Design and Consultancy
Noel Kingsbury is available to work as a consultant on all aspects of planting design
and the ongoing management of larger country gardens and public spaces.
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Resilient and long-lived herbaceous plantings designed for reduced maintenance –
Noel is internationally recognised as a leading authority on the development of herbaceous plantings with a wild edge –
which because of their composition on the basis of an understanding of plant ecology have a substantially lower maintenance requirement
than conventional herbaceous borders – as well as a long season of interest.
Such plantings also have considerable wildlife interest and complement rural or heritage surroundings.
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Trees and woody plants in the landscape –
trees and shrubs may have an impact on the landscape much greater and longer than almost anything else the garden owner does.
Noel believes that a balance has to be struck between the currently fashionable but unadventurous planting of natives and overly exotic planting
which can suburbanise rural landscapes. He is one of the few people who has written about this in the gardening press.
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Development and maintenance programmes.
Noel is available for consultancy, the drawing up schedules for the maintenance and ongoing development of larger gardens and planted areas in public spaces,
and staff selection and training. He believes that maintenance should be seen as an on-going creative process, by which gardens develop over time.
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Green roofs and living walls. ‘Green engineering’ offers architects, landscape designers,
builders and gardeners exciting possibilities to use plants on roofs and grow large climbers up walls.
I am available to advise on the horticultural specification and design of such features.
With Dr.Nigel Dunnett of Sheffield University I have written the first book in English on this exciting new field.
Noel is based in Herefordshire, and has close links to the Bristol area.
In the Wye/Severn area he has worked in conjuction with Chris and Maggie Bligh of Gardens Sorted and Neil Rudge of Countryside Services.