Knowledgeable lady gardener

Alison Marsden has gardened in Kent for 20 years, first in Sevenoaks and now in Southborough. She loves exploring new designs and planting ideas and is re-landscaping her own family garden after moving house - photos coming soon!

Alison passed the Royal Horticultural Society’s General Certificate exam with Distinction, has further studied plants and garden design.  In 2011 she passed the newly introduced RHS Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth, Health and Applied Propagation.  She is now studying for two more RHS Level 3 Horticulture qualifications.

Through Gardening by Design Alison combines horticultural science with practical experience to explain to you the Why as well as the How of gardening. You will not be ‘swamped by science’ but you will learn the key principles that turn frustration into success and enable you to go on gardening long after the session is over.


"I love learning and acquiring knowledge but putting it into practice to create a great garden with a client gives me real satisfaction"


Helping to create Great Gardens since 2004