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Ten jobs.
One gardener.

Book one on its own, or keep a few of them running through the year. Everything below is work Alex does himself.

  • Grass cutting

    A lawn looks after itself if it is cut often enough. Leave it three weeks in May and you are not cutting grass any more, you are making hay.

    Best timeMarch to November

  • Turfing

    A new lawn is mostly what happens before the turf arrives. Get the ground flat and firm and it knits in a fortnight. Skip that and you can see every bump in it for years.

    Best timeSpring and autumn

  • Hedge cutting

    A hedge keeps its shape if it is cut back to the same line every year. The trouble starts when each cut leaves a little more on than the last one.

    Best timeMain cut late August into September

  • Tree pruning

    Pruning is choosing which branches come off, not seeing how much you can take. Done properly you should struggle to tell anyone has been.

    Best timeNovember to February, summer for plums and cherries

  • Small tree felling

    Sometimes a tree is in the wrong place, or it is dead, or it has quietly become three times the tree you planted. Taking it out is straightforward if there is room to do it properly.

    Best timeSeptember to February, outside nesting season

  • Chainsaw work

    A tree comes down in the night and suddenly there is half a garden under it. This is the job for cutting the problem back into pieces you can actually deal with.

    Best timeAny time of year, storm damage first

  • Garden clearance

    Every garden that has got away from someone has the same problem: it is too big a job to start. Clearing it is one visit, and after that it is a garden you can keep on top of again.

    Best timeYear round

  • Jet washing

    Most patios are not worn out, they are just wearing four winters of algae. Wash that off and you usually find the stone underneath is fine.

    Best timeMarch to November

  • Fence painting

    A fence that gets a coat every few years lasts decades. One that never gets one is a replacement job in about eight.

    Best timeLate spring to early autumn, on dry days

  • Gutter vacuuming

    A blocked gutter does not announce itself. It quietly runs down the wall all winter, and you find out in spring when the plaster inside starts to go.

    Best timeSeptember and November, or after a gale

Not sure which one you need?

Describe the garden and I will tell you what it actually wants doing, and in what order.

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