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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. My
clients always lead the design requirements and 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 believe that harmony between a new garden design and its
surroundings is part of the job that needs proper consideration. I do not
use a one-size-fits-all approach.
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| Constructions | |
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Depending on the complexity
and skill levels required to build your garden I might do the work myself
or invite a quote from a sub-contractor. I always work closely with my
construction team and oversee their work, sometimes labouring on site too.
I am at hand to make those crucial on site decisions that will inevitably
crop up during the construction stage. I have worked hard at building
relationships with a range of skilled and experience suppliers, craftsmen
and fellow designers/horticulturalists.
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| Maintenance | |
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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. Please do contact me to discuss your maintenance requirements. |
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| Making the Most of What You've Got | |
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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. If you want
to chat about your existing garden and how to make the most out of it,
just give me a call.
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| Horticultural Support and Guidance | |
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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! I would welcome the chance
to talk to you about how to manage your compost heap. If you want to learn more about looking after your garden, then don't hesitate to contact me.
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| Local Authorities and Charities | |
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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 was a collaboration between the Princes
Trust, the National Trust and the Swindon Town Centre Management team,
where I provided design consultancy. I would be interested in getting involved in your community of charity project.
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| Working with Businesses | |
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well as providing a maintenance service, I now use innovative ideas to
solve landscape or horticultural issues. By applying subtle 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 increasing its footfall
literally overnight. I achieved this by negotiating with the local
authorities to gain permission to lower a 250 metre strip of roadside
hedge by two metres. The restaurant was then visible to passing traffic
which resulted in a very significant increase trade. Similarly, by using
innovative design and and vandle 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 of really finding out about
the business and relevant planning authorities. Please do contact me to discuss how I might be able to provide similar services for your business.
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