Planting

The next best thing to buying plants for my garden is buying them for other people!

I just love choosing and buying the shrubs, plants and trees that are perfect for my clients’ gardens. I will help you think about where the sunlight and shade falls in your garden, your soil type and the types of plants that will flourish best and complete your ideal outside space.

My knowledge of plants has blossomed down the years. I can tell you which ones will thrive in your garden and which will attract the bees, butterflies and other natural pollinators and pest controllers. I always think ahead to how the garden will mature in the years to come. Gardens are all about planning.

I love to share my passion for plants, so we can visit plant nurseries and garden centres together to choose your plants. I can explain which plants need special care and which ones will pretty much look after themselves.

If you want to leave it to me, I am happy to put together a planting plan for your garden and you can make the final choices. I adore that part of my job!

My planting service is available to clients who are happy with their garden’s structure but want to introduce fresh shrubs and flowers to beds and borders.

If you’re planning a new garden, then I can help you find the plants that will suit your style of garden, whether that’s contemporary, formal or a classic country garden. If you want to entertain outside regularly, or if your garden needs to stand up to the rough and tumble of children and pets and be safe for them, I’ll have plenty of ideas.

If you would like to chat about your garden, or think I can help in any way, please do get in touch.

I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.

David Hobson