Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. Jobs vary from landscape reviews of nationwide property portfolios through to consultancy visits or garden design for urban courtyard gardens. For commercial clients and larger residential projects a UK-wide service is offered, for smaller, residential projects services are available in the greater Glasgow area.

  • Yes - we offer a garden maintenance and soft landscaping service in the Glasgow area. We do not carry out hard landscaping but work with partner contractors who can help with this.

  • I'm based in Glasgow, and for jobs such as residential consultancy, I tend to stick to the greater Glasgow area. For larger contracts, I am able to offer a UK-wide service, and to date my work has taken me as far afield as France. If you're not sure, drop me a line, sometimes I'm happy to travel and will simply include expenses for this if that is the case.

  • No. I've consulted on terraces and courtyards, as well as large residential estates, property portfolios and rural path networks.

  • I offer bespoke horticultural consultancy focused on the management and design of soft landscapes - the living elements of your garden or grounds. I also offer garden design, planting design (creating planting plans for flowerbeds) and invasive weed surveys. I do not offer dispute resolution, expert witness services, consultancy on hard landscaping, arboricultural surveys or aquatic invasive weed surveys. In terms of horticultural consultancy I do not advise on nursery production of plants or operation of garden centres.

  • Yes! Drop me a line or give me a call. It is often easier for me to work out what your problem actually is even if you are not entirely sure yourself.

  • This varies enormously, if you give Tom a call on 0141 432 1141 he will be happy to give you some guidance.

  • This varies, but usually around 3-6 weeks.

  • I am a Chartered Horticulturist, Master of Horticulture (RHS) and fully-qualified garden designer (with Distinction). I began my career in 2003 - I started in conservation in New Zealand, then worked in landscape construction in London and Scotland, followed by twelve years running my own Scotland-wide commercial gardening company, before moving into garden design and ultimately setting up my consultancy business.

  • Yes. I am a fully-accredited member of the Professional Garden Consultants Association and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH). I am also the secretary and former chairman of the Scottish branch of the CIH.

  • Yes. I have full professional indemnity and public liability insurance.

  • Yes I do, though it is not possible in all cases. Drop me a line or give me a call and we can work out if I can help.

  • This depends. It is almost always better if I can visit the site, but I understand that this is not always possible. Planting plans created for architects are one example of jobs where I would not necessarily need to visit the site.

  • Yes. For bespoke residential consultancy I can provide a PDF gift token, and the recipient can then arrange the date of the consultation after receiving the gift.

  • Of course! Drop me a line on tom@tomangel.co.uk or call 0141 432 1141