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About me and my methods.
Deborah Rumbles, RHS certified gardener
I am an RHS certified gardener; passionate about plants and nature! And, have been creating and maintaining gardens and growing vegetables for over 13 years.
I have a vast knowledge of plants and specialise in mixed borders and natural style gardens. I love English style gardens as well as gardens with a mediterranean flair and create gardens adapted to the climate.
I also love growing food and spent two years working for organic growers in both England and France.
My passion for gardening began during the years that I lived in England. I visited many RHS gardens; and garden shows such as Hampton Court and Chelsea. I had never seen such beautiful flowering gardens and began to experiment and create my own. In 2008, I decided to study horticulture and change my career. I obtained my RHS certificate in horticulture and worked on various organic farms. I then set up my own gardening business ; and have been creating and maintaining flowering and vegetable gardens for over 11 years in France.
Before my career in gardening, I worked many years in various roles of business, management and project management. My years of experience in the management of projects can be used to help you manage yours.
I use organic methods and believe that we can learn from nature’s wisdom to enhance our own gardens. Find out more on my approach to natural gardening below.
I love gardening and want to help you connect to this joy !
A little on my approach to gardening
I love spending time in nature and observing how nature works. In autumn, trees shed their leaves and cover the ground. These leaves decompose and create a very rich soil which in turn feeds the trees. Nature’s system is perfect.
In the natural world, everything is constantly searching balance. In our gardens we often create an imbalance which leads to pests and disease. Our approach is then to panic and use a bottle of something toxic to try and bring the problem under control. The problem with this is that we often increase the problem. Instead of helping to bring back balance, we create more problems and thus a vicious cycle. And, a lot of waste in time and money .
I fully understand ! I too feel a sense of panic when my precious plants are being ravaged by some hungry pest. When disease hits and kills or disfigures the garden; I too want to resolve the problem quickly.
But, if we can take a more patient approach and use nature’s intelligence to determine how to solve our garden problems, then our gardens will be healthier and more beautiful!
I always start by looking at the soil. This is the foundation of a healthy garden. Depending on what we would like to plant, the soil may need amending. Selecting the right plants for their surroundings and using a variety of plants also helps immensely.
For me, using organic methods is about creating health and beauty in the garden. It is a great joy to have not only a beautiful garden but to enjoy all of the beautiful birds, butterflies and other amazing creatures that will visit.