Hi, my name is Mark Rice and even from an early age my fascination with plants and the garden has been forever evolving. We all admire colour in the garden, big estates, other peoples gardens even our neighbours who seem to never do anything wrong.

But with careful planning and selection we can all enjoy the beauty and life that plants give us, its just making sure you have the right plant for your soil, the right position to keep it healthy and most of all the understandng of how you can keep it looking good all year round.

Inspire Garden Architects celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024 and its all down to putting my clients first, making the right choices that fit perfectly to suit your needs, advice to help you make an informed decision on your garden area.

Plants and design compliment each other, work together as a team, walls, paving, offices can all blend together with a common denominator - Colour and Shape

Efficient And Friendly Service, Putting My Clients First

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Horticulturist - Lets Talk Plants

Its all about keeping your plants looking good and healthy all year round,the soil, nutrients and plant selection.

Look into growth patterns - Environmental factors that affect plant growth - Create or renovate - Plants that compliment each other from perennials to shrubs and trees - What can you add to your soil to put a smile on your plants

One important aspect in the garden is reading your plants, if its hot are your plants wilting because they are dry or have you over-watered ( There is an easy way to tell ) - Dead-heading, each plant responds differently and it could be the difference between a summer of colour or a couple of weeks - Do you know how to read your plants ? - The bigger the leaf the more shade is needed

Most of todays flowering plants rely on insects for pollination, but Conifers and about 12% of the worlds flowering plants are wind pollinated such as Grasses and cereal crops which we rely on for food, and although Honeybees get most of the credit at least 1,500 insect species pollinate plants in the UK -

The only deciduous Conifer is the Larch

Landscape And Amenity Design

Design, plan, construct and manage from start to finish, solving problems and working effectively with a team. The aim of this service would be to create green spaces with the main focus on softening your hard areas. Regardless if it is a business, public or privately used space, a little softness in a hard paved area will relax you more, remove the stark edges, soften the ground you are walking on or your seating is on, make the areas different to each other.

The garden ( or green area ) is a process as much as a work of art, if the edges are sharp and the plants can soften and frame, it can be like a artist painting a masterpiece, only this one will change all on its own through the seasons.

Gardens have no language or cultural barriers, they can be enjoyed by everyone for what they are beauty and tranquility

Take Versaille, its purpose was to impress the world but as every garden must Versaille was forever re-writing and expanding itself

Horticultural Consultant

Detailed report on your garden area

Current situation

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Evaluating health and condition of plants, shrubs,trees - Advice on plant selection - Guidance on managing those plants - How to incorporate planting with new projects such as Garden Offices or Rooms, Outdoor Kitchen Area, Conservatories, Paved Areas

Border Planning - Landscape Planting - Courtyard Planting - Using the right plants in the right environments

Garden Tutoring

Would you like to know more about the plants in your garden

One to one tutoring in your own garden - Practical as well as theory - Literature to keep you up to date - Information books don’t tell you - Over 50 years of experience on your doorstep - Your garden tasks will soon become instinct rather than chance - Check out my history in About Me further on

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* All photographs on website are from work created or planted by Inspire Garden Architects, no stock photographs *

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Mark Rice

Plants and Design are just the beginning