Planting design and garden development
Our ethos is about gardening sustainably and creating beautiful spaces for people and for wildlife. We believe that promoting biodiversity is not only good for the planet, it’s better for your plants and for your wellbeing too.
What this means in practice:
Designing planting which provides habitats and food for wildlife
Gardening organically: no pesticides, fungicides or herbicides
Promoting great soil health with homemade compost and ‘no-dig’ gardening
Harvesting rainwater, propagating plants and re-using soil and materials
Using materials and plants sourced locally wherever possible
Helping you grow your own food, if you wish
Services
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Want to plant up an existing border, some pots or a large planter and need some help choosing and placing plants?
This is our speciality, we will recommend the right plants for the space, and create a beautiful layout
We can also source and plant the plants if you like.
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Garden design is a static term and suggests that gardens are designed once, then left alone. In reality, gardens are living spaces which grow and develop along with the people who use them.
We will help you develop your garden, whatever stage you are at. An instant garden makeover service which looks good for 5 minutes then flops - NO. A design service to help you develop your outside space and realise your vision - YES
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Finding your garden is too much work, and you don’t have the time or the energy to maintain it? We can help
We offer garden maintenance weekly, fortnightly or monthly, year round. Minimum visit duration 3 hours.
We can also do one-off visits to help renovate gardens - minimum visit duration half a day.
See our price section for charges.
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Maybe you have an idea that you’d like to develop your garden yourself, but need some help choosing plants?
Or you are keen to manage your garden yourself, but need some help learning the skills you need?
We can offer either a single one-off consultation, or regular ‘coaching’. See prices section for rates.
Projects
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![Planting design for a front garden with alliums and rosemary]()
A front garden to complement the house
Planting design for year round interest and minimal maintenance, to complement a restored Georgian house
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![Family-friendly back garden design with lawn and play area]()
A family-friendly back garden transformation
A formerly paved-over back garden, redesigned to make a welcoming family space and kids’ play area
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![Public garden for church with roses]()
A public space for people and wildlife
Robust but beautiful planting for an existing church garden, on a shoe-string budget
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![Front garden planting design with crocosmias]()
Transforming a front garden using colour
This front garden transformation replaced a dull grass rectangle with exuberant colour
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![Drawing of large planter with mahonia]()
Street planters for year round interest
Drought tolerant, robust planting for a pair of planters on a shopping street, to provide interest all year.
About
Services
Planting Design
Garden design and development
Garden maintenance
Coaching / consultanc
Locations
London
Sheffield
Values
Sustainability
Biodiversity
Inclusion