Find out in 20 minutes — using the same framework professional gardeners use to assess established gardens...
Created by Geoff Ashton — professional gardener with 16+ years experience and creator of a 21,000-subscriber gardening YouTube channel
Most gardens don’t suddenly fail.
They slowly drift off course — shrubs become crowded, plants are pruned at the wrong time, borders lose structure, and performance gradually declines.
Most gardeners only find out something is wrong when a plant fails, flowering stops, or a border starts looking tired. By then the problem has usually been building for years.
This guide helps you spot those patterns early — before they cost you time, money and another disappointing season.
• Identify structural problems in your garden
• Learn the key indicators professionals check first
• Score your garden and prioritise improvements
Get the Health Check
I’ve spent 16 years working in established gardens across the North West — not designing them, but maintaining and improving them at a practical level, season by season.
The Health Check came out of a simple observation: most garden problems aren’t dramatic. They’re small structural issues that accumulate quietly over time. Overcrowded borders, shrubs pruned at the wrong time, seasonal gaps nobody planned for.
Most gardeners I work with are capable and attentive — they’re just missing a structured way to step back and look at the whole garden at once. That’s what this guide gives you.
Instant download after payment • 30-page guide • Use it year after year
You’ll be redirected immediately to the download page.
A professional garden review normally costs £95.
This guide allows you to carry out the same structured assessment yourself.
If you later decide to book the full Garden Guidance Service, the £29 cost of this guide will be credited towards it.
Six things most gardeners never think to check:
When professional gardeners evaluate an established garden, we instinctively look at several structural factors that determine how well it will perform long-term.
This guide walks you through the same process, helping you check:
• Plant spacing – Are shrubs and perennials starting to compete and decline?
• Pruning timing – Are you accidentally removing next year’s flowers?
• Structural balance – Are shrubs dominating areas that should remain open?
• Seasonal interest – Does the garden still perform across the whole year?
• Plant suitability – Are some plants simply in the wrong place for long-term success?
• Maintenance efficiency – Are small issues slowly increasing the workload?
Most people who work through it find at least two or three things they didn’t know were quietly costing them flowers, structure or performance — and now know exactly what to fix first.
Most gardens don’t suddenly fail — they slowly drift off course. This health check helps you spot the drift early.
Find out how your garden is really performing...
Instant download after payment • 30-page guide • Use it year after year
You’ll be redirected immediately to the download page.
A professional garden review normally costs £95.
This guide allows you to carry out the same structured assessment yourself.
If you later decide to book the full Garden Guidance Service, the £29 cost of this guide will be credited towards it.