Bring in the pro to make your dreams come true

Horticulture and landscaping were one of those pursuits and industries which came through the pandemic and lockdowns relatively intact, particularly on the residential side.

As Andrew Fisher Tomlin says elsewhere in this issue, people were stuck at home looking out at their gardens and planning how they could make them better. Couple that with the fact that holidays were put on hold for a period and that holiday fund could be diverted to the garden development fund.

People love their gardens and even if they are not “gardeners” do as much as they need to do to ensure they are as they would wish them to be for that summer barbecue, or even that game of football with the grand kids.

But it is our nature not to be fans of the status quo and invariably we are looking to take things to the next level whether that be a decked out area or lavish new rockery, a summer house or water feature.

However, just as very few of us would be capable of designing and building our own homes, not many of us would be able to bring our garden dreams to fruition without calling in a

It can be an expensive business but rather than cut corners employing a professional gardener or landscaper is a sure way to ensure that the pennies you have saved from not heading off to the Caribbean are spent wisely.

Scott MacCallum