Accession 001Hertfordshire meadow, collected live
Naturalistic planting, built properly. We design and make gardens that feed birds, hum with bees and look better in their fifth summer than their first.
The folio
Each service starts with a plant. These are the ones we reach for most, and what they say about the work.
No. 014 · Stipa tenuissima
Drifts, not dots. Planting plans built from grasses and long-flowering perennials that knit together and need cutting back once a year, not weekly.
From £1,800 for a full plan
No. 027 · Allium sphaerocephalon
Tired borders lifted, divided and replanted in a weekend. We keep what's thriving, compost what isn't, and add bulbs for the gaps.
Two-day visits, spring & autumn
No. 033 · Salvia nemorosa
Nectar from March to November, water at ground level, log piles and seed heads left standing for winter. Gardens that count for something.
RHS Plants for Pollinators lists
No. 041 · Dryopteris filix-mas
North-facing, under trees, between walls: the corners everyone gives up on. Ferns, epimediums and spring bulbs that like it there.
Survey includes a light study
No. 052 · Betula pendula
Multi-stem trees, native hedging and clipped forms that hold a naturalistic garden together when the perennials go to bed.
Planted November to March
No. 066 · Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Gravel gardens that never need a hose, and sedum roofs for sheds, bike stores and garden rooms. Built on proper drainage, warrantied.
10-year roof membrane guarantee
Field records
Record 2025/18 · Kings Langley
Heavy clay, a wet corner and a family who wanted somewhere to sit. We took up 140 m² of tired turf, opened the soil with grit and planted 1,200 plugs around a self-binding gravel path.
Record 2025/24 · Berkhamsted
A corten bowl set flush in the gravel so birds and frogs can use it, with grasses planted to catch the evening sun behind it. The client counted eleven bird species in the first month.
Method
An hour in the garden with you, a spade and a soil test. We note light, drainage and what's already doing well.
A scaled plan, a planting list and a fixed price. Two rounds of changes are included.
Our own team, start to finish. Hard landscaping first, planting in the right season, nothing left half done.
A first-year aftercare visit every quarter, so the garden gets established instead of guessed at.
Site visit
Visits are free within 15 miles of Hemel Hempstead. We reply within one working day.