About TW1 Gardening

TW1 Gardening was founded in 2014 by Jan Choudhury who has lived in London all her life, and in East Twickenham for over 19 years.  Prior to setting up the company, Jan worked at The Palm Centre in Ham.  Alongside this she was hired by several well-established local garden businesses to help soft-landscape and maintain mid- to large-sized gardens in west and southwest London.  Jan studied horticulture at Capel Manor which has an international reputation for training horticulturalists, arboriculturalists and garden designers.  Alumni have gone on to create show gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and to present BBC Gardener’s World amongst many other horticultural achievements.

Alison’s special areas of interest are perennials and propagation.  She holds regular plant sales in West London and fits this around working on her own allotment.  Formerly an HR practitioner, Alison has run school gardening clubs and can regularly be found at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, engaging visitors in the seasonal delights of the gardens (when guided walks are permitted again).

Kate successfully completed her trainee year with us in 2018 and now works across many of our gardens. Currently studying for the final part of the RHS Level 2 Diploma, she loves all things horticultural, with a particular interest in growing flowers and vegetables. Kate is also a member of a local beekeeping association and holds a beekeeping certificate.  When not taking care of our TW1 gardens, she is responsible for various gardens in Teddington and won a Silver Medal at Gardener’s World Live 2019.

Daniel embarked upon his horticultural career in 2016 working in a variety of settings. His first role was in the formal gardens at Pinewood Movie Studios where amongst other things he clipped topiary in the shape of doves in flight. Following this, he worked as Assistant to the Head Gardener at London’s second largest private garden (after Buckingham Palace). He was then employed by Palmbrokers Greenery Hire as Specialist Plantsman, growing and caring for one of the UK’s rarest collections of tropical and exotic plants. Daniel grows vegetables on his own allotment, and when they have been tended to he loves a round of golf and supporting his ‘Mighty Arsenal’.

Robert
Artist, soft and hard landscaper, TW1 Gardening
BA Hons Fine Art, Sheffield & Sunderland; JNC Youth & Community Work

Essential support for fence repairs, trellis fixing, shed repairs and power washing is provided by Robert.  He runs the property maintenance side of TW1 Gardening and Property Services Limited, operating in south west London, alongside undertaking art commissions for community projects and private clients.  Robert may be commissioned to create a piece of bespoke art for your indoor or outdoor space.

We recently said goodbye to …

Hannah – who left us to join Kew Gardens on their Apprenticeship Scheme, to build on her Level 2 studies which she completed at Capel Manor college.  Hannah did a wonderful job while at TW1 Gardening and we wish her well.

Polly – who gave us superb assistance during the autumn of 2020.  Polly is a qualified landscape architect who by co-incidence (or maybe not …) has also joined Kew as a Botanical Horticulturalist.  Well done Polly!

Additional skilled support

Tree surgery – we can recommend trained and highly reputable tree surgeons. Tree work may form an essential part of our overall maintenance plan for your garden and is often supervised directly by Jan.

Lawn care – if your lawn is in need of ‘intensive care’ a lawn programme may be recommended.  This will be provided either by TW1 Gardening or by a specialist lawn care company who works for several TW1 Gardening clients so we feel confident that the work is of a very high standard.

Hard landscaping – for mid to large scale work on your patio, walls, raised beds, fences and gates including complete redesign of some or all of your garden.

At a glance

Read a brief overview of TW1 Gardening.

Let us help you to maintain your garden

Please get in touch to find out how we can help with regular tasks in your garden.   If you’ve never had a professional gardener before, we’d be happy to chat through how we work and arrange a free visit to meet you in your garden. Our team of gardeners offer highly skilled garden services in Twickenham, Strawberry Hill, Hampton, St. Margaret’s, Richmond, Kew, East Sheen and the surrounding areas.