Gardens grown gently, the natural way.
Holistic Horticulture offers thoughtful, organic garden care and design around Emelye Dwyer's hands-on workshops — so your garden thrives, and you learn exactly how to keep it that way.
Level 2 qualified
Care for your garden, and the know-how to keep it growing
Four ways to work together — from hands-off maintenance to hands-on learning (and the strength to do it yourself).
Organic Garden Care
Regular, chemical-free maintenance — pruning, feeding, weeding and seasonal tidy-ups using no-dig and peat-free principles throughout.
Learn more →Garden Design & Planning
Moved house and inherited a blank plot, or ready to reimagine an old one? We'll plan the planting, layout and phasing with you.
Learn more →The Potting Shed Sessions
Hands-on workshops held right in your own garden — Emelye teaches you to read, feed and shape the space you actually have. A lovely gift, too.
Learn more →Garden-Ready Fitness
1:1 training with a European & UK CrossFit Champion, built around the lifting, digging and kneeling that gardening actually demands.
Learn more →Garden Consultancy
One visit, a proper diagnosis, and a written action plan — expert advice with no ongoing commitment.
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Learn your garden, don't just outsource it
The Potting Shed Sessions are small, informal, hands-in-the-soil lessons held in your own outdoor space. Rather than generic advice, Emelye teaches you what your specific soil, light and plants actually need — so the confidence stays with you long after the visit ends.
See workshop options"Emelye didn't just tidy our garden — she taught us how to look after it ourselves. Three sessions in and I finally know what I'm doing with my own borders."
— A Holistic Horticulture clientRHS Level 2 trained, European & UK CrossFit Champion
Emelye Dwyer founded Holistic Horticulture to offer a gentler, more sustainable alternative to conventional garden maintenance — built on organic methods, patient observation, and sharing knowledge rather than gatekeeping it. She also brings a competitive athlete's eye to the physical side of gardening: how to lift, dig and move without wrecking your body.
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Ready to grow something, gently?
Whether it's a single tidy-up, a full garden redesign, or your first Potting Shed Session — let's talk about what your garden needs.