The Team

Please welcome our newest team member.

  Judith gardening at Linda’s   Please welcome Judith Betchley. Judith joined C.A.R. Gardens a month ago and is proving herself as a very valuable team member, and is already much appreciated by our customers.   Judith has been passionate about gardening since her twenties and  has gained ...

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Garden and Mosaics Opening Event at St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight.

From Left to Right: Jack Henson, Craig Ratcliff, Warren Oldershaw team members of C.A.R. Gardens. Garden and Mosaics Opening EventSeagrove Ward, Sevenacres, St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight. On Thursday 19th September the new garden and artworks at Seagrove ward, Sevenacreswas offici...

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Please welcome our newest team member!

Mr Alex Wild We’d like to introduce to you Alex.He is our newest team member, starting this week, in August 2013. Alex has relocated from London to the Island to embark on a very exciting new chapter in his life. New job, new home, and a new baby! Alex is a qualified gardener having completed ...

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Our latest landscaping project completes

Designed, landscaped and maintained by C.A.R. Gardens. We’ve just finished a contemporary garden in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, so we thought you’d like to see a quick snap. This is one end of the garden- the chill zone. The water feature is a welcoming, calming and cooling influence dur...

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Welcome to our newest team member

Thank you to every one who applied for the job vacancy advertised in January. The position is now filled by Chris, but if you are still keen please do keep in touch. We are a small yet growing business, and always on the look out for talented, skilled and dynamic people to join us. Further […...

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POSITION FILLED Job Vacancy. A New Year: A New Start.

We are recruiting for a Landscape Gardener to join our team. Starting February 2013 C.A.R. Gardens is an award winning company based in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. We provide a design, landscaping and garden maintenance service Island-wide. We are a small team that cares about the quality of our wor...

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Landscape Gardener Required

Full Time & Permanent. Start January 2013. Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience. Drivers license essential. E-mail Craig with your C.V. acorns@cargardens.co.uk

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We have a New Team Member

Welcome to our New Team Member Reuben Boudewijn. Reuben joins the C.A.R. Gardens team in November 2012. Reuben brings with him 9 years horticultural experience, including organic farming, tree surgery and garden maintenance. Reuben has training and certificates in working with chainsaws and arboricu...

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C.A.R. Gardens is recruiting

Do you want to work for C.A.R. Gardens? Do you you want to be the next member of our team? Well here is your opportunity. We are recruiting, so contact us if you want to shine. We offer a garden design, garden landscaping and organic garden maintenance service on the Isle of Wight. We need […...

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Gardener needed tomorrow!

Help! We need a gardener tomorrow, Friday the 26th April, here on the Isle of Wight. A member of our team has unexpectedly had to dash to the mainland on compassionate leave.This is a great opportunity for someone to become a member of our team for a day.Get in contact with Craig on 07940 598145 [&h...

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Moving into 2012

The Team: David, Warren, Sam and Craig So, we are getting on track for the new year, that is 2012, by starting the day with a breakfast meeting at Olivio in Ryde. What a great excuse to eat and drink more luxury, continuing in the spirit of Christmas and new year fun and excesses. (Oh, […]

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Welcome David Cooper to C.A.R. Gardens

Welcome to David, our latest gardener! David is working along side Warren, helping with the busy maintenance round.David is a well qualified gardener with over 25 years of hands on gardening  and leadership experience. He is committed to providing an excellent service and is proud of his work.When ...

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Warrens’ favourite plant right now

The Japanese Anemone. This lovely plant is a real spirit lifter during all this rubbish weather. It bears its flowers on long stems that nod in the wind, from mid to late summer. Its easy to grow, spreads nicely, enjoys most positions and will even be happy in clay, and damp shady spots. A great [&h...

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Decking: Our latest landscaping project

Thank you Karin and David who recently contacted us with these kind words. You can see images of this project on this blog. “It is a great pleasure to supply this testimonial for C. A. R. Gardens as the conduct of our decking project from initial consultation to completion was exemplary. Craig...

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Sam’s new favourite plant!

Acer Palmatum dissectum

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Who are we?

C. A. R. Gardens is a landscape gardening company, based on the Isle of Wight, UK. Craig Ratcliff is the owner, and he employs a small team to assist in designing, constructing and maintaining private, public and commercial outdoor spaces. With our busy environment we endeavor to supply work to loca...

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Testimonials from our Happy Customers!

Thank you to all our customers who have taken the time to think about and send us these comments: Sanjay Randany at Waxham House Residential Home, Ryde wrote: Thank you for the lovely work you & your colleagues have undertaken for us. The residents are extremely happy with the new look garden. ...

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Warrens’ favourite plant so far!

In response to ‘The meet the team’ blog a couple of weeks ago, Warren has reconsidered his position on “favourite plant right now” and asked me to post the following: Allium var ‘Hair’ Looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss storybook! Whimsical blooms have reddis...

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Meet the team: Craig, Warren and Sam

Craig. Owner of CAR Gardens. I have been gardening since as long as I can remember. As a child I grew vegetables at home, and dug a hole to Australia in the back garden! I graduated from Bath with a BA Hons in 3D design, and after a few years paying my student debts of […]

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