Garden tidy-ups in London are priced on a call: the lawn cut and edged, borders weeded, paths swept and hedges trimmed from the ground, with the green waste bagged on site.
The service is built for small London gardens: the back garden of a terraced house, the strip by the front bins, a courtyard behind a ground-floor flat. It suits a garden that got away from you over a wet summer, or one that needs to look cared for before new tenants or buyers see it.
Jobs on a garden tidy-up
- Lawn mown and the edges trimmed back from the borders and paths
- Beds and borders weeded by hand around the plants you want to keep
- Hedges and shrubs trimmed to the height a gardener can reach from the ground
- Paths, steps and the patio swept, with leaves raked up from the lawn
- Weeds pulled from the gaps between paving slabs
- Clippings, leaves and weeds bagged as the work goes
Anything that needs a ladder, such as a tall boundary hedge or a tree, is outside a tidy-up. Tell us on the call which plants matter to you, so nothing you planted on purpose gets pulled as a weed.
Pricing a garden on the call
Gardening is priced on a call, because a courtyard with a few pots and a long garden that has not been cut since May are very different days of work. We ask for rough measurements of the lawn and beds, the jobs you want done, how long since the garden was last tidied and how the gardener gets in: through the house or by a side gate. A description of the hedge height helps too. If the garden cannot be priced from that, a viewing costs £20. A regular visit through spring and summer can be priced on the same call.
Green waste: bagged on site
Everything cut or pulled is bagged and the bags are left in the garden or by the bins. The bags are left ready for your council’s garden waste collection. Many London boroughs run a garden waste collection, often paid by yearly subscription, and if you have one the bags or the garden waste bin can go out on collection day instead. Your council’s website lists the rules for your street, including how many extra bags it will take.
A garden tidy-up with the patio and the house
A tidy-up and a patio jet wash work well booked together, in that order: cut and sweep first, then wash, so clippings are not left stuck to wet paving. If the patio needs washing, measure it while you are measuring the lawn: jet washing is £4 a square metre, so both jobs can be priced on the one call. Spring is the usual time for both, and the inside of the house can follow the same week with a spring clean.
Questions about gardening
Does the gardener bring the tools?
Yes, the tools for the jobs agreed on the call come with the gardener. If you have a mower in the shed and would rather it was used, say so when you book.
Can the gardener work while I am out?
Yes, if the garden can be reached by a side gate left unlocked. Where the only way in is through the house, someone has to be home to open the door.
How do I ask for a price?
Phone us from 8am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday, or send the details through the contact page with your postcode, the size of the garden and the jobs you want done.