Your Garden Project Ltd

Your Garden Project Ltd We are a dedicated team of garden landscapers and plantsmen, specialising in the design, management and maintenance of hard and soft landscape projects.

Blending creative vision with sound plant knowledge and technical expertise, the team at Your Garden Project (YGP) will help you develop your green space and deliver results that exceed your expectations. As passionate nature-lovers, we also have a team of professionals on hand to advise you about the best plants for encouraging birds, bees and butterflies into your garden and practical ways to co

nserve water. Additionally, we can help you with irrigation and lighting to make sure that your garden not only looks good at night, but also functions practically. Take a look at our portfolio covering the work we’ve completed for clients in East Anglia and London. YGP specialises in high quality domestic garden design and maintenance. Based in Kilburn, London and Woodbridge in Suffolk, we design, build and maintain landscaped gardens primarily in East Anglia, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and north London. Founded in 2005 we are dedicated to creating and maintaining contemporary, practical and timeless gardens.

Our first appearance in the local mag! The beagle is a tad camera shy on occasions...
25/04/2018

Our first appearance in the local mag! The beagle is a tad camera shy on occasions...

Planting up our herbaceous border. The Alliums on the right are getting ready to really show off!
25/04/2018

Planting up our herbaceous border. The Alliums on the right are getting ready to really show off!

One of my favourite trees for a small garden: Amelanchier lamarckii. Beautiful show now, red/purple fruits and then a sp...
25/04/2018

One of my favourite trees for a small garden: Amelanchier lamarckii. Beautiful show now, red/purple fruits and then a spectacular autumn display

Full on with planting now as finally it seems to be drying up out there! 4 gardens needing their plants.
25/04/2018

Full on with planting now as finally it seems to be drying up out there! 4 gardens needing their plants.

I loathe this time of year However, now is the time to be inventive! The garden is a sad, barren place but it is in thes...
03/03/2018

I loathe this time of year

However, now is the time to be inventive! The garden is a sad, barren place but it is in these dreary months you can really analyse the structural outline of your garden in all of its flaws and imperfections!

It is also satisfying to reflect on whether your attempts to soften the harder landscape elements of the garden (e.g. patio, pergola, deck, shed) with harmonious planting (shrub or perennial border, climbers, hedges) have actually succeeded.

Now is the time to reflect on what worked and what didn’t; which of those plants celebrated their position and soil with a wonderful display of colour and which ones struggled to settle in to their new home.

Try your hardest to resist the temptation to tear outside and cut everything back in a bid to regenerate what is happily dormant. Dead and dying foliage on perennials and shrubs offer up a vital defence against frost and wind and many provide essential winter habitats for wildlife large and small.

“Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful: they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul”
(Luther Burbank, botanist and horticulturalist 1849 – 1926)

And the beagle makes her first site inspection
28/02/2018

And the beagle makes her first site inspection

-5 degrees kicks off our first project this season!
28/02/2018

-5 degrees kicks off our first project this season!

Some more 'before's and after's': Terracing, trellis, hardwood steps,retained beds and garden clearance
18/11/2017

Some more 'before's and after's': Terracing, trellis, hardwood steps,retained beds and garden clearance

Recent railings
13/11/2017

Recent railings

Deck dog
13/11/2017

Deck dog

Bare root planting is one of the most cost effective options and November to March is the ideal time whilst plants are d...
13/11/2017

Bare root planting is one of the most cost effective options and November to March is the ideal time whilst plants are dormant and before the ground becomes hardened from frost.
If the weather is really bad and there is snow or ice then do not try and plant your bare roots, just ‘heel ‘ them in by covering them with soil and compost until conditions improve.
Bare roots establish quicker than roses bought in pots. This is because a bare root rose planted in winter will be concentrating its energy into putting down a strong root structure first, before it concentrates on flower and leaf production. In contrast a container grown rose bought and planted in the summer will be putting a lot of energy into flowering and new growth. Bare roots also require considerably less watering until established than a container rose.

Here are a few planting rules for bare root roses:

1. When you receive your bare root rose re-hydrate it as soon as you can in a bucket of water for 30-40 minutes
2. Dig a planting hole 40cms wide and 60cms deep
3. Break up the soil at the base of the hole with a fork
4. Mix a spadeful of nutrient rich manure with the soil in the bottom of the hole. The Garden Centre ‘Farmyard manure’ will do just fine
5. Sprinkle a handful of Rootgrow/ Mycorrhizal Fungi over the roots.
6. Position the rose over the centre of the hole and spread the roots out. Place a bamboo cane horizontally across the top of the hole to check the planting depth. The swollen area between the roots and the stems (the graft union), should be just below the bamboo cane.
7. Fill in and lightly firm the soil around the rose with your foot and then water in well

Peonys

Plant your peony roots in the ground with the tips of the roots pointing downwards and the growing tips 1.5cms below soil level in the south of the country and 5cms below soil level in the north. Space your plants 60cms to 90 cms apart to allow for mature size.

Now is the time for you all to get some stunning Spring and Summer bulbs in the ground. However much space you have ther...
13/11/2017

Now is the time for you all to get some stunning Spring and Summer bulbs in the ground. However much space you have there is always room for a few of these. Remember a few general planting rules:

1. Position in well drained soil in full sun
2. Add grit if drainage is a problem (i.e. clay soil)
3. Plant in drifts if you have space
4. Use a bulb planter for the larger bulbs (Tulips, Daffs, Carmassia, Alliums etc..)
5. Plant them pointy end upwards, twice the depth of the bulb with a handful of rootgrow and 2 handfuls bulb fibre compost, leaving a gap of at least 3 times the bulb width between each bulb
6. Firm the ground with your hand, don’t use your feet – you’ll compact the ground and crush the bulb!

If you want to plant bulbs in your lawn in bold clumps, peel back a section of the turf, add grit and cover them back over with the turf.

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Rickmansworth
WD35RG

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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