Groenster-hovenier

About Groenster-hovenier

Groenster-hovenier makes gardens easier to maintain and greener. The company helps with garden maintenance, advice and changes to existing gardens, balconies, patios and borders.

Garden maintenance

Maintenance can be arranged monthly, weekly, every two weeks or as a one-off. Olga can also help, or work with the client to teach them how to maintain the garden.

• Pruning shrubs and hedges
• Mowing the lawn
• Weeding
• Pruning trees up to a height of 6-7 metres

Advice and garden design

After an introductory advice meeting, Olga creates a design with a work plan, drawing and plant list. She advises on, among other things, plant choice, growing conditions and pruning.

• Introductory advice meeting
• Garden design
• Work plan, drawing and plant list
• Advice on pruning and plant locations

Changing and greening a garden

Groenster-hovenier makes changes to existing gardens and adds greenery to balconies, patios and borders. It does not install complete gardens.

• Changes to a balcony, patio or border
• Planting plants
• Replacing tiles with plants

Working method and vision

Olga works in the garden with or without the client. She focuses on gardens that are easy to maintain, sustainable and climate-resilient, on reusing materials and plants, and on solutions that do not use pesticides.

• Varied planting for animals, insects, bees, butterflies and birds
• Natural solutions without the use of pesticides
• Reusing materials and plants

About Olga

Olga Lotten is an experienced landscaper. She completed a three-year course and did an internship at Singelpark in Leiden.

• Work experience with an ecological landscaping company
• Work experience with a green space maintenance company