About Your Gardener

May Hainault DipHort (RHS), ACIHort

Thyme in your garden
 

A professional gardener and qualified horticulturist, formally trained to RHS Level 2 and Level 3 horticultural standards at Merrist Wood College, Guildford; registered member of The Gardeners Guild and Chartered Institute of Horticulture. May is an experienced gardener; she continues to broaden her knowledge through her volunteer work at RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey Wildlife Trust. She is a keen plant photographer and floral designer; endeavouring to enrich our lives through her love of nature, poetry and gardening.

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Testimonials

We feel so lucky to have been able to work with May on our garden. It was a complete mess post a building project, and she really listened to what we needed as a family to create a stunning and practical design. We loved all her creative ideas and how to incorporate exciting areas for the children as well as beautiful planting for us to enjoy. She appreciated our lack of knowledge and skill and definitely held our hand through the process. May has created a wonderful garden for us to enjoy with lots of seasonal interest.
— Eliza T.
Our garden was overgrown with some very persistent weeds and plants. We asked May to clear it and get it back in to order so that we could start again and after two days of very hard work from May and Ethan, it is like new and we are looking forward to enjoying it again. 5 stars!
— Stewart H.
May is a great gardener and is hugely knowledgeable about plants; choosing them, planting them, looking after them and ensuring they thrive. Her visits are really enjoyable and feel like a genuine partnership.
— Liz B.
We have been working with May for about a year and a half now. She has made a huge difference to our 0.7 acre garden. We now rely on her for a variety of things including seasonal planting schemes and overall care and maintenance, but she has been absolutely critical in helping to redesign and upgrade our space, designing and planting various borders, helping with plant selection and advice, and even suggestions on hard landscaping, pots etc. We feel we are in great hands with someone who listened to our preferences but also came up with great suggestions we would simply not have come up with ourselves. A wonderful balance that we are delighted with.
— Nik M.
Thrilled with the help we’ve received from ‘Thyme in Your Garden’. May is reliable, efficient and experienced. She has given great advice on plant management and general horticulture. Great value for money, we are fast becoming reliant on her help!
— Louisa S.
May is a passionate and professional gardener, as well as being a delight to be around. She is diligent and trustworthy and in a short time has transformed our garden. Would highly recommend.
— Tom G.
May is a very knowledgeable and talented gardener whose enjoyment of what she does is matched by her skill and professionalism. I am delighted to recommend her.
— James H.
I would highly recommend May to help design and maintain your garden. She has transformed our basic garden to a warm and colourful space. As a true horticulturist she is very knowledgeable and helped us decide on selecting the right trees and plants for our garden. She is very meticulous about her work and has a real eye for design so she has been able to create new ideas as the garden matures. I’m so grateful for all her help and guidance.
— Sheila R.
May is an amazing, passionate, dedicated and professional gardener. I very much enjoy having her around and looking after our garden. Her work is very thorough for small and big jobs. I am confident to recommend her.
— Sophia K.
May is an energetic and hardworking gardener, with a love of nature and all things horticultural! She is very knowledgeable and has a creative flair for getting the best from your garden. I am delighted to have partnered with Thyme in Your Garden working on projects alongside a cheerful and dedicated gardener.
— Annie Morgan, Annie’s Gardens
May works amazingly hard with a passion for gardening. She is also a wealth of information with creative ideas and is a lovely person to boot!
— Rebecca W.