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Services Design
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Design |
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My
attention to detail and ability to listen will result in you getting the
garden you want. I never rush into a design or suggest features for their own
sake. Indeed, sometimes I will suggest only subtle changes where these will
result in a new way of seeing your garden. I do not use a one-size-fits-all
approach.
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Construction |
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I am
equally happy to handover a completed design to a construction team or to work
closely with them and oversee their work. When managing the construction phase, I am
at hand to make those crucial on site decisions that will inevitably crop up
during this stage. I have worked hard at building relationships with a range
of skilled and experienced suppliers, craftsmen and fellow
designers/horticulturalists. |
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Maintenance |
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I get a great deal of pleasure
from working in a garden and am happy to take on a variety of maintenance
contracts. Over the past 20 years my maintenance work has varied from one-off
jobs and annual clipping of a privet hedge through to full responsibility for
the appearance of front gardens and large estates. |
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Making
the Most of What You've Got |
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I would be delighted to help you
work out the best way to reorganise your garden without going to the lengths
of a full redesign. Sometimes all that's needed is a fresh pair of eyes and a
few tricks of the trade to change a garden into a space that really satisfies
your current needs. |
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Horticultural
Support and Guidance |
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I can help if you want to learn
how to look after your garden or grow your own fruit and vegetables. I know
that methods of pruning and how to look after herbaceous perennials can seem
daunting if you don't know have gardening experience. I have the gardening
experience and many years teaching experience. Learning the required techniques
to grow and look after your plants will be great fun and rewarding too.
Looking after the numerous beds and plants at the BBC Gardener's World has
taught me just about all there is to know about compost! |
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Local
Authorities and Charities |
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Since 2004 I have worked on a
variety of local authority and charity projects. One was Brunel 200 Project:
a collaboration between Swindon Town Centre Management, six local charities,
the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Trust and a number of national
household names and local businesses. I project managed the scheme and
designed six community gardens built in Swindon Town Centre. Another project was
a collaboration between the Princes Trust, the National Trust and the Swindon
Town Centre Management team, where I provided design consultancy. |
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Working
with Businesses |
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By applying horticultural and
design solutions, I have helped businesses to improve their turnover and the
environmental experience for their customers and employees. An example of
this approach resulted in a restaurant managing increasing footfall literally
overnight. By using innovative design and vandal resistant planting, I
improved the indoor environment for customers and staff in a town centre
outlet and did the same for the street-scene outside a high street business.
The success of these projects was due to the approach I took to liaising with
the relevant authorities. |
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