HORTICULTURAL CONSULTANCY
Whereas Garden and Planting Design can begin with a clean slate, Horticultural Consultancy builds on what already exists, offering a more conservative and sustainable approach to change.
I provide expert horticultural consultancy for gardens in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire where a full redesign is unnecessary or inappropriate. This service is particularly suited to historic properties within conservation areas or listed buildings, established landscapes, and sensitive sites where existing structure, planting, and character should be conserved and allowed to flourish. It is also particularly useful where a once loved garden has been allowed to run free for too long. Read more about my experience here.
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Consultancy focuses on targeted, phased improvements rather than wholesale change. By addressing planting, management, and maintenance issues over time, gardens can respond to a changing climate, change of use, and change of ownership with lower risk, reduced disruption, and greater ecological benefit. The result is a resilient garden that develops with integrity, sustainability, and respect for its heritage.
For projects requiring a more comprehensive transformation, full design may be more appropriate, we can always start with consultancy and see if the necessary changes are achievable. Consultancy also works well along side Garden Mentoring, where we can develop your garden together.
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