About Us

Nicola Atkin

Let your garden flourish with expert care from Breathe Easy Gardens

pink and white flower in tilt shift lens
pink and white flower in tilt shift lens

20 Years Experience

RHS Qualified

Nicola has cultivated gardens across the country since 2006, from the sunny dry chalk of East Anglia to the clay of the Midlands.

Nicola is qualified with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), having trained under the tutelage of Professional Horticulturalist Tony Davies (RHS Gold medal winner, RHS Examiner, RHS Qualifications Advisor, and National Collection holder of Gingko Bilobas) and has studied No-Dig gardening with its original pioneer, Charles Dowding.  Formal RHS training was undertaken on-site at Coventry University's Ryton Organic Gardens, with welcome opportunities to work with the on-site National Collection. 

Professional and approachable, Nicola's expertise includes the following:   

  • Plant identification

  • Specialist Pruning

  • Sustainable gardening practices

  • Organic gardening methods

  • Propagation

  • Border care

  • Container gardening

  • Vegetable gardening

  • Hedge/Tree planting

  • Water management and Irrigation

  • Fertilisation

  • Greenhouse management

  • Composting

  • Polytunnel gardening

  • Soil management and analysis

  • Pests & disease management

"Every garden is an opportunity to balance beauty, function, and ecological integrity"

Fully Insured

Locations

We are available to offer a range of services tailored to enhance and maintain beautiful outdoor spaces across Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.