ABOUT US

 

We are a small gardening firm dedicated to both professional, reliable and friendly customer service and strong commitment to an organic ecofriendly approach.

My name is Kevin Pressland and I am a qualified horticulturalist who has always been dedicated to an organic approach to horticulture. We believe the industry has to be more responsible in its product use in the form of containers and its management techniques in the plant production process. And in general garden development and there longer term maintenance and further development. 

In all areas we implement organic principles. Where possible we purchase organic certified plants these can be organic certified ornamental herbaceous plants, organic certified herbs, organic certified shrubs, organic certified trees, organic certified fruit trees, organic certified soft fruits, organic certified native specie trees and shrubs and organic certified seeds.

To combat any nutrient deficiencies found present in the soil we use organic feeds e.g. organic seaweed meal, organic comfrey juice, organic nettle juices. To improve overall soil fertility we use organic humus in the form of manures where possible from an organic certified source, leafmould where possible from an organic certified source, municipal composts of organic origin and semi decomposed bark that gradually adds to the organic humus content of the soil.

For pest and disease control we use biological controls e.g. for slugs. We use companion planting techniques where the opportunity allows and a whole plethora of other techniques to organically control any large infestations. It must also be understood that a balance between predator and pest is the aim not the extermination of pests from the garden. This would have and sadly does have currently implications for other life dependant on what we deem the pest. So an organic/permaculture approach aim is to get a balance between predator and pest that is not at a detrimental level to the crop or ornamental plants that are been grown organically  

 

Please have a look at the organic services we can provide you. You will see an organic approach never needs to be boring or unaesthetically pleasing. Why not opt for an organic approach and have the peace of mind that you are being a responsible consumer and adding back by hopefully wanting us to create a garden for you that is both exciting for all the family, aesthetically pleasing and beneficial to native plants, animals, insects and invertebrates etc.

We hope you opt for an organic approach.

We are professional members of ‘Garden Organic’, the main promoters of organic horticulture in this country. 

The range of services varies and can accommodate most of your garden needs and concerns. For the small garden and large gardens ponds of varying sizes can be created to cater for space availability and objectives a great way to create a haven for wildlife, ponds. Ponds benefit a great array of wildlife and can be great fun. Please view the pond tag for further details. Screening the garden from eyesores can be achieved aesthetically from pleaching a raised hedging system that is relatively easy to introduce and the impact of pleaching can be quite immediate should you opt for an established pleaching framework. We can produce pleaching using young feathered bare rooted tree stock the range of trees that can be used for this pleaching can be therefore expanded please view the pleaching tag for further details. You can both enjoy your gardens aesthetics; sports use and benefit wildlife by using a range of plants with pretty flower, foliage scent and that benefit birdlife, bees, solitary bees and other plants health and vitality. We can create wildlife corners and enhance existing wildlife corridors at the back of gardens. Please view the wildlife corners tag. You may agree that so often today fruit does not taste like it used to. We can help you counter that by offering a service to supply a range of fruit trees. Fruit trees that can both improve the aesthetics of the garden, be relatively easy to maintain, and produce wonderful fruit. The fruit could be apples, pears, plums, greengage, cherries, peaches, damsons, quinces etc. There is a wealth of fruit out there. We would like you to have the opportunity to grow your own fruit and understand how to do so. We can both supply prepare and plant and train your fruit and give you advice on how to look after your new fruit trees into the future. Top Fruit e.g. apples, pears, plums, greengage, cherries, peaches, damsons, quinces etc can come on varying rootstocks this determines the vigour of the fruit tree and we can advise which are appropriate to any constraints that may be on your site where you want fruit planted. For further details about our fruit tree services please view our fruit tree tag. Also we can supply and plant soft fruit and advise on future management of the soft fruit so you gain the maximum enjoyment from your soft fruit. Soft fruit comes in the range of blackcurrants, loganberries, tayberries, gooseberries, worcsterberries, whitecurrents, redcurrants’, strawberries. The season of production of fruit can be increased by the cultivars of soft fruit chosen. Please view fruit tag for further details or email us. You may not be familiar with the term soft landscaping; soft landscaping is determining and creating areas for planting. These soft landscaping areas can consist of plant borders, plant beds, plant shrub borders, orchard creation, woodland creation, soft pond creation, wildflower areas, ornamental meadow areas, wildflower meadows, lawns etc. So soft landscaping encapsulates the soft elements of a gardens form. Soft landscaping is the hub of a gardens creation and character. The soft landscaping character is determined by good garden design and longer term good management and development. Soft landscaping is fundamental to a true garden. You may be aware that woodland cover has diminished in this country over the years. If you have spare land please consider a native specie woodland or orchard. We can help either way in gaining possible grants for native woodland, hedgerow and orchard creation. You can help threatened biodiversity that is so under pressure in the current predominantly intensively managed countryside. Woodland creation, orchard creation and or hedgerow creation is a great contribution to make. Why not let us help you? Please see the woodland creation and the orchard creation tags. With the orchard creation you can mix the range of fruit up. Various other things can be done to increase both your enjoyment of the orchard as it is growing and increasing the range of produce obtained from the orchard. Orchards have been on the decrease for years it would be great if you can help counter that situation by having an orchard on your land. We now can supply and construct ecological fencing systems. We mean by ecological fencing systems fencing materials that are sourced from good woodland management in Hampshire. Please view the ecological fencing systems tag for further details or email us.

We are very conscious of the materials we use so all the products are ecologically friendly. Please view our materials used list.

We endeavour to source organically certified plants where possible. We intend to produce our own plants and would like to supply local produce too and go for organic certification in the longer term through the soil association. If you know anybody who has spare land and outbuildings that we could use for a nominal rent on a farm tenancy agreement then please contact us.