— Dedication and experience —  

We supply the most beautiful materials for your garden combined with expert advice for the selection of stunning trees and plants to compliment the final design. 


 
 
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Alan Melville

Alan has a portfolio of stunning natural stonework designs some of which have claimed prizes in local garden competitions! He favours use of natural materials in a garden setting which bring a more natural look and feel to the garden changing with the seasons in their own individual way. Alan not only has a wealth of experience and ideas to transform your outdoor living space, but is a real craftsman in the building and traditional restoration of stonework including the recent incorporation of a much loved veteran tree into an equally ancient stone dyke wall using locally crafted metalwork! Alan is highly skilled in traditional stonewalling and carrying out extensive repairs, but also creates new traditional sandstone walls using cladding over blockwork making an outstanding feature addition to your garden. Alan will change that wilderness outside your door into a much loved and beautiful outdoor living space!

Fiona Melville, Arboriculturalist

Fiona Melville

Fiona, (FM Tree Consultancy Ltd), is a professional Forester, Arboriculturalist and Tree Risk Assessor with a first class honours in Arboriculture, a Diploma in Forestry from the Scottish School of Forestry and the Certificate in Practical Horticulture with Merits from the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Having worked in the public, private and commercial sectors over the past thirty-seven years, latterly as a self-employed consultant, Fiona has extensive experience in arboriculture, commercial and urban forestry with projects including the design, strategic planning, management and landscaping of iconic woodland and Forest Park sites, street trees and gardens. Fiona is highly skilled in extensive consultations and communications with various public and private bodies including complex planning applications involving trees. Fiona explores technical solutions to overcome potential difficulties with development build and/or planning progression, particularly where trees are concerned. Fiona is a specialist in Trees Planning and Development, Arboriculture, Urban Forestry and Designing with Trees and Hedgerows in the Landscape. In January 2022, the Scottish Branch of the Arboricultural Association presented Fiona with the Ken Martin Award for “Outstanding service to Scotland’s trees”.

 
 

WHAT WE DO:

  • Garden Landscaping:

  • Garden Design and Renovation BIG or SMALL

  • Hardwearing Stone Patios, Garden Paths, gates and Fencing

  • Lawns and Turf laying

  • Professional Drystone Dyking, Stonewalling, Extensive Repairs and Renovation

  • Low Maintenance Rockeries

  • Supply and Delivery of a range of materials incl. gravel, chips, sleepers and slabs

  • Selection of Tree (and shrub) Species with Appropriate Ultimate Height and Spread

  • Planting Plans and Plant Specifications

  • Tree & Shrub Planting and Aftercare, Pruning & Training

  • Public and Employers Liability Insurance

  • Arboricultural (Tree) Consultancy:

  • Professional Tree Risk Assessment and Reporting

  • Professional BS5837 (2012) Arboricultural Surveys and Associated Tree Plans for Developments in CAD Format

  • Arboricultural Method Statements and Site Supervision

  • Specification of Tree Works for Tree Contractors

  • Applications for tree work in Conservation Areas, Ancient Scheduled Monument sites, Trees Protected by Tree Preservation Orders and Felling Permissions

  • Tree and Woodland Management Plans

  • Planting Design Plans, Plant Specification Schedules

  • AutoCAD & GIS mapping software

  • Professional Indemnity and Public & Employers Liability Insurance