About Us
About Us
The Directors
Frantisek Zika
Jenny Rafferty
The Garden Team
Our Garden Team consists of expert horticulturists and soft landscapers that come with a wealth of experience to ensure you get the best out of your garden and it brings you joy for many, many years to come. Whether it’s one off rejuvenation pruning, planting design, garden restoration, regular garden maintenance, or consultation and garden management, we take huge pride in providing an outstanding and friendly service. With our differing strengths we compliment each other and ensure there is always someone best suited to deal with any garden problem. We are constantly learning from nature and encourage each garden we work in to become part of the ecosystem with healthy methods for nature and aesthetics.
The Landscape Team
We are proud to say our Team of Garden Builders care about the whole garden and not just the bit they’re on. (So great to know that when we come to maintain after the builds – the soil and plants are just as we’d left them!) Go Team!
Our Landscape Team is dedicated to creating bespoke garden builds, including structures such as Pergolas and Arbours to name but a few. They are a friendly, professional team who we trust to create the strong framework needed for our gardens to truly flourish.
Combined, our teams provide a holistic service to cover all aspects of garden builds, from the design and the build itself, to the planting and aftercare.
What’s in a Name?
*Where did the name come from? Frantisek and Jenny were named The Humble-Bums at local pub quizzes in London. This is in ode to Jenny’s second cousin Gerry Rafferty (the Scottish musician), whose first band with legendary Comedian Billy Connelly was called The Humble-Bums. Upon choosing a name for the gardening business that hinted at our love of natives and pollinators, and taking into account that Frantisek was a beekeeper for 15 years, we circled around the word Bumble-Bee. On finding that Darwin’s original name for the bumblebee was in fact humblebee, it only made sense to combine this wonderful word and make The Humble-Bee Gardeners our name! It was meant to be…
Humble-Bee, A History
Frantisek and Jenny met in Scotland in 2013 where Jenny was completing her study at Cambo Gardens in Fife. A loving and enduring relationship ensued! After relocating to London for Jenny to start her RHS Traineeship at Wisley, Frantisek formed The Humble-Bee Gardeners as a one-man band in South London. They both then combined forces on planting design and went on full time together after relocating again to somewhere with a bit more space and family… Ludlow, Shropshire.
The Humble-Bee Gardeners has now been Ludlow based since 2015 and has grown year on year. From the beginning we have benefited from a wonderful, loyal and growing client base and were lucky enough to find team members who carry equally our ethos and dedication. Our garden team is always growing and each member comes with their own area of expertise but we are all united in our passion for horticulture and work hard to create lasting and inspiring spaces for our clients.
We aim to care for gardens with only a positive impact to the wider environment. We do not use pesticides or chemicals and encourage all our gardens to contribute to the health of the local flora and fauna.
Our sister company, The Humble-Bee Landscaping & Construction Ltd, was born through a need to ensure a high quality in our garden builds and means we not only design gardens and maintain then, but build them too! (It all sounds very greedy but hey, it’s what we love to do). Our landscape team is the perfect compliment and ensures the same high principles and standards are carried out throughout the entire process.
Humble-Bee, A history
Frantisek and Jenny met in Scotland in 2013 where Jenny was completing her study at Cambo Gardens in Fife. A loving and enduring relationship ensued! After relocating to London for Jenny to start her RHS SOC Alpine traineeship at Wisley, Frantisek formed The Humble-Bee Gardeners as a one-man band in South London. They both then combined forces on planting design and went on full time together after relocating again to somewhere with a bit more space and family… Ludlow, Shropshire.
The Humble-Bee Gardeners has now been Ludlow based since 2015 and has grown year on year. From the beginning we have benefited from a wonderful, loyal and growing client base and were lucky enough to find team members who carry equally our ethos and dedication. Our garden team is always growing and each member comes with their own area of expertise but we are all united in our passion for horticulture and work hard to create lasting and inspiring spaces for our clients.
We aim to care for gardens with only a positive impact to the wider environment. We do not use pesticides or chemicals and encourage all our gardens to contribute to the health of the local flora and fauna.
Our sister company, The Humble-Bee Landscaping & Construction Ltd, was born through a need to ensure a high quality in our garden builds and means we not only design gardens and maintain then, but build them too! (It all sounds very greedy but hey, it’s what we love to do). Our landscape team is the perfect compliment and ensures the same high principles and standards are carried out throughout the entire process.
What’s in a Name?
*Where did the name come from? Frantisek and Jenny were named The Humble-Bums at local pub quizzes in London. This is in ode to Jenny’s second cousin Gerry Rafferty (the Scottish musician), whose first band with legendary Comedian Billy Connelly was called The Humble-Bums. Upon choosing a name for the gardening business that hinted at our love of natives and pollinators, and taking into account that Frantisek was a beekeeper for 15 years, we circled around the word Bumble-Bee. On finding that Darwin’s original name for the bumblebee was in fact humblebee, it only made sense to combine this wonderful word and make The Humble-Bee Gardeners our name! It was meant to be…
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