Recommendation for Jane's gardening advice service

[JeanieB]

Want to get your garden into shape this year but not sure where to start? Need a garden friend to help you differentiate the weeds from the plants and work out what's worth keeping and what to chuck? I have gardened in East Dulwich for 18 years and have run 'jane's veg school' from Crystal Palace Road for the last 8.(www.janesvegschool.co.uk).

Book a 3 hour session and I will come to you to talk through your garden problems and ideas, offering advice on positioning and care of existing plants and suggestions of tried and trusted new ones which will give you year round colour. Together we will put together a plan of action and I can suggest reliable local traders if you do not want or cannot do all the work yourself.

This session is aimed at the enthusiastic beginner gardener who just needs a bit of support and knowledge to achieve the garden of their dreams!

Further sessions on pruning, soil conditioning, compost making, cut flower growing are also available. Call Jane on 07952 898025 for further details or email janesvegschool@hotmail.co.uk to book a session. Handmade vouchers are available if you would like to give this as a present. Happy gardening!

[jlg]

Yes i really think spring is just around the corner.

[alexh2301]

Hi all,

Just a quick post to recommend the gardening advice service from Jane in East Dulwich (janesvegschool@hotmail.co.uk). My boyfriend and I have had a small garden for about 18 months now, and though we are excited about its potential we haven't really had a clue up until now about what to actually do with it! Last summer was spent weeding, pruning and clearing - worthwhile but not hugely rewarding.

So we've now had a garden consultation with Jane who gave us the names of all the plants we currently have and information and practical guidance about how to prune them and train them to get the best out of them. She looked at our soil and lawn and gave us tips on those too. On the basis of the space and light we have, she made suggestions for how we could add some low-maintenance new plants to bring colour and a bit of our own influence to the garden. She was also very knowledgeable about where we could go in the area to get everything we need.

It was a pleasure to have Jane come and help us with our garden ? we are feeling a lot more confident about getting stuck in! Her fees are reasonable, and we feel like we have a much better chance now of having a garden we have shaped ourselves to enjoy over the summer. Highly recommended to novice gardeners.

[JeanieB]

Autumn is a really good time to get to grips with your garden and prepare for next year - it's bulb planting time too. If you need a garden friend to discuss how you can get the most out of your garden, get in touch and book a session. Jane 07952 898025 or email me on janesvegschool@hotmail.co.uk

[clare]

Jane is friendly ,knowledgeable and is wonderful with all aspects of gardening and planting. Thoroughly recommend her.

[B & M]

Jane helped us when we had nothing but a few dead plants in pots and gravel as a garden. Now our garden has been transformed into a very relaxing space of colour and wildlife. Thank you Jane.

[BigED]

Very knowledgeable indeed - great with plants, great with planning a garden and an unofficial but valued advisor to our allotments.