The Hardy Gardener

The Hardy Gardener Friendly, reliable and conscientious gardener, with a passion for plants and gardens.

I have over fifteen years' experience working in the horticulture industry. Able to meet all your gardening requirements with professionalism and care. Services include:

>Lawn maintenance, rejuvenation, scarifying & treatment programmes
>Plant, shrub & tree pruning
>Plant health care including mulches and food
>Planting schemes
>Containers, window boxes and hanging baskets
>Weed control
>Hed

ge trimming
>Leaf clearance
>Soft landscaping
>Turfing
>Fencing
>Tree surgery* (qualified & insured)
>Garden clearance
>Irrigation systems
>Jet washing

Available for regular garden maintenance, day-work and individual projects - all fully insured. Covering an area of South East London and North West Kent, with a seven mile radius from Orpington, Bromley BR5, which includes Thamesmead to the north, South Darenth to the east, Biggin Hill to the south and Penge to the west. Please call 07584 247 691 to discuss your garden with me and to arrange a viewing and a free quote. Many thanks,
Ted

*Forestry and Arboriculture qualifications held:

>Aerial Tree Pruning, C&G/NPTC Level 3 Award
>Accessing a tree using a rope and harness, C&G/NPTC Level 2 Award
>Tree Climbing and Rescue, C&G/NPTC Level 2 Award
>Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting, C&G/NPTC Level 2 Award
>Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm, C&G/NPTC Level 2 Award

It’s taken a few years, but these Hemerocallis ‘Autumn Red’ have really come on this time! I planted this bed up around ...
11/07/2025

It’s taken a few years, but these Hemerocallis ‘Autumn Red’ have really come on this time! I planted this bed up around 4 years ago using plants for shade and semi-shade.

Dicentra spectabilis, aka bleeding heart! 💗
29/04/2025

Dicentra spectabilis, aka bleeding heart! 💗

For a long time now, I’ve thought that there’s something very cool about the unfurling of a fern!
28/04/2025

For a long time now, I’ve thought that there’s something very cool about the unfurling of a fern!

Really enjoyed planting this lovely selection of plants today, all part of a scheme I recently created for the customer....
24/04/2025

Really enjoyed planting this lovely selection of plants today, all part of a scheme I recently created for the customer.
The soil in the bed is fairly poor and stony, in a sunny spot, so it’s perfect for the olive trees, which were already on site in containers.
To add to these, I chose some Lavender ‘Hidcote,’ Cistus (carbariensis), Geranium ‘Wargrave Pink,’ Salvia ‘Caradonna,’ Allium ‘Violet Beauty’ and Stipa tenuissima. This is the first time I’ve incorporated ornamental grasses, and they work very well with alliums and salvias!
I also selected a climbing rose (‘Compassion’) and a clematis (‘Rubromarginata’) to climb up the new trellises and, in time, they will grow into each other and flower at around the same time of year.
Finally, I planted a Phormium ‘Pink Stripe’ in a small raised bed that’s more shaded.

A day spent tidying the garden. The snake’s head fritillaries were planted two years ago, and didn’t come up last year, ...
30/03/2025

A day spent tidying the garden. The snake’s head fritillaries were planted two years ago, and didn’t come up last year, so I thought I’d lost them. It’s been a lovely day!

Dwarf magnolia tree looking stunning in today’s sunshine - it seems to get more resilient to wind damage with every pass...
27/03/2025

Dwarf magnolia tree looking stunning in today’s sunshine - it seems to get more resilient to wind damage with every passing year. I planted it around eight or nine years ago for a family friend, but I think the cultivar is ‘Susan.’

It’s always nice when poppies self-seed and come up unexpectedly. The bees and insects are having a field day! I’ve just...
13/06/2024

It’s always nice when poppies self-seed and come up unexpectedly. The bees and insects are having a field day!
I’ve just planted a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Red Bross’) in this space, which will become a more permanent fixture. It’s a very pretty shrub in spring, and also attracts lots of pollinating insects.

Japanese quinces look beautiful at this time of year.
02/03/2023

Japanese quinces look beautiful at this time of year.

Another of my absolute favourite shrubs in spring is Spiraea ‘Arguta’! I see a lot, this time of year, that have been cl...
30/03/2022

Another of my absolute favourite shrubs in spring is Spiraea ‘Arguta’! I see a lot, this time of year, that have been clipped regularly into a neat ball, but display very few flowers, which is a crying shame. If you want yours to look like this, then prune once soon after flowering and then leave well alone! In general, that’s a good rule of thumb for spring shrubs that flower on the previous year’s growth. I like to make gardens look attractive and good for pollinators, so I think it pays not to be overly neat and tidy.

Crocuses and ‘Tête-à-tête’ daffodils, on a more pleasant day this week.
11/03/2022

Crocuses and ‘Tête-à-tête’ daffodils, on a more pleasant day this week.

First shed base and shed er****on. Ooh-er!
27/02/2022

First shed base and shed er****on. Ooh-er!

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