Garden Maintenance
Garden maintenance in Surrey and South West London
Regular visits from an employed gardener, keeping borders, hedges and lawns the way they looked on handover day.
9.86/10Garden maintenance and gardening services, by an employed gardener
We are a hard landscaping company first, and maintenance grew out of that: the gardens we design and build need looking after, so we employ a gardener rather than handing our clients to somebody else. That means the same company is accountable for the garden in year three as on handover day.
Visits are usually fortnightly through the growing season and monthly over winter: borders weeded and edged, hedges cut at the right time of year, lawn care, pruning to the planting plan, and the beds mulched in spring. Green waste goes with us.
We take on gardens we did not build too, within our radius. It is honest work and it often turns into something bigger. Plenty of our transformations started as a maintenance visit where the terrace was past saving.
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What our gardeners cover
Border care
Weeding, edging, deadheading and cutting back to the planting plan, so the scheme keeps the shape it was designed with.
Hedges and pruning
Cut at the right time of year for the species, rather than whenever the van is passing.
Lawn care
Cutting, edging, scarifying and feeding through the season, plus repair to worn areas.
Seasonal work
Spring mulch, autumn clear-down, and a check over the hard landscaping: joints, drainage and timber.
Clearances and tidy ups
Overgrown gardens cut back, brambles and ivy pulled out, beds cleared and everything taken away in one visit.
Planting
Tailored planting schemes drawn by our own designer, then planted and watered in by the gardeners who will look after them.
Pressure washing
Patios, paths, driveways and steps washed down, with joints checked and re-sanded where they have gone.
Where it leads
From maintenance to a garden worth maintaining
Some gardens only need cutting and clipping. Others are being maintained around a problem: a patio that ponds water, a rotten fence, a lawn that will not grow because the ground never drains, borders that were never given a plan.
If that is your garden we will say so, once, and give you a straight figure for putting it right. Our in-house designer can draw the scheme and our own crews build it, so a garden design or a full garden transformation is a conversation rather than a referral.
There is no pressure either way. If you want the grass cut and the hedges kept tidy, that is a perfectly good reason to have us there.
What's included
Every quote covers
- An agreed visit schedule, usually monthly or fortnightly
- Borders weeded, edged and cut back to the planting plan
- Hedge cutting and pruning at the right time of year
- Lawn cutting, edging and seasonal feeding
- Spring mulch and autumn clear-down
- A check over paving joints, drainage and timber while we are there
- All green waste taken away under our waste carrier registration
Rates
Our published maintenance rates
Maintenance and gardening work is priced by time rather than by project, so we publish the rates rather than make you ask. All prices include VAT.
Two man team, per hour
Our gardeners work in pairs, so a visit gets more done in less time and the garden is left finished rather than half cut.
Day rate, per gardener
Better value for clearances, big cut backs and anything that will take most of a day.
Pressure washing, per hour
Patios, paths and driveways washed down, with joints checked and re-sanded where they need it.
Green waste, per tonne bag
Everything we cut leaves with us and is disposed of under our waste carrier registration.
Large tree removal
Priced on the tree once we have seen it, including access, dismantling and clearing the arisings.
Larger projects
Full clearances, replanting schemes and anything that turns into a build get a fixed written price after a site visit.
Most clients settle into a regular slot: a two hour fortnightly visit suits a typical Thames Ditton garden, and larger plots take half a day.
Recent work
Projects we finished nearby
New turf lawn, Esher
A tired lawn stripped out and replaced with fresh turf on a properly prepared base, running from the house down to the pergola seating area.
Read the full case studyReviews
Maintenance clients on the work
9.86/10“Cato and his team did a really good job of a joint fence with the neighbour, they were polite, respectful, clean and tidy, They fished on time and stuck to their quote. I would use again.”
Valerie · 2 weeks ago
Google · 5/5
“A very good company and a fair price. They were polite, respectful, clean and tidy and finished on time. A pleasure to have around.”
Checkatrade Reviewer · 2 weeks ago
Checkatrade · 10/10
“Hayden did a fab job of tidying / shaping up our garden and patio ready for spring. He had great attention to detail and it looks so much better now! Deffo recommend”
Erin · 4 months ago
Google · 5/5
“Great experience with Hayden and Danny. They were punctual, tidy and their attention to detail was above and beyond! Although their quote was not the cheapest,”
Kimberly · a year ago
Google · 5/5
Specialist jobs
One off work our gardeners take on
These sit under maintenance rather than being separate trades, and you can book them as a single visit without signing up to a regular round.
Garden clearance
Overgrown borders, brambles, self set trees, old decking and years of green waste, cleared and taken away by a two man team in a day or two.
See rates and what is included
Patio and driveway cleaning
Jetwashing, joint resanding and sealing for porcelain, sandstone, block paving and paths, done by the team who lay them.
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FAQs
Maintenance questions we get asked
How often do you visit?
Usually fortnightly through the growing season and monthly over winter. Some gardens only need a spring and an autumn visit, which is fine too.
Do you take on gardens you did not build?
Yes, as long as you are within our radius and the garden fits an existing round. We are straight about capacity: gardens we designed and built get first call on the schedule, but we are actively taking on new maintenance clients in the towns close to the yard.
Do I need to be home?
No, as long as we can get to the garden. Most of our maintenance clients are at work when we visit.
What happens to the green waste?
It goes with us and is disposed of under our waste carrier registration. Nothing is left bagged by the side of the house.
How much does it cost?
Our rate is £60 per hour for a two man team, or £175 per day per gardener, both including VAT. Pressure washing is £60 per hour, green waste is £25 per tonne bag and large tree removal starts at £150. Larger clearances and planting projects are priced individually after a visit.
Do you do garden clearances and one off tidy ups?
Yes. A lot of our first visits are exactly that: an overgrown garden cut back, beds cleared, brambles out and everything taken away the same day. Plenty of clients then move onto a regular visit, but there is no obligation to.
Can you pressure wash the patio and driveway?
Yes, at £60 per hour. We wash paving down, check the joints and re-sand or re-point where the jet has taken the old jointing out, which is the step most people skip.
Can you plant the borders as well as cut them back?
Yes. Our in-house designer can put a planting scheme together, we supply the plants and the gardeners plant and water them in, then keep them on the maintenance round afterwards.
Is the work guaranteed?
Maintenance is a service rather than an installation, so there is nothing to warranty, but if a visit is not up to standard we come back and put it right.
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Get a fixed price for your maintenance
We'll come out, look at the space and give you a proper fixed price, not a ballpark over the phone.