Cathy Robertson is based in Hertford and works up to a radius of 50 miles from base.

Education & Training
Cathy was trained at Art School in Fine Art and then Fashion. She initially pursued a career in Fashion Management and then Training Management which provided extensive experience in Customer Service, achieving high standards and meeting deadlines.

Always an avid gardener and having maintained a commercial interest in painting and drawing, Cathy changed tack and studied Plants, Planting Design and Garden Design on a part-time basis at Capel Manor College in North London for 3 and a 1/2 years. She was 'Student of the Year' on her Garden Design course.

Experience
Cathy has been providing a garden design service for over 3 years. Projects have ranged from the design and planting of 1 or 2 beds to the redesign and landscaping of gardens over half an acre in size.

Details of referees can be supplied if requested.

Cathy worked with Stevenage's contribution to "Britain in Bloom" in 2006 and she has designed garden accessories such as planters. She is also able to paint murals and decorate pots, if this is part of the design.

Services Provided
Cathy works closely with professional garden landscapers, gardeners, plants people and carpenters, and can recommend these related services and co-ordinate such contractors if the customer requires.

Services:-

• Advice and guidance
  


• Sketches and pictures to illustrate ideas and plants



• Scaled Planting plans



• Full garden design service including :Scaled garden plans (black and white or colour and with decorative illustration if appropriate, with hard and soft landscaping, garden accessories and features, information for the contractors and associated planting plans



• Co-ordination of contractors works



• Supply of plants



• Guidance on care and maintenance of plants and garden



• Follow up visits to monitor development of garden if requested



• Design of garden accessories and arrangements for their construction



• Garden maintenance through a professional team of lady gardeners can be organised after completion of the work