In one way or another, the fingerprints of Mr. George Ogden are likely on them.

As the Corporation's Parks Superintendent and Horticulturist for the past 30 years, Mr. Ogden directed the restoration of Fort Hamilton, the landscaping of the waterfront along Front Street, the redesign of Par-La-Ville and Victoria Parks, and the recent creation of Barr's Park.

He is also ultimately responsible for the appearance of about 30,000 plants and 1,500 trees which beautify the city.

Mr. Ogden, 56, who on Thursday was named a recipient of the Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour, said horticulture is "something you really have to love and enjoy working with.

"It mustn't be regarded just as a form of employment,'' he said. "It's a part of your life, and you are never really away from it.'' Mr. Ogden's love of horticulture began as a young boy growing up in Cheshire, England. "My grandfather was a very keen gardener,'' he said. "I used to help him.'' After a short stint as an apprentice with Lever Brothers, where his father worked, Mr. Ogden served two years with the Royal Air Force, spending much of that time as a radar operator in Germany.

While there, he earned his Senior Certificate of Horticulture by correspondence from the Royal Horticultural Society and in a class of 1,400 students was one of only 77 to receive a first grade pass.

He then returned to Lever Brothers, but applied to attend the Royal Horticultural Gardens in Wisley in Surrey, where he received his Wisley Diploma in Horticulture with Honours in 1961.

A short time later, he answered an advertisement placed by the Corporation of Hamilton and came to the Island on January 4, 1962.

"Before I came here, there was only one other horticulturist in charge,'' Mr.

Ogden said. "He was mainly concerned with the landscaping around City Hall.

"A lot of my life has been development and designing of all the parks.'' Work on Fort Hamilton, which Mr. Ogden described as his "pride and joy,'' began in 1964. Then, "it was a very derelict area,'' he recalled. "The Corporation used it to store building supplies, and also to house workmen.'' Fort Hamilton opened to the public, complete with its moat gardens, in 1967.

Mr. Roger Sherratt, secretary to the Corporation, said Bermudians "take Hamilton very much for granted,'' but in his first year at his new post he heard many compliments from visitors about the beauty and cleanliness of city streets and parks.

"He does a superb job,'' said Mr. Sherratt, himself honoured in the Queen's New Year's list, receiving the Colonial Police Medal after 28 years in the Bermuda force.

Due largely to Mr. Ogden's work, Hamilton has "probably one of the most attractive waterfronts in the world.'' Mr. Ogden commended his team of one driver and 15 gardeners, and noted there was a careful plan behind Hamilton's floral displays, which are changed about four times a year. For example, "the chrysanthemums are all brought in in October for flowering at Christmas.'' The horticulturist said he was pleased about plans to convert the Pembroke Dump to parkland once it closed. "It will add enormously to Hamilton,'' he said. "I don't think you can ever have enough parks.'' A still unfulfilled dream of Mr. Ogden's is to see the City Hall parking lot converted to parkland. "I think the area around City Hall should all be parkland,'' he said. "It was a suggestion I made to the Corporation some years ago.

"I think it has been discussed, but I think the economics are a deciding factor.'' A member of the Government Parks Commission since its inception, Mr. Ogden is also a founding member and fellow of the Institute of Horticulture in Great Britain, and a member of the Society of Arts.

When he is not tending to Hamilton's flora, Mr. Ogden enjoys oilpainting at his Devonshire home. He and his wife Sandra have two daughters, Katie, 23, and Susan, 20.

As much as he loves horticulture, Mr. Ogden likes to get away from his work when he is home. There, "I have a little garden,'' he said. And, "it is sort of a self-maintaining garden, if you like.'' Mr. GEORGE OGDEN -- parks superintendent for the past 30 years.