Services

Here's a list of the sort of things I offer. It's in no particular order! If you have a requirement not listed, just get in touch and I'll see if I can help:

General

Autumn/Winter Maintenance

• Cutting back
• Leaf clearance
• Lawn raking
• Lawn aeration

Holiday Maintenance

• Watering/ tending to plants, gardens and allotments whilst you are away on holiday.

Design &
Planning

• Does your garden need more than just a tidy-up and regular maintenance?
• Do you need a garden redesign/remodel?
• Do you need help choosing which shrubs should go in which bed, what trees would flourish in your location, etc?
• Have you recently moved house and want to make more of the garden you've taken over?

I offer a garden planning and design service tailored to your vision, budget, location, aspect and soil type.

I can work with you to come up with a plan for ongoing care and maintenance. I offer advice with plant care routines, composting and nutrients.

Just get in touch!

Portfolio

Here are some 'Before and After' photos of the difference I've made to customer's gardens:

Testimonials

Here are some comments from my customers:

"I can recommend Mandy without hesitation - 5 stars. She has helped in our garden for some time on a regular basis. Totally reliable and trustworthy with an abundance of knowledge and willing to tackle those ’challenging and difficult’ jobs both in winter and summer. Always helpful, cheery and hardworking. We can’t afford to be without her!"
HK - Abbots Leigh, July 2021

About

I’m Mandy, a professional, qualified Gardener, living in Easton-in-Gordano, Bristol BS20.

After working in administration for nearly forty years, I have turned my passion for gardening into my full-time job. I took the plunge during the pandemic lockdown and went back to college to hone my skills and reinforce my knowledge. Now I’m immersed in the world of horticulture; swapping the business suits for the steel toecaps and the smell of compost.

I am a neat and tidy worker, with health, safety and plant hygiene foremost. I carry out all my garden tasks with the environment and wildlife in mind.

I'm fully insured and I clean and disinfect tools between each customer visit.

You can be confident I will treat your garden with respect, joy and care.

Qualifications

My current qualifications are:

• City and Guilds, Practical Horticulture, Level 2 - City of Bristol College - qualified July 2021.
• New Skills Academy - Garden Design and Maintenance Diploma - qualified July 2020.
• Learning with Experts - Container Gardening - qualified March 2023.

Does this make me a know-it-all? Absolutely not! I'm learning all the time.

It does mean I know something about the when, where and why of gardening though. It means I can offer you a bit more than someone with a strimmer and a pair of secateurs who may call themselves a gardener.

• I know a bit about what, where and when to plant.
• When to prune and by how much.
• When to feed/water.
• When to compost, when to mulch.
• Different soil types and what will grow well there.
• I'm good at plant and shrub identification (though not infallible!)

My Garden

When I'm not out working for customers you'll probably find me out in my own garden. My happy place!

We moved into our house in January 2017 with a well-stocked and well-established garden. The house had been empty for several years, so the garden needed tending to bring it back to life.

It was fascinating to see the emergence of new plants each season. I was excited to learn about the habit/life/needs of each plant and watching the seasonal changes in the landscape.

Here are a few photos for you to enjoy:

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