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Every job is done by Glenn himself, by hand and without chemicals — from a one-off cut-back to a full planting scheme and the years of care after it.
Naturalistic schemes drawn around how you actually use the garden — from a first walk round to the planting plan, sourcing and planting day. Grasses, perennials and structural shrubs chosen for the coast, the soil and the seasons, so the garden gets better as it settles in.
Regular, unhurried visits that keep a garden in good heart: weeding, deadheading, tying in, feeding and watering — done by hand, with an eye on what each plant needs rather than a checklist.
Pruning that respects how a plant wants to grow — shrubs, roses, fruit trees and climbers cut at the right time of year, and hedges and topiary kept crisp without stripping them of life.
Low-input planting that suits Thanet’s dry, chalky, windy conditions: gravel gardens of euphorbia, grasses and silver-leaved Mediterranean plants, and wildflower meadows that feed the bees and ask little in return.
Setting up compost that works, improving soil without bags of imported product, and honest, seasonal advice on what to do next in your own garden — including a plan you can follow yourself between visits.
How it works
Send a message or call. Tell me roughly where the garden is, what it is like now and what you would love it to be — a few photos help.
A visit to see the soil, the light and the wind, and to talk through ideas. For planting design this becomes a plan and a plant list; for garden care, a rhythm of visits that suits the garden.
I do the planting myself and, if you would like, carry on caring for the garden as it settles in — so the design is nurtured by the person who drew it.
If yours is not here, ask — the phone goes straight to Glenn.
Ask a questionMargate and Cliftonville first, then Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Westgate and the rest of Thanet. Most visits are by bicycle, so for anywhere further afield it is worth asking — bigger planting projects can be arranged.
Yes. Plenty of gardens start with a proper cut-back and clear-out to get things under control again, and then settle into occasional or regular visits from there.
Peat-free compost and home-made mulch, no chemical weedkillers or pesticides, plants chosen to suit the soil and the coast so they need less water and feeding, and planting that supports bees, birds and insects through the year.
Yes — planting design is a big part of the work. It usually starts with a walk round the garden, then a plan and plant list, then sourcing and planting. Hard landscaping is done with trusted local landscapers when a project needs it.
That is the ideal. Aftercare in the first couple of years makes the biggest difference to how a new planting scheme establishes, and it means the garden is looked after by the person who planned it.
Send a message with a few photos and a rough idea of what you are after, or call. For regular care I quote per visit; for planting design the fee depends on the size of the garden and the scheme.
Planting design, regular care, or a one-off rescue — start with a message.
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