Grass and lawn care
A lawn that looks cared for all year, not just the week after it's cut.
Moss and weeds usually mean compaction, shade or hungry soil. I'd rather deal with the cause than keep treating the symptom.
What I can do for your garden
Most gardens need a mix of these rather than just one. If you're not sure what yours needs, that's normal — it's what the first visit is for.
Hedge trimming
Crisp lines, cut at the right time of year for the plant and the wildlife.
I check hedges for nesting birds before cutting between March and August, and I'll postpone a cut if I find one.
Borders and beds
Planting that gets better each year instead of needing replacing.
Mulch does most of the weed control. Bare soil is what makes weeding a job that never ends.
Fruit and vegetable growing
Help growing something you can actually eat, at whatever scale suits you.
No synthetic pesticides on anything you're going to eat. Netting, timing and encouraging the right insects do the job.
Seasonal maintenance
A regular pair of hands, so the garden never gets away from you.
Leaves are worth more in a leafmould heap than in a bag on the kerb. I'll set one up if you've got the room.
Garden restoration
Getting an overgrown or neglected garden back — without stripping it bare.
Clearing in stages rather than all at once gives wildlife somewhere to go, and gives you time to change your mind.
Not sure which of these you need? Give me a ring. We'll walk round the garden together and work out what actually wants doing, and in what order.
What it costs
I'd rather come and look at your garden than quote off a price list. Two gardens the same size can be completely different jobs — one has been kept on top of for years, the other has had three summers to itself.
So there's no menu of prices here. There is, however, a straight answer within a day or two of me seeing it.
What changes the price
- How long it's been since the garden was last kept on top of
- Access — whether I can get a mower and a barrow round the back
- Hedge height, and whether it needs a ladder or a platform
- Whether green waste goes on your compost or comes away with me
- How often you'd like me, and how much you'd like to do yourself
How you get a price
Give me a ring or send a WhatsApp and we'll find half an hour that suits you. I'll come and look at the garden with you, listen to what's bothering you about it, and tell you what I think it needs.
That visit is free and there's no obligation. If it isn't a job for me, I'll say so and point you at someone better suited.
Questions people ask
Not sure what your garden needs?
That's the normal starting point. Give me a ring and we'll walk round it together.