A late-summer border of purple coneflowers and golden hair grass drifting towards a stone fountain

RHS Level 3 qualified gardener · Flintshire & Denbighshire

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.

Call Mark 07714 198743 Get a free quote

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.

Book nowSep to mid-Oct

Hedge Cutting & Topiary

Hedges cut for the plant as well as the line. Reductions, shaping, topiary and new hedging.

Book nowAug to Oct

Garden Clearance & Autumn Tidy

Autumn cut-backs, leaf clearance and gardens that have got away from you. All waste taken away.

Book nowOct to Dec

Regular Garden Maintenance

Weekly or fortnightly visits from the same person, who knows your garden and what it needs.

Year-roundWeekly or fortnightly

Borders & Planting

Tired borders brought back to life. New planting chosen for your soil, light and time.

Bulbs & bare-rootOct to Mar

Garden Design & Curation

Planting-led design and planting plans, and the ongoing care that keeps a garden developing.

Plan in winterPlant in spring

Purple verbena rising through golden feather grass beside a lawn

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.

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Shrubs sheared into blobs.Forsythia cut in autumn loses next spring's flowers. Every shrub is pruned for how and when it flowers.
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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.
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Borders scalped every autumn.Strong stems and seedheads stay standing through winter for birds, insects and frost. Soft growth is cleared.

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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.