Garden maintenance in Dorking

One regular visit that covers the lawn, hedges, borders and the tidying in between.

Most people who ask us about garden maintenance in Dorking want the same thing: to stop thinking about the garden. You agree a schedule with us, and we turn up, work through whatever that visit needs and take the waste away. No ringing round each time. No Saturday lost to the strimmer.

Dorking gardens differ more than most. Older houses near the centre often have compact gardens with steps and walls, the interwar Deepdene roads have longer, established plots, and the post-war estates at Chart Downs and Goodwyns tend towards open lawns. We shape each visit around the garden in front of us.

What garden maintenance in Dorking covers through the year

Spring and summer visits are mostly lawn, edges and borders: mowing, strimming, weeding and keeping the beds in hand. Late summer brings the first hedge work. Autumn is about leaves, and with Glory Woods, Devil’s Den and the Nower all on the edge of town there are a great many of them, mostly oak and sweet chestnut. Winter visits are lighter and go on rose pruning, dormant hedge work and general tidying.

Fortnightly suits most Dorking gardens

For an average garden here, fortnightly is the sweet spot. It keeps grass in check through the growing season and catches weeds before they seed. Weekly makes sense for big lawns on clay that race away in May. Monthly can work for a low-maintenance garden, though the lawn will look shaggy by the end of each month in early summer. We’ll suggest one, and you can change it.

People often ask how much a gardener costs per day in the UK. We don’t work like that. Our garden maintenance services are priced per visit: a fixed figure for an agreed set of jobs, so you know where you stand.

Garden Maintenance in Dorking: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

Will you need me there on the day?

Not usually. If the side gate is open or you leave us a way in, we can get on with it while you’re out. Anything that needs your decision, we’ll flag before acting on it.

What’s included in your gardening services in Dorking?

Mowing and edging, border weeding, hedge and shrub work in season, leaf clearance and general tidying. All the green waste goes with us. Bigger extras, like a major hedge reduction, we’ll price separately first.

Can you start with a tidy-up?

Yes, and if the garden has got ahead of itself that’s the sensible way in. We’ll do a one-off clear-up, then pick up regular visits with everything back under control.