About GardenScout
About GardenScout
GardenScout is an independent UK gardening publication. We test and recommend the kit that helps British gardeners get the job done — lawn mowers, trimmers and hedge cutters, pressure washers, greenhouses, planting, lawn care and more — and we write practical, jargon-free how-to guides for real gardens.
Founded in 2026, GardenScout is editorially independent. We are not sponsored by manufacturers, and our recommendations are based on hands-on experience and an honest assessment of what is actually worth your money for a UK garden.
How we work
- Plain-English reviews. No spec-sheet filler — just what a product is good at and who it suits.
- Buyer-first picks. Pros, cons and the practical trade-offs that matter in a British climate and garden.
- Editorially independent. We choose what to cover and what to recommend; manufacturers do not.
Got a question or a product you would like us to look at? We are always happy to hear from fellow gardeners.
The team
Anthony Mercer
Spent his twenties on landscaping crews and never lost the habit of judging a tool by how it survives a wet British autumn. Tests mowers, trimmers, chainsaws and pressure washers on a long, stubborn third-of-an-acre, and keeps a shed organised enough to embarrass most garages. If it has a battery, a blade or a trigger, it crosses Anthony's bench first.
Molly Hartley
Has gardened the same heavy-clay plot for fifteen years and won the argument with it roughly half the time. Writes about planting, pruning, borders, bulbs and lawns - plus the furniture and lighting that make a garden somewhere you actually sit. Firm believer that the right plant in the right place beats any amount of expensive kit. Rarely seen without soil under her fingernails.
Jessica Dunn
Runs a productive small kitchen garden - greenhouse, four raised beds and an unreasonable number of tomato varieties - and shares it happily with the birds, bees and one very bold hedgehog. Covers grow-your-own, composting, wildlife gardening and the watering kit that keeps it all alive through a British summer. Believes every garden, however small, can feed somebody - even if it's the robin.