Hello and welcome to the homepage of my allotments, gardens and green space advisory service. I’m passionate about turning allotments, gardens and all kinds of land into something worthwhile, aesthetically and practically. I get a real sense of satisfaction from turning difficult parcels of land into something useful for both humans and wildlife!
I’ve over thirty years of experience in horticulture: as a former Allotments manager firstly. Also as a manager of a 5-acre garden teaching gardening skills. I’m also a very active allotment plot holder, growing food for my family. Additionally, I’ve written for the gardening press for 25 years. There is nothing better than the satisfaction of growing your own fresh, tasty fruit and veg. I can show you how to achieve your gardening wishes. Be it at home, down on the allotment or using containers or a windowbox.
I enjoy my role as a regional judge for the RHS ‘In Bloom’ campaign. In a decade of judging for the RHS, I’ve seen a wide-ranging number of exciting projects involving; bus shelters and redundant phone boxes turned into wonderful ‘gardens’, churchyards, community gardens, a multitude of inventive school gardens, retail displays, war memorials, parks and roadside verges turned into mini horticultural paradises. I am can guide or mentor on any of these projects and more as required by In Bloom groups, Councils or landowners.
I offer specialist knowledge to members of the public (individually), Town & Parish Councils (collectively), larger Councils as well as charities, schools, voluntary organisations, Friends groups, ‘In Bloom’ groups, allotment holders, private landowners and anyone responsible for green spaces such as nature reserves, village greens, verges, parks or gap sites.
I am available on a flexible, ‘as required’ basis to mentor, consult or assistant gardeners, plot holders or landowners on a tailor-made package to suit you. This could be a one-off design or site inspection, or a written report or troubleshooting.
Should an allotment authority or allotment society want to outsource their allotment service to save valuable funds on a temporary or longer-term basis, I can help. Or perhaps you may need a risk assessment or general appraisal or clear direction on how to improve efficiency. I work on a self-employed basis, thus keeping costs to a minimum. No job is too large or small!
If you are a local authority and your allotment site is losing money or is not being run effectively, I can improve your cost-effectiveness and reduce the drain on the taxpayer.
For a no obligation enquiry on all of my services, please use the Contact tab or email me directly at: hello@allotmentsandgreenspaces.co.uk and I will come back to you prompty via return email. Thank you!
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