban, town and village plans
Green structure plans, recreation plans
Design of Public spaces
Gardening
Writing of garden articles
Lectures.