About

History of the company

I, Ewan Mackenzie, started my company in April, 2007, after working in gardening for several different companies, both in Orkney and Inverness since 1998. I gained my SVQ level 2 in Horticulture at Aberdeen college in the year 2000. I then moved on to achieve my HNC in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry at the Scottish School of Forestry in Inverness in 2001.

The company started off on a small scale, with just myself working on small residential gardens, carrying out basic garden maintenance. The business then very quickly grew within months to employing a couple of seasonal staff and one full time, carrying out both residential and commercial work, including both grounds maintenance and soft landscaping. The company continued to grow, and at its peak in 2020 I employed four full-time staff & up to five seasonal staff in the summer months. Its now 2025 and i have cut back on my work load as i found myself working more behind my desk and not out on site which is not what i want. so i have cut down to my three full time staff and two seasonal which makes the company much more manageable for me and i’m not in the office near as much.

My Wife Charlene has worked along side me for the past 15 years and back in 2021 gained her horticultural qualifications. She holds a Diploma in Horticulture and another Diploma in Landscape Design.

We have many valued repeat customers and, whether it’s fortnightly grass-cutting in the summer, monthly flower border maintenance, yearly shrub-pruning, tree-trimming every three years, or one-off jobs, along with long-term commercial grounds maintenance contracts, we cover it all.

Our full-time staff are both qualified and experienced in gardening, like myself, and bring their own multitude of skills and experience in individual areas, enabling us to reach more customers at any one time and provide a high level of service.

Insurance

We are fully insured with both public and employers liability insurance to the sum of 5 & 10 Million pounds.

Health & Safety

We have risk assessments, method statements and tool box talks for all the activities we undertake all accompanied by our Health & Safety Policy. All staff are made familiar with the documents and quarterly reviews are undertaken. We hold generic assessments and site specific are provided when required.

All documents are available to view if required by the Client.