Michael Ferguson Horticulture

26/01/2026

January is an important time for structural pruning while many plants are dormant. Done correctly, winter pruning encourages healthy growth, improves flowering and fruiting, and helps reduce disease risk.

This month is ideal for:
🍏 Apple and pear trees, shaping and removing dead, diseased or crossing branches
🌹 Shrub and climbing roses, improving airflow and encouraging strong growth
🌿 Buddleia and late-flowering shrubs, cutting back to promote vigorous new shoots
🌸 Panicle and smooth hydrangeas, reducing older wood before buds swell

Winter is the ideal time to invest in your garden’s health. If you would like help maintaining your garden over the winter months, please get in touch to arrange a friendly, no-obligation quote:
https://mjferguson.crd.co/

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a70072299/plants-prune-in-january-before-too-late/

Get your garden ready for spring with this essential pruning checklist

05/01/2026

*Winter hours available*

🍏 Fruit tree pruning (apples and pears)
🌷 Mulching before bulbs come up
🌿 Shrub pruning
🍂 Hedge reductions

Get in touch for a friendly, no-obligation chat 😊
https://mjferguson.crd.co/

05/01/2026

Thank you to all my customers for the kind messages in your Christmas cards. They really are appreciated, and it’s been a pleasure looking after your gardens this year.

08/07/2024

*Hours available*

Knowledgeable, friendly horticulturist with over twenty years’ experience working for private estates and houses, including five years at RHS Wisley.

Specialties:
• Seasonal shrub pruning and herbaceous border care
• Ongoing consultation for planting and maintenance ideas
• Seasonal lawn care and other garden tasks

If you would like professional help to maintain your garden to a high horticultural standard, please get in touch.

Competitive hourly rate. All garden sizes considered.

Drop me an email or message, and I'll call you back.

Thanks, Mike

https://mjferguson.crd.co/

Hampshire based horticultural services

10/07/2023

Hello

30/05/2023

🌿Hours available 🌿

I have over twenty years experience of working in private gardens, estates and also public gardens, including RHS Wisley.

If you have a larger garden and need help (or know anybody who does not on Facebook) please get in touch for a friendly, no-obligation chat.

Thank you.
https://mjferguson.crd.co

10/05/2023

🌿Hours available 🌿

I offer horticultural services suited for larger gardens for year around maintenance, including pruning regimes to maximise your garden visually.

If you have a larger garden and need a hand - or know anybody who does, please get in touch, I'd love to help.
https://mjferguson.crd.co

Hampshire based horticultural services

13/03/2023

Fond memories of working here in my London life. Especially the National Garden Scheme Open Days when the public got the chance to look around and enjoy the garden.

The Holme in Regent’s Park has been put on the market for £250 million, and could become the most expensive property ever sold in the UK.

11/03/2023

Some signs of spring at least in today's garden.

11/03/2023

Why I support Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society

06/09/2022

Garden visits this summer included the The National Botanic Garden of Wales, home to the world's largest single-span glasshouse, measuring 110 m long by 60 m wide.

06/09/2022

Always a pleasure to volunteer for Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society. Perennial is the trade charity for everyone working in or retired from horticulture.

I was fortunate enough to help at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show the day 'The Perennial Garden, With Love' won the People's Choice Award. Congratulations to all involved, it was a truly stunning garden, well deserved award and bought so much attention to the charity.