Welcome to my chatterbox section of Elmms.
A place for me to add my musings as I work within my customer’s gardens.
A place for customers to interact and ask relevant gardening questions if they so wish
Author: Elmms
Bringing all my many years of horticultural knowledge and experience to North Yorkshire giving you the time to enjoy your garden. Started my horticultural journey at the age of four helping my Aunt in her garden and by six had grown my first flowers from seed being an orange variety of French Marigold ( I will never forget the aroma given off when handling those plants just the same as you grow today!) At the age of ten I was spending most of my school holidays helping the gardener at Bodrhyddan Hall (https://www.bodrhyddan.co.uk) near Dyserth in North Wales and even more so spending a whole year there in 1975 to Summer 1976 on work experience prior to my three year horticulture course at Lancashire College of Horticulture and Agriculture, at Myerscough. Thank you Lord Langford for helping me and giving me the opportunity to gain my knowledge through work experience! On successfully completing my OND in Amenity Horticulture I then ended up employed by St. Helens Council, climbing the career ladder in various management roles within the horticultural umbrella. At 56 became redundant, or as I put it, 'detrop' or unwanted, so then being unable to regain employment, decided to set up my own business, Elmms in August 2015. Relocated from the north west to North Yorkshire in September 2017. Starting again in a new area has enabled me to deliver all my skills, knowledge, experience and understanding to this super area within England. I am so fortunate to be doing this! And so, my journey continues! View all posts by Elmms