A Client called it ‘Garden Therapy’ but I call it a Garden Hoedown because ‘Garden Consultation’ sounds so boring!

If you don’t know where to start, or can’t see the wood for the trees an expert* objective pair of eyes can often help to make decisions, see the good and bad and suggest changes and ideas.

* “expert” here means someone who has sat in gardens her whole life, grown veggies (not always successfully), is embracing ‘easy gardening’ and who has a creative flair for designing practical spaces

It may be that you can relate to one of these scenarios:

• perhaps you’ve recently moved in, are overwhelmed by the garden you’ve inherited, don’t know what plant is what and you and your partner are arguing over whether the palm tree in the middle of the lawn stays or goes

• you’re about to put your house on the market and you want it to make a good impression

• you’ve built a gorgeous extension and put bi-fold doors on the back of the house, but now you can see the garden 24/7 all year round and it doesn’t quite look like you had hoped it would

• you feel that the garden is about to move into a new phase of life with you … the kids haven’t quite outgrown the trampoline but you have a niggly feeling it could be working better for all the family

• you work hard and want to relax outside at the weekend rather than work through a list of garden chores

• you don’t want a full on garden design but you feel like there might be some ways to make little changes that have a big impact

These are examples of the challenges my clients face.  This last few years have changed everything.  I’ve seen a lot of re-thinking and re-prioritising as the unsettling climate has an impact on our families, our homes and our gardens.

My clients are looking for ways they can get the most out of their gardens and are looking for ideas to make it easy to look after, easy to use whilst looking good all year round. If that’s you I can help you in 2 ways:

Face to Face Hoedown

• In your garden WITH a cuppa for up to an hour and a half!
• Solving problems, teaching techniques and offering ideas and solutions
• Summary report sent afterwards so you don’t have to take any notes – including any sketch ideas and links to inspiration, suppliers, contractors, or plants
• My Favourite Plants – I’ll send you my list of good plants for gardens
• COST: £200 within a 5-mile radius of Redhill (I’m more than happy to travel further afield but will need to factor in travel time and costs) Payment up front will secure our appointment.

Virtual Hoedown

• Questionnaire completed and photos and video sent of the space before our meeting with guidance from me of best angles etc
• Virtual meeting(up to an hour and a half) held at an agreed time from your home WITH a cuppa over Zoom
• Solving problems, teaching techniques and offering ideas and solutions
• Summary report sent afterwards so you don’t have to take any notes – including any sketch ideas and links to inspiration, suppliers, contractors, or plants
• My Favourite Plants – I’ll send you my list of good plants for gardens
• COST: £200

Email me to get the ball rolling!

Here’s what Claire had to say following our Hoedown:

“I spent a lovely hour in my back garden with Renée having a Hoedown.  She is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable.  I feel very inspired now and, most importantly, confident that I can change my garden to suit my family.  Renée listened to what I hoped to achieve and asked all the right questions.  I can’t wait to get started and thanks to Renée’s follow-up email with links and reminders of what we talked about it didn’t matter that I forgot most of the plant names we talked about! Thank you.”

What would you want us to spend our hour discussing?  Let me know in the comments below!   Renée

Book a Hoedown HERE!