private gardens

"Julie and Maggie made me think about my garden in a completely different way. They listened to our preferences, needs and desires and translated them into an entirely new space. We now have a much better garden, a maintenance plan and a new found interest."

"You've reignited our enthusiasm for creating a green oasis in what was originally an unsightly back yard."

"The new Shrub bed and border which you planted for us has made such a difference to the overall look of the garden. A really professional job."

"The garden is fab. It is a pleasure to look out at now, can't believe the change in one year."

"Thank you for all your help in my garden. I am delighted with the result and have already passed your name on to two others - thats the great thing about clients arriving here all the time!"

regeneration projects

"With What Not To Grow we worked on two environmental projects. It was a very useful exercise and helped the two areas as well as informing us about the people we are in partnership with."

"What Not To Grow organised a workshop around design and regeneration issues in relation to an open space within our neighbourhood that is having a negative effect on community morale. As a result we have been able to find a shared sense of what the problems are and develop a clearer vision for a way forward.

"'What Not To Grow' ran a creative team building initiative - it proved to be the most beneficial team building and development exercise WAVE has undertaken. We would thoroughly recommend this approach - often team building initiatives are good at the time but the longer term benefits are harder to see. This team building exercise has had a long lasting result!"