PLANT, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY GARDENING.

Based in Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula, Scotland’s west coast.

What we do

  • Garden Maintenance

    Do you need an extra pair of hands in the garden? From tidying up your borders to pruning back your shrubs, we can help you to keep on top of your garden.

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  • Scything

    We can cut and maintain your wildflower or grassy meadow using the low-impact traditional craft of scything.

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  • Herbs

    Culinary, medicinal, traditional herbs. We can introduce more herbs to your garden or deliver a workshop with your group or community garden.

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  • Calendular flower

    Workshops

    Herbal tea blending, herb growing, how to grow your own plants and more. We deliver regular workshops for anyone to sign up to.

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  • Community Gardening

    We deliver workshops at community projects and gardens and can tailor a workshop, course or talk to your needs.

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  • Gardening blog

    Gardening blog tailored to gardeners in Dunoon and Cowal, who are interested in sustainable and wildlife friendly gardening.

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on the blog

Planting tips, herb growing, herbal teas, planting for wildlife and more.

chamomile flower tea

Chamomile is one of our favourite teas to grow at home and it’s really easy for you to do to. Read our tips for how to grow, harvest, brew and serve this aromatic flower as a herbal tea.

herbs from your window

We’ve planted up the POP shop window boxes with plants that can be used to make a herbal cup of tea. Find out what we’ve planted here.

sustainable gardening

Have a positive impact on the planet and improve the health of your garden by gardening more sustainably. Here are a few easy steps to get you started.

If you are looking for a gardener in Dunoon and cowal, get in touch today.

We cover Dunoon, Innellan, Toward, Kirn, Sandbank, Blairmore, Ardentinny, Strone, Strachur and more.

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Viper's bugloss growing in the shingle in Dungeness, Kent. On a trip to see filmmaker Derek Jarman's garden in 2019, we also spent time wandering around the surrounding shingle beach and nature reserve. Sea kale, viper's bugloss, poppies, a colourful
Viper's bugloss – Echium vulgare – growing in a wildflower trough. This nectar-rich native wildflower also makes a gorgeous and valuable garden bloom. Mix it in with other tall herbaceous flowers or create a wildflower area in your garden
Our poppy love continues this week. 💕 Happy Wednesday, aka hump day, to you all 💕
This is definitely poppy week. Here's another gorgeous poppy in a client's garden, grown from seed she'd collected. Once the petals eventually fade, the pepper-pot seed heads remain. They're lovely on their own, but they're also ripening next-year'
What plants hold a special place in your memory? For me, it is poppies, because they were my aunt's favourite flower. That inspired the name of our wee company – papaver is the botanical name of the poppy genus. 💜 🌱 Plants are story keepers
Lots of plants, produce and knitted goods, as well as other lovely bits and pieces on the @growfoodgrowdunoon and Bullwood Nature Trail stall. Argyll Gardens market, Dunoon, 10am to 3pm today. #dunoon
Herb sale 🪴 Tomorrow at the Argyll Gardens market in Dunoon, @GrowFoodGrowDunoon has a stall. They'll be selling a range of plants, including some herbs. @DunoonPresents, Argyll Gardens, Saturday, 10am to 3pm, Remember to bring a bag and some ch