Advice: gardener

[jack]

We inherited quite a nice garden from the previous owners of our house, which we don't really know much about upkeep. I think it's _fairly_ low maintenance, but we need to trim back the roses, bushes, etc, etc and don't know exactly what. At least once, and maybe semi-regularly. We can probably find friends to advice us on how to do it, but we're also really pushed for time so would be very happy to hire someone -- but I don't know exactly what scale we need. Ideally someone who can see what's obviously necessary, but neither bimble about with no initiative, nor want a massive project. And maybe also someone who can come in weekly over the summer to mow the grass and chop off any brambles -- I don't know if that's the same person or not.

Does anyone recommend anyone? Or otherwise know where to start looking?

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[sfred]

They would likely be the same person. I can get a local-ish recommendation, I think, so if you don't get a local one I'll dig for that.

[ceb]

mdw's gardener is looking for work, I can forward you the details (we're also looking for a gardener but ideally want someone less one-man-band-y because there's other stuff we want them to do too, but it sounds like that would be fine for you?)