Welcome to The Organic Gardeners
Some of the services provided for small to
large gardens (Click on services below in blue for detailed information)
About
Us
Commercial
Consultancy
Private
Garden consultancy & Garden design
Soft landscaping ¦ Vertical
element
Fruit tree pruning ¦ Espalier pruning
Pleaching ¦ Ecological fencing systems
Ornamental
Meadow ¦
Wildflower Meadow
Wildlife gardens &
corners
Maintenance and further development
Orchard
creation & renovation
Woodland
creation ¦
Pond
creation
Hard landscaping
Materials Used
Timber-forestry stewardship council certified timber where possible.
Organic paints and varnishes are used sourced from for example ecos, livos
, auro.
Native specie plants are all of true British stock.
Pond
liners – lined with compressed bentonite clay / butyl liners.
Fruit
trees – cultivars and varieties originally bred in the area where
possible.
Plants – wherever possible organic or almost organic
ornamentals.
We are just starting a nursery producing ornamentals,
herbs, vegetables and fruits. This will go into conversion to organic
status…ask for more details.
Main Areas Covered
Hertfordshire / North London others considered
WHY WE ARE ORGANIC (brief outline)
We have recognized for some years the waste of resources involved in artificial fertiliser production and the consequences of using these products on the soil. These do not enhance the soil fertility and associated organisms fundamental to the soils healthy ecosystem
We recognise the soil is a living environment and in order to enhance it we use e.g. decomposed manures, leafmould or bark mulch. This has the effect of enhancing beneficial soil organisms, bacterium’s and fungi’s. This improves soil drainage and the water holding capacity in the long term and improves the health of plants as well as their resistance to disease and pest attack.
Any plants looking unhappy can be boosted with liquid feeds such as seaweed extracts, liquid comfrey, liquid manures. Customers are encouraged to have water butts in which cut nettles and comfrey can be thrown that breaks down to produce a good foliar feed.
We recognise the consequences of pesticide production and associated effluent produced which affects water sources. Companion planting is encouraged and the use of biological controls e.g. nemesis the bio control for slugs that artificially increases the predatory micro-nematodes in the soil for a short period. Organic pesticides are used as a last resort these largely biodegrade within a relatively short period of time in the environment.
HORTICULTURAL MEMBERSHIPS
|
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION |
24 YEARS |
|
HENRY DOUBLESDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION |
19 YEARS |
|
PERMACULTURE ASSOCIATION |
6 YEARS |
|
PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS GUILD |
5 YEARS |
|
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY |
19 YEARS |
|
BROGDALE HORTICULTURAL TRUST |
6 YEARS |
We have received favourable national press coverage in the national press for our work over the years.
Limited Edition (Herts Publication, Edition
10/03)
The Times National Newspaper 25/8/90
Today National Newspaper 29/7/89
Written Articles in Various
Publications
