Wanted - Knowledgable gardener in Kent for (paid) advice/consultancy
We moved to the West Malling area recently, to a house with a fairly large garden (just over an acre).
I've had it professionally landscaped and planted and am currently employing a gardeners to maintain it.
I'd love to do it myself but I've never gardened before and so I'm pretty clueless. Is there a keen and knowledgable gardener out there who would be interested in providing a bit of (paid) advice/consultancy?
Eg. when, what and where to plant, when and how to prune, when and how to add compost. What a weed looks like!
Ideally, I'd like to get to a position where I have a calendar of jobs I need to do throughout the year and a clue on how to do them.
I've had it professionally landscaped and planted and am currently employing a gardeners to maintain it.
I'd love to do it myself but I've never gardened before and so I'm pretty clueless. Is there a keen and knowledgable gardener out there who would be interested in providing a bit of (paid) advice/consultancy?
Eg. when, what and where to plant, when and how to prune, when and how to add compost. What a weed looks like!
Ideally, I'd like to get to a position where I have a calendar of jobs I need to do throughout the year and a clue on how to do them.
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Unfortunately, whilst my 'gardeners' are very fast and hardworking, they don't seem to know anything beyond cutting grass and hacking down trees. They've done quite a bit of damage which confirms to me that they know little more about actual 'gardening' than I do!
Is it a garden you want to care for yourself long term?
Will you always employ someone or be looking to let the gardener you have go eventually?
It just seems that if you want to pay someone for help and you are happy with your gardener at the moment they would be the ideal person?
If you want to take up gardening then people here will always be happy to answer questions. Learning to garden takes time
Sorry for the questions but it will help others to answer .
Good Luck
My current 'gardeners' have been great for maintaining the lawns, building raised beds but don't really seem to know anything about actual 'gardening' so I wouldn't want to ask them for advice.
Even if they did know actual 'gardening', I don't think it would be fair to pick their brains only to get rid of them.
https://www.hadlow.ac.uk/courses/search?area=Horticulture%20and%20Garden%20Design&mode=FullTime
Thanks, I'll do that.
As well as the wider GW website check out
Post your questions on here lots of help on this site use the internet to see what plants look like how big they get and wide and wonder round garden centre and open gardens.
Finally don't buy everything at once just incase you decide gardening is not for you. If you decide it is for you, welcome to the wonderful world of gardening. Enjoy.