About Nettleton Garden Services

Your garden is your own personal outdoor sanctuary, a perfect place to unwind and enjoy your spare time.

By getting to know you and your space, and harnessing its natural beauty, we can design and develop the best garden to suit you. Whether it's a working vegetable plot or a hard-wearing family space, a tranquil retreat or a decorative showpiece, together we can create something special. Living gardens will take as much love as you can give. Our job isn't just upkeep, but to nurture and coax the most from your land, all year round.

...and if all you need is a little help with the weeding and mowing, we'll be happy to take care of that too.

About Philip Nettleton

I spent much of my early working life in a career which I found to be totally unrewarding until a change of direction took me into the field of fine art. I was in my element mixing with artists, sculptors and other creative people, and surrounded by beautiful and interesting pieces of artwork.
In addition I was travelling the country, often through fabulous countryside, venturing overseas, and building professional and friendly relationships with a variety of people.
Redundancy brought all this to an end, and gardening leave beckoned.​

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I threw myself into rejuvenating my own small plot and developed an interest that had been with me since boyhood. As I toiled away, lifting and setting flagstones, clipping and mowing, I realised I was at peace with myself in my garden and it occurred to me that maybe this could be my future. I needed some serious knowledge and training before I let myself loose on the public.
After an RHS Principles of Horticulture course and a City & Guilds in Garden Design, I completed a Foundation Degree in Garden Design. I have developed an interest in gardening for wildlife; our gardens are vital oases and corridors for vast numbers of birds, animals and in particular, insects. I take great delight in witnessing the activity of bees and birds in our gardens, though I’m maybe less enthusiastic about molluscs!
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I love my garden and my aim is to help others, who love their land, to get the most out of it.
I don’t profess to be an expert in all things horticultural. If I don’t know the answer to a question I will find it. If a job is beyond my skills I will tell you. But I will work hard, and use my training and knowledge to help you achieve the garden you want.