RHS Level 3 qualified gardener · Mold & the villages
Gardens looked after by someone who knows the plants.
Lawn care, hedges, autumn clear-ups and borders, done properly and at the right time of year. Then, when you're ready, planting and design to make the garden better every year.
Every garden on this site is my own design and maintenance work
- RHS Level 3Qualified in horticulture
- PA1 & PA6Certified to apply treatments
- Fully insuredPublic liability cover
- Waste carrierRegistered with Natural Resources Wales
- Free written quotesPrice agreed before work starts
In the garden this October
Autumn is when gardens are made or lost.
What gets done in the next eight weeks decides how the lawn, the hedges and the borders look next spring. These are the jobs I'm booking now.
- Lawn renovationby mid-October
Scarifying, aeration and overseeding while the soil is still warm enough for seed to germinate.
- Hedge cuttingnow to November
Nesting season is over. The main cut of the year for yew, beech, hornbeam and box.
- Autumn tidies & leaf clearanceOct to Dec
Cutting back selectively, clearing leaves off lawns and paths, and leaving the seedheads the birds need.
- Bulbs & bare-root plantingOct to Mar
Spring bulbs now and tulips in November, then bare-root hedging, roses and fruit trees through the winter.
Booking ahead for winter pruning, and for spring maintenance slots.
Services
What I can do for your garden
Each one done by the same person, with the same care, whether it's a lawn that needs rescuing or a border that needs a new start.
Lawn Care
Scarifying, aeration, overseeding and autumn feeds, done in the right order.
Hedge Cutting & Topiary
Hedges cut for the plant as well as the line. Reductions, shaping, topiary and new hedging.
Garden Clearance & Autumn Tidy
Autumn cut-backs, leaf clearance and gardens that have got away from you. All waste taken away.
Regular Garden Maintenance
Weekly or fortnightly visits from the same person, who knows your garden and what it needs.
Borders & Planting
Tired borders brought back to life. New planting chosen for your soil, light and time.
Garden Design & Curation
Planting-led design and planting plans, and the ongoing care that keeps a garden developing.
New · From my own projects
Landscaping, Patios & Paths
Terraces, paths, steps, walls, raised beds and new lawns, built on proper foundations and laid out around the planting.
See the projects →
Why a plantsman
Plenty of people can cut a garden. Fewer know what they're cutting.
Most of the harm done to gardens is done in the name of tidying them. Here are three things that won't happen to yours.
- ×Shrubs sheared into blobs.Forsythia cut in autumn loses next spring's flowers. Every shrub is pruned for how and when it flowers.
- ×Hedges cut into dead wood.Leylandii never regrows from brown wood. Conifers are cut little and often, and hedges are tapered so they stay thick to the ground.
- ×Borders scalped every autumn.Strong stems and seedheads stay standing through winter for birds, insects and frost. Soft growth is cleared.
How it works
Simple, from the first call
Call, text or WhatsApp
Tell me roughly what you need. A photo of the garden helps.
I come and have a look
We walk the garden together and you get a written price. No obligation, and nothing starts until you say so.
The work gets done properly
At the right time for the plants, with everything cleared away at the end. Payment on completion.
Where I work
Mold and the villages around it
From Cilcain and Caerwys in the west, up onto Halkyn Mountain, east to Buckley and over the tops to Llanferres.
Centre
Mold
Yr Wyddgrug, the county town, and every street in it.
West
The Alyn valley
Gwernaffield, Pantymwyn, Cilcain, Rhydymwyn, Nannerch, Caerwys, Afonwen
North-west
Halkyn Mountain
Rhosesmor, Rhes-y-cae, Wern y Gaer, Halkyn, Pentre Halkyn, Brynford
North & east
Northop & Sychdyn
Sychdyn, Northop, Northop Hall, Mynydd Isa, New Brighton, Bryn-y-Baal, Alltami
East
Buckley & Drury
Buckley, Drury, Padeswood
South
Nercwys to Pontblyddyn
Gwernymynydd, Nercwys, Treuddyn, Coed-talon, Leeswood, Pontblyddyn
Over the tops
Llanferres & the Alun
Llanferres, Loggerheads, Cadole, Maeshafn, Eryrys, Llanarmon-yn-Iâl
Garden Journal
Notes from the garden
Seasonal advice from someone who does this for a living. Free to read, free to use.
Don't leave your veg beds bare this winter: a guide to green manures
A bare bed isn't resting over winter. It's losing ground. What to sow, what each crop does for the soil, and how to finish it in spring without digging.
Chickens and green manure: letting the flock finish the job
If you keep hens, they'll do the cutting, the feeding and the digging-in for you. It works remarkably well, but there are rules, for the birds' safety and for yours.
Why patios sink, and how to build one that doesn't
Rocking slabs, puddles and cracked joints almost always start below the surface. What a patio needs underneath it.
Free written quotes
Let's have a look at your garden.
Call, text or WhatsApp. I'll come and look, and you'll have a written price before any work starts.
07714 198743
