We recently moved into a rural village after living in a town house for all our married life.
We had never had a garden before and didn’t know where to start. We just knew which plants we liked (but we didn’t know their names!)
I have quite a controlling personality and knew I couldn’t live with a messy / unruly garden but I also really wanted to encourage wildlife. Simon was looking forward to working in the garden and creating a lovely outside space but didn’t want to be a slave to it!
We knew we needed some expert help and guidance so turned to Meadowsweet.
Elly paid us a visit and we sat with her and told her what we liked and disliked in very basic terms – we wanted to grow vegetables easily, we wanted to encourage hedgehogs, insects and bees, we like wildflowers but couldn’t cope with long grass everywhere, we fancied the idea of a small pond but not a large one and so on.
Elly was able to draw up a rough sketch of the garden identifying the optimum positions for the pond, vegetable bed etc as well as suggest wildlife friendly flowers, provide us with information on how to create and maintain a small pond, advise us on no-dig vegetable beds and so much more.
It has really helped us to understand the garden, solidify our ideas and start creating a garden that works for us and Mother Nature.
We would highly recommend Meadowsweet to anyone unsure about where to start with an outdoor space, regardless of whether you are aiming for a formal garden, a wildlife haven or something in between.
Simon & Rebecca StaddonRuishton, Somerset