Gareth's Gardenscapes

Gareth's Gardenscapes Professionally qualified and experienced horticulturalist to undertake all aspects of gardening and A little background about me.

I started my career as an apprentice gardener for Blackpool Borough Council (they were a centre of excellence for horticultural training at the time) and have spent my entire career in horticulure. I am fully qualified in horticulture through City & Guilds, National Certificate, RHS Certificate and spent 3 years studying at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh where I achieved the Diploma in Ornam

ental and Amenity Horticulture. I then worked in managerial positions for Fylde and Blackpool and from 1993 to 2018 was employed by Eastbourne Borough Council, for the main part as Parks and Gardens Manager finally taking voluntary redundancy after my final 5 years as a Senior Specialist Advisor. My group won externally validated quality awards for our work and I have a particular interest in wildlife and sustainability. We created pollen rich 'bee beds' for pollinating insects and won an award from Defra (bee champion status) for this initiative. We also were successful with awards through 'In Bloom', the Green Flag and were in the top four Council's in England for customer satisfaction for our parks and open spaces when this was measured as a performance indicator. There were several articles printed in professional journals in relation to the gardens of Eastbourne. I took the opportunity to leave my employer at the time of the latest restructure and my long hours sitting in front of a computer were exchanged for a return to the career I enjoyed so much. I set up a company, 'Gareth's Gardenscapes' and have not looked back since. It is wonderful to be using my horticultural knowledge again and working with my excellent customers and clients to achieve the finished standards of landscaping and maintenance they visualised. I look forward to working on many future projects in Eastbourne and the immediately surrounding areas and redesigning or restoring gardens to their former glory and maintaining gardens to highest horticultural standards.

A blast with a pressure wash to clean off the moss and algae from steps for safer strolls down the garden path 🙂
24/02/2023

A blast with a pressure wash to clean off the moss and algae from steps for safer strolls down the garden path 🙂

Front garden makeover with new path and steps, slate edging and a lawn.
06/07/2022

Front garden makeover with new path and steps, slate edging and a lawn.

Dig out to create a new mixed perennial and shrub border with premium topsoil imported, consolidated and levelled.
04/07/2022

Dig out to create a new mixed perennial and shrub border with premium topsoil imported, consolidated and levelled.

New patio area in sandstone (autumn brown) and patio extension with new surface drainage to manage standing water direc...
02/07/2022

New patio area in sandstone (autumn brown) and patio extension with new surface drainage to manage standing water directed to a soakaway.

Hedge trimming on Friday of a Carpinus betulus (hornbeam) hedge.
02/07/2022

Hedge trimming on Friday of a Carpinus betulus (hornbeam) hedge.

This garden has evolved nicely. Just need to keep an eye out for the re-emergence of ground elder and bindweed. Retained...
18/06/2022

This garden has evolved nicely. Just need to keep an eye out for the re-emergence of ground elder and bindweed. Retained some of the architectural structure plants such as Fatsia, Ceanothus and Cordyline and will supplement these with pollen rich under planting 🐝

Not the best day to start a 'dig out'. Fresh topsoil for new border and new sandstone patio coming soon.
23/05/2022

Not the best day to start a 'dig out'. Fresh topsoil for new border and new sandstone patio coming soon.

Lifting and repointing paving and cleared, prepped and planted a new bed with mainly pollen rich plants 🐝
18/05/2022

Lifting and repointing paving and cleared, prepped and planted a new bed with mainly pollen rich plants 🐝

Renovation of an overgrown island bed.
18/05/2022

Renovation of an overgrown island bed.

Working in the heat. Secondary fork and hand weeding of bindweed and ground elder, planting and mulching. Front borders ...
17/05/2022

Working in the heat. Secondary fork and hand weeding of bindweed and ground elder, planting and mulching. Front borders and island bed.

The best natural sunshade to enjoy my afternoon coffee 🙂
16/05/2022

The best natural sunshade to enjoy my afternoon coffee 🙂

Tidying the other half of the front garden. Overgrown beds infested with nettles and bindweed this time. Heavy formative...
10/05/2022

Tidying the other half of the front garden. Overgrown beds infested with nettles and bindweed this time.
Heavy formative prune and some thinning and transplanting with the weeds all removed by their roots to avoid the use of weedkiller.

Address

Eastbourne

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+447756514751

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