I take a personal and holistic approach to gardening
Personal Gardening Advice:
I am able to advise and provide solutions for most gardening or plant problems.
I am also able to guide you to the placing of the plants in your garden to suit your micro climate and the direction of your beds and lawn; providing a combined attractive landscaping affect and practical placements according to your personal garden style and budget.
I’ll show you and/or your gardener some easy gardening techniques and tips to help establish a thriving collection of plants which will save you time and money and help you gain practical techniques to easily maintain your garden
Still not sure if you need my services?
Here are some common garden questions and issues that I can help you overcome:
- A particular plant specimen is not thriving in your garden and no matter how much or how little you water or fertilize it – it still looks straggly?
- There’s a particular area of your garden that plants always wilt, die or seem stunted?
- Fruit trees are not producing?
- The pot plant I received as a gift has lost its flowers, should it be re-potted or planted in the garden?
- My children are learning about ‘sustainable living’ at school and say we have to have a vegetable garden to feed our family! I don’t know where to start?
- I don’t want to spend all my free time gardening? Is this possible?
- I love ratatouille and have successfully grown lots of cherry tomatoes, and now trying to grow baby marrows! But they are either stung or the flowers drop off?
- During summer I like to go on holiday or to the beach and don’t have time to water my garden every evening like my neighbors do. I like the idea of a garden that can look after itself!
- My old plum tree is shading my lawn – can I cut it back myself or do I need a tree specialist?
I can identify or determine the reason of these particular problems and in together we can follow a course of action to solve them easily and that you can maintain.
Things that interest Me...
Medicinal Plants:
There are many medicinal indigenous plants that are edible or can be used in first aid at home. For example Artemisia afra "Wormwood" it is a medicinal plant, also called “Wilde Als” and is known to cure many ailments, the name meaning "Cure for anything".
Also, many people aren't aware that common “Bulbine” found all over and an easy to grown attractive plant, has amazing antibacterial and antifungal properties and can be used to quickly and effectively relieve and treat cold sores, acne, grazes, abrasions, small cuts and many more. I am happy to help you identify your current plants and their medicinal qualities and help you choose plants to suit the ailments and needs of your family.
Edible Plants:
Well Known edibles: We all know the well known culinary herbs, fruits and vegetables such as basil, origanum, thyme, tomatoes, apples, peppers, corn, potatoes, peas, beans, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and many more.
Unknown edibles:
Either rare plants that are found in specific parts of the world or are very common plants that are unknown to be edible and nutritious (and contain micro nutrients the body needs) such as well known garden weeds like Dandelion and Oxalis ''Four Leaf Clover" and highly nutritious "Moringa Tree" many more.
Aquaponics:
The organic hydroponics system which uses some form of animals defecation in most cases fish and the beneficial bacteria that breaks down the ammonia in the water making it habitable for fish and in turn feeding the plants in the system.
Pest Control:
How to work with nature to prevent and control the bad bugs in your garden.
Beneficial bugs:
There are many insects and animals that are beneficial for your garden plants. I can help identify the good and bad bugs, and to find ways to attract these beneficial bugs and birds to bring a natural balanced ecosystem to your garden.
Nick The Plant Guy
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