Welcome to Plant People, A professional Garden Design and Consultancy Service, working in a sustainable and organic way, wherever possible.

I am based in Shoreham-by-Sea, and currently work in Brighton and Hove. I prefer to work within a 10 mile radius of my home but I am happy to go beyond if you require my services.

Gifts available

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Gardening 1:1 lessons, Garden Design  or Consultancy vouchers available
Please contact me for more info

News

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Art Exhibition:
I will be part of the Artwave Artists open houses in August & September.
I have added Organic Ceramics to give you a glimpse of the garden sculptures & pots I create.

I have been creating a selection of  new pots & sculptures and have Raku fired them with my friend & Sensei Ember Vincent.

More info & links to be posted nearer the time.

Gardening Monthly To Do's

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Summer
Follow your own garden and intuition, as varies depending on your location.

July
  1. Check clematis for signs of clematis wilt
  2. Care for houseplant while on holiday
  3. Water tubs and new plants if dry, but be water-wise
  4. Deadhead bedding plants and repeat-flowering perennials, to ensure continuous flowering
  5. Pick courgettes before they become marrows
  6. Treat apple scab
  7. Clear algae, blanket weeds and debris from ponds, and keep them topped up. ( Use barley straw to help natural balance)
  8. Order catalogues for next year’s spring-flowering bulbs
  9. Give the lawn a quick-acting summer feed, especially if not given a spring feed
  10. Harvest apricots, peaches and nectarines
August
  1. Deadhead dahlias and other perennials to encourage a constant display of blooms
  2. Keep camellias and rhododendrons well watered through late summer while their flower buds are forming
  3. Trim lavender once flowering is over to maintain a compact, bushy shape, but avoid cutting into old wood
  4. Prune rambling roses, removing up to a third of stems that have flowered, and tie the rest to supports
  5. Be vigilant for signs of tomato and potato blight, removing affected plants immediately to prevent spread. Remove the lower leaves of cordon tomatoes up to the lowest truss, to let more light and air reach the fruits
  6. Summer prune both free-standing and trained apple trees, to encourage good fruiting in future years
  7. Plant well-rooted strawberry runners into new beds
  8. Pinch out the tops of outdoor tomatoes, as further flowers are unlikely to produce fruits that have time to ripen
  9. Set up a capillary matting system to ensure plants have enough water if you're going away on holiday
  10. Summer prune wisteria by shortening all long sideshoots to about 20cm

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