NEWS - 2012
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Landscape Exhibition
Come and meet us at the Landscape Show 2013 where The Gardeners Guild has an exhibition stand. LANDSCAPE is the UK's leading trade event dedicated to products, services and innovation for the design, build and management of exterior and interior landscape projects. www.landscapeshow.co.uk

NEW! 20% Discount on Accounting Software for TGG members!
20% discount on FreeAgent award-winning online bookkeeping and accounting system, specifically designed to meet the needs of small businesses, is now available to TGG members.

New members - December
Welcome to new member Alfred Carling who owns Little M Landscapes in Thame. Alfred is RHS and PA1/PA6 qualified.
Welcome to new member Peter Yeates Arboriculture based in Winchester. Peter has qualifications for safe tree surgery and chainsaw work.

New members - November
Welcome to new member Kevin Waggott who owns Golden Gardeners in Farnborough. Kevin has a diploma in amenity horticulture.
Welcome to new member Robert Boyd who is RHS qualified. Robert owns Greenacre Garden Services in Greater Manchester.
Welcome to new member Graham Baker owner of Brambles Garden Services in Hereford. Graham attended Pershore college for his qualifications.
Welcome to new member Stephen Hackett owner of The Constant Gardener in Salisbury. Stephen is RHS qualified.
Welcome to new member Matthew Walker owner of Upton and Walker Gardening based in South East London. Matthew is RHS qualified.
Welcome to new member Sharon Steadman of Perennial Garden Solutions based in Altrincham. Sharon is RHS qualified.
Welcome to new member Philip Orme owner of Gardenchief based in Cannock. Philip is RHS and PA1/PA6 qualified.
Welcome to new member Ross Dustan who owns Arrow Green Garden Maintenance in Birmingham. Ross has a degree in Landscaping and pa1/pa6.
Welcome to new member Stephen Jameson who owns The Mendip Garden Company in Wells. Stephen is PA1/PA6 qualified.
Welcome to new member Philip Whiteside who is degree qualified in professional gardening and plant knowledge and is based in Preston.

New Book - 24/10/12
TGG has been helping with a new book called Design Grow Sell - A guide to starting and running a successful gardening business from your home and is due for publication on 3rd December 2012. All the details about the book can be found on the publishers website - http://brightwordpublishing.com/products/view/869350/Design-Grow-Sell/Sophie-Davies

New members - October
Welcome to new member Debbie Bourne who is qualified in permaculture and runs a business in London called Of Bees and Butterflies.
Welcome to new member Alex Brown of AMB Landscapes in Wargrave. Alex is RHS qualified.
Welcome to new member Shaun Reed owner of Wryde Croft Landscapes in Peterborough. Shaun is NVQ level 2 qualified.
Welcome to new member Michael Langley who works in the Spalding area. Michael offers garden maintenance and talks and demonstrations.

New members - September
Welcome to new member Kevin Bradwell of Garden & Grounds Maintenance in Blackpool. Kevin offers woodland management and is pesticide and chainsaw qualified.
Welcome to new member George Long of Well Grounded Gardens in London who is RHS qualified, has a design diploma and is NPTC qualified.
Welcome to new member Paul Robson owner of Banwy Garden Services in Oswestry. Paul studied at Pershore College and Welsh College of Hort.
Welcome to new member Caroline Peel owner of Down to Earth garden services in Newbury. Caroline is NPTC/City and Guilds qualified.
Welcome to new member Andrew Sinden who is also working as a horticultural consultant for TGG writing articles for our visitor advice pages.

New members - August
Welcome to new member Matthew Underwood of ML Garden Services based in Northampton. Matthew has NVQ horticulture and pesticides qualification.
Welcome to new member Phil Belton of Mow-Ability in Liverpool who has amenity horticulture, greenkeeping and pesticides qualifications.
Welcome to new member Jeffrey Carter owner of Orange Tree Garden Services who holds a City and Guilds Horticulture certificate.
Welcome to new member Daniel Smith who is a partner at West Coast Garden Services near Blackpool.
Welcome to new member Jason who owns Sweetpea Gardens and who is NPTC and RHS qualified and has an NVQ in horticulture.
Welcome to new member Andrew Bentley who owns a company called The Winchester Gardener. Andrew is qualified in organic gardening practices.
Welcome to RHS qualified gardener Lloyd Moon owner of The Village Gardener based in Leire, leicestershire.

New Student membership category - 30/07/12
To support up and coming gardeners we now have a free Student category of membership that gives access to a select number of services designed to help them plan for their future gardening business!

New members - July
Welcome to new member Jamie Griffin who owns Peak Pastures in Sheffield and holds professional contractor based qualifications and insurance.
Welcome to City and Guilds qualified gardener Sonia Oberding of Gardens Galore!
Welcome to new member Daniel Ralph Landscapes Ltd. Daniel earned his qualification at Merrist Wood college of Agriculture and Horticulture.
Welcome to RHS qualified gardener and owner of Glencairn Gardens, Douglas Downer-Smith who has joined TGG this month.
Welcome to Karen who owns Your Garden Angel. Karen holds a level 2 extended certificate in horticulture.
Welcome to new member Mike Winter based near Bristol. Mike holds a number of professional licenses for specialist horticultural equipment.
Welcome to Martyn Parker who owns Backyard Gardening. Martyn says that TGG was recommended to him by the Welsh Government.

100% growth? - 30/6/12
During the first 5 months of 2012 we received more new member applications than we did during the whole of 2011.

New members - June
Welcome to new member David Smith of Smith Landscapes of Stirling. David has pa1/pa6, chainsaw license and 2 HNC's in horticulture and landscape management.
Welcome to new member Nikki Scott who is a qualified garden designer based in Evesham.
Welcome back to member Paul Williams owner of Garden and Estate Maintenance based near Hereford.
Welcome to new member Neil Schumacher who owns NS Gardens in Towcester. Neil is RHS and NPTC qualified.
Welcome to new member Richard Joyce who owns Stamford Garden Solutions near Stamford. Richard is NPTC qualified.

New tool - 03/5/12
Members now have a tool to help them calculate expenses vs income vs time etc to help them set their daily/monthly/yearly target income.

New members - May
Welcome to new member Richard Bailie of Bailie Garden Maintenance based near Oswestry. Richard studied at the Welsh College of Horticulture and has a National Diploma in landscape studies.
Welcome to Lance Noble who is a part owner at 1st Garden Maintenance based in Waterlooville and has a National Diploma in amenity landscape maintenance.
Welcome to new member Laura Pearson owner of Pearson Garden Services based in Ipswich who is City and Guilds qualified.
Welcome to Rosie Fitz-George who is our latest member. Rosie is has 2 qualifications for general gardening and floristry.
Welcome to Sean Green who owns a gardening company called Eclipse. Sean holds a number of practical horticulture licenses. 
Welcome to Geraldine Barnett who owns Good Earth Gardens. Geraldine is RHS qualified.
Welcome to Paulette Singer, owner of Pushbike Gardener, who holds various qualifications and has a keen interest in permaculture and environmentally friendly gardening methods.
Welcome to new member Mark Frankish owner of Silverdale Gardening Services. Mark holds a diploma from the Institute of Gardening.
Welcome to new member and young enterprise award winning gardener, Ruairidh MacDonald based in Edinburgh - Greenspace Landscapes Ltd.
Welcome to Kevin Jones of Jonbridge Garden Services in Bridgend. Kevin is RHS and City and Guilds qualified.

New members - April
Welcome to new member Richard Puddle owner of Green N Tidy Gardens in Basingstoke. Richard has professional licenses for tree felling operations.
Welcome to new member Stephen Dewhurst, RHS qualified gardener and owner of Dewhurst Garden Services in Preston.
Welcome to new member Carl Gomez of Gomez Gardening in Basingstoke. 
Welcome to new member Lynne Brown of LMB Services in Coventry. Lynne is an experienced gardener and City and Guilds qualified.
Welcome to new member Jimmy Turner owner of J Turner Garden Services based in Prudhoe. Jimmy is City and Guilds qualified.
Welcome to new member Mark Hammerton owner of Swallowbeck GS in Wilmslow. Mark is qualified in design and is RHS qualified.

New members - March
Welcome to new member Terri Hopkins in Duns who owns Green Spirit and is qualified in horticultural design.
Welcome to new member Jenny Bull in Bristol who is RHS qualified and owns Wren Gardens.
Welcome to City and Guilds qualified new member Mark Collins owner of MDL Landscapes in Milton Keynes.
Welcome to new member Sylvia Garthwaite owner of Sylvia's Potting Shed based in Banbury. Sylvia is RHS qualified.
Welcome to RHS qualified gardener Jan Alway owner of Jan Alway Garden Design based in Watford.
Welcome to Charlie Brewer owner of Heart and Soil Gardening Services based in Ascot. Charlie has a diploma in horticulture. 
Welcome to new member Chris Joyce who owns RMS based in Melton Mowbray. Chris was formerly a horticultural lecturer and holds a number of qualifications.
Welcome to new member Barry Perkin RHS qualified gardener and owner of The Gentleman Gardener based in Edlesborough near Dunstable.
Welcome to new member David Illman, owner of Sow and Mow in Shoreham by Sea who has a diploma in horticulture.
Welcome to Martin Phillips owner of Martin Phillips Garden Maintenance who is based in Tewkesbury. Martin has an excellent website - very clear and easy to use.

100% Growth! - 01/March/12
Membership applications and website visitors have both doubled during January and February over Jan/Feb 2011!

Landscape Show 2012 - 15th-17th March.
TGG had an exhibition stand at Landscape 2012. Read our members review.
http://www.thegardenersguild.co.uk/landscape_show.html

New Members - February
Welcome to Mark Stafford who co-owns M W Garden Services based in maidenhead.
Welcome to new member Nick Culkin who owns Green 'N' Tidy in Worsley, Manchester.
Welcome to new member Tim Edwards owner of Greenfingers. Tim is our first member in the Grimsby area. Welcome to Paul Jennings, an RHS qualified gardener who part owns The Gardeners based in Bromley.
Welcome to new member Sean Digweed owner of Digweed Garden Services in Southampton. 

New Members - January
Welcome to Mark Dobell who owns Gardeners Den in Horley. Mark holds a number of qualifications for both the theory and practice of horticulture and will soon start an RHS course.
Welcome to new member Anthony Jepson, owner of Jepson Gardening in Nottingham. Anthony has qualifications in garden design.
Welcome to new member and RHS qualified gardener Scott Childs who owns Firdell Garden Services in Basingstoke.
Welcome to new member Paul Jones who owns Seasonal Effects in Rickmansworth. Paul is City and Guilds qualified with over 20 years eperience.