A Leicester garden design project turning a plain lawn into a more structured entertaining garden.
Choose a clear starting point, or tell Tony what feels difficult and he will help you find the right level of support.
Understand your garden. Make confident decisions. Enjoy it for life.
Personal garden mentoring, consultations and design from Tony Harding, an RHS Gold Award winner with more than 40 years’ horticultural experience.
Three ways Tony can help
Garden Consultation
An expert walkaround and practical written action plan when you need to know what to do next.
Guide pricing is confirmed after Tony understands your garden, location and the level of advice required.
Year-Long Garden Guide
Tony’s recommended service. Personal guidance through the changing seasons so your knowledge grows with the garden.
Guide pricing is confirmed after Tony understands your garden, the seasons of support required and the most useful mentoring format.
Garden Design & Project Guidance
Design thinking, planting knowledge and an informed brief for homeowners planning substantial changes.
Guide pricing is confirmed after Tony understands the scale of the garden, the design guidance required and the best project route.
Do you love your garden but feel unsure what to do next?
- I know what I like, but I do not know how to achieve it.
- I am worried about buying the wrong plants.
- The garden has potential, but I do not know where to begin.
- I want expert help without handing everything over.
- I need advice that works across the different seasons.
Tony Harding — your Garden Mentor
Tony brings more than 40 years of horticultural experience and RHS Gold Award-winning experience to practical, personal advice. He helps you read your garden, understand the choices and make progress without unnecessary guesswork.
Garden mentoring: expert help that builds your confidence
A maintenance gardener may carry out ongoing physical work. A garden designer may deliver a design or plan. Tony occupies the useful space between them: he helps you understand the garden you have, make informed decisions and learn what to do, how to do it and why.
Why seasonal guidance works
Your garden does not stand still after one meeting. Plants reveal themselves, light shifts, jobs become urgent and new questions appear. The year-long approach gives you timely guidance, the chance to review results and the confidence to make the next decision well.
Help for the garden you have now
Tony can also help with a focused garden problem without distracting from the three principal services.
New-Build Garden Advice
Understand soil, drainage, privacy and structure before buying plants or committing to finishes.
Established or Overgrown Gardens
Identify what is worth keeping and put the work into a calm, manageable order.
Planting & Border Advice
Choose plants for the conditions, long-term scale, seasonal interest and time you have available.
Practical advice before expensive decisions
Tony’s Garden Journal shows how soil, light, drainage, timing and maintenance affect the choices that follow.
Not sure which service you need?
Tell Tony about your garden and arrange an initial conversation.