Garden Design & Maintenance

“…to design the garden is one thing, and to garden it so as to obtain the desired effect is another… long after the designer is gone and forgotten”.

Gareth has built up an outstanding team of expert gardeners that work alongside him, or independently, taking forward his long term involvement in garden maintenance, garden restoration and garden design projects. Garden maintenance services, grounds & estate maintenance, grass cutting & lawn care, weeding & pruning, walled gardens, kitchen gardens, orchards, meadows & herbaceous borders, Gareth & his garden team are experienced and skilled in year round regular garden maintenance. The garden team work in gardens, estates & landscapes in Monmouthshire, The Wye Valley & The Forest of Dean, South Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, Bristol & Bath and North Somerset

My name is Gareth Edwards and I am a landscape & garden designer and pre-registered member of the Society of Garden Designers. Currently based near the Old Severn Bridge, overlooking the Severn Estuary in South Gloucestershire, I have been working in designed and natural landscapes for over 30 years and cover Bristol, South Gloucestershire, The Wye Valley, The Forest of Dean & The Cotswolds, North Somerset, Monmouthshire, Gwent, South Wales.

My design philosophy is inspired by the history of garden design, whether the formality of an architectural garden, the naturalness of the English Landscape Park, turn of the century Arts & Crafts, Twentieth century modernism, the rewilding of previously intensively managed landscapes, I look to the past for inspiration but am very much focused on the present, always guided by the spirit of a place. I collaborate with skilled craftspeople on many projects. Buildings architects, landscape architects, stone masons, metalworkers. Bespoke modernism inspired by a sense of place. A design philosophy that is rooted in the ecology of natural landscapes and the history of garden design.

Strong design that is part of a natural history.

A garden advice service, covering design, planting schemes and year round maintenance. Pruning & training advice, dealing with pests and diseases, managing estates for wildlife, year round budgeting. What have you got, how important it is and what is the best way to achieve your goals. Gareth’s experience covers over 30 years as a hands-on gardener, ecological consultant and a botanical field surveyor. This extensive experience underpins Gareth’s work as a specialist gardens and landscape consultant. The garden consultation can be commissioned as a one off report, informal walk around or part of the ongoing garden maintenance.