anyone recommend a good gardener?

Hi everyone, long time ,no posts,(altho' I've been lurkin' around!!)
I've been very busy getting more work done to the money-pit house!
Sadly, the garden has not moved on,
My gardening team were rather unfortunately incarcerated at her majesty's pleasure and so left the job unexpectedly. (They also scattered builders sand over all the surfaces, but thats another story)
Anyway, the entire garden is covered over with plastic sheeting and I dont have enough know-how to do anything workable with it. So, where do I go from here?? I know what we all need from the garden, I just dont know how to achieve it, I'm embarassed to say that I don't even know how to dig safely (extensive premature wear and tear of neck joints means I have to be mega-careful :( )
Please, please all you experts, share your knowledge with me, and if you can recommend a good local gardener/landscaper, so much the better!!

Thanks so much,
Linda xx

 

im a gardener .i live not far away,,,,,,

 

That was a nasty Christmas pressie, GG. It;s tough getting started, ain't it!
Hope the New Year gets you started on something though!

 

Sad Glasgowgreen - but on the positive side now is a great time to get to grips with it before the spring.If you can get a gardener to do the heavy work, fine but if not to dig safely with spinal problems (lumbar is more difficult than neck:

1. Do your exercises before starting and after finishing.
2. Wear a support - so that it takes some of any strain.
3. Use a small spade - takes a tad longer, but is worth it.
4. Use both the body weight and nature to make it easier - i.e. tread the spade in, and lever over - leave the frost to break it up.
5. Take it very slowly - a small bit at a time but every weather chance you get.

 

would an azada not be usefull?
no bending of spine or lifting of soils?