Modica Gardens

Modica Gardens Garden landscaping, planting and maintenance in Cheltenham and the wider Cotswolds.

Some photos from the end of our Scottish trip - lovely Stornaway - tasting at  - a deserted Lyskintyre beach - Tommy on ...
10/09/2024

Some photos from the end of our Scottish trip - lovely Stornaway - tasting at - a deserted Lyskintyre beach - Tommy on the Quiraing - Callanish stones - Garry Beach - the boys!

Wish we were still there!

From the Northernmost tip of Lewis, to the top of the Quiraing to the bottom of the deepest loch - all in some lovely kn...
10/09/2024

From the Northernmost tip of Lewis, to the top of the Quiraing to the bottom of the deepest loch - all in some lovely knitwear



Day one of the Scotland trip - Inverness to Portree, with stop offs in Loch Ness and Eilean Donan castle
07/09/2024

Day one of the Scotland trip - Inverness to Portree, with stop offs in Loch Ness and Eilean Donan castle

Enjoying the moss-green and surreal landscape of Skye this week with  . Feels like we’re hiking through an alien planet ...
06/09/2024

Enjoying the moss-green and surreal landscape of Skye this week with . Feels like we’re hiking through an alien planet

I don’t think we’ve ever had a border take off so quickly as this one. Scoot to the end photo to see what this looked li...
13/08/2024

I don’t think we’ve ever had a border take off so quickly as this one. Scoot to the end photo to see what this looked like early May!

We started work on this border in the middle of that month, stripping out the weeds, stumps and soil by half a foot. We then gave it a deep tissue massage of mushroom compost and blood, fish and bone to revitalise the nutrients.

We planted mid June (now quite a drizzly month here). It’s just taken 2 months to get a bulky and flower filled border that the client is over the moon with.

Enjoyed these dramatic grey skies over  today. Then afterwards to Pershore for a some charity shopping!
06/07/2024

Enjoyed these dramatic grey skies over today. Then afterwards to Pershore for a some charity shopping!

Tutti a Tavola! Who’s keen to get back round the table al fresco, now summer’s finally here? ☀️This design (originally c...
23/06/2024

Tutti a Tavola! Who’s keen to get back round the table al fresco, now summer’s finally here? ☀️

This design (originally concept 2020) has been built in several phases. With this dining space built and planted last year it’s wonderful to see it bought together with a stunning stone topped table.

Placed between kitchen and veggie garden, with a view out to the wild meadow lawn beyond who wouldn’t want to wile away a few Summer afternoons here? 🍷🍽️

“Looking bloody lovely Sam - really good job 👏👏👏👏”This is what we love! We’ve been getting some lovely messages through ...
09/06/2024

“Looking bloody lovely Sam - really good job 👏👏👏👏”

This is what we love! We’ve been getting some lovely messages through recently as all our modica meadow schemes start hitting their Summer peak.

If you’ve got an underwhelming patch of lawn not reaching its potential follow the link in our bio to see how easy it is to flip it into meadow.

Our 18 meadow areas are seeded, rooted and ready for business. In association with the village  local council we’ve inst...
20/05/2024

Our 18 meadow areas are seeded, rooted and ready for business. In association with the village local council we’ve installed a score of meadow test beds on the local playing field. And now we’re keen to work out which is best for cost, looks and biodiversity.

We want to hear what people think, so next to these beds people can find a QR code which takes them to survey sheet. By tracking attractiveness and insect activity throughout the year, along with monitoring maintenance hours we can help the council make judgements on future meadow installations.

Alongside helping Mike on his garden we’re test running our biodiversity app - we’re tracking how attractive this garden...
11/05/2024

Alongside helping Mike on his garden we’re test running our biodiversity app - we’re tracking how attractive this garden is for insects across the weekend.

If you’re coming to today be sure to say hello and take part in one of our 2 minute surveys. Let us know what you think of the app

Counting the insects 🐝 If you’re coming to RHS Malvern this weekend be sure to say hello to us on Mike’s forward-thinkin...
10/05/2024

Counting the insects 🐝 If you’re coming to RHS Malvern this weekend be sure to say hello to us on Mike’s forward-thinking garden - where we’re helping to monitor the wildlife.

We’re asking people to simply observe a section of garden, or a single plant for 2 minutes, log what they see and tell us what they think of the space. All this data gets turned into a real-time dashboard (come and see it behind the garden).

Why are we doing this? We want to make sure that our biodiverse garden is really attractive to a wide range of insects, and see how their foraging fluctuates throughout the day.

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Zizia, Anthriscus, Geranium ‘Raven’ - it’s all about getting the plants jostling together but with some space to breathe...
02/05/2024

Zizia, Anthriscus, Geranium ‘Raven’ - it’s all about getting the plants jostling together but with some space to breathe on this shadey corner. We’re helping out on the planting this weekend with ‘ garden - It doesn’t have to cost the earth.

Come and take a look next weekend at the Spring Flower Show.

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56 Winchcombe Street
Cheltenham
GL522ND

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