Care homes, hotels and pubs in Earlswood

Care home garden maintenance in Earlswood

Gardens at Earlswood care homes and pubs that residents and customers actually want to sit in.

Care home garden maintenance in Earlswood is about the people using the garden more than the plants in it. Residents look out on it every day, families walk round it on visits, and paths need to be safe for anyone with a frame or a wheelchair. We keep lawns cut, beds weeded, hedges tidy and paths clear, and we work quietly around residents.

Pubs are the other half of this page. The council’s appraisal for St Johns notes public houses among the uses there, including The Plough, which takes in a 17th-century timber-framed cottage. Whatever the building, a pub garden needs to be ready before the first warm weekend, and kept that way.

Care home garden maintenance and safe paths on clay

Earlswood’s clay holds water through the winter, and paths across damp lawns or under trees go green and slippery. For a care home that’s a real risk. We keep paths swept and clear of leaves, cut back anything leaning over them, and keep edges tidy so there’s no lip to catch a foot. Leaves from the oaks around the common are cleared from paths and terraces at every autumn visit, not left until the end of the season. No cuttings or tools are ever left lying about when we go.

Pub garden maintenance and hotel gardens ready on time

Timing is everything with a pub garden, and hotel garden maintenance is no different. Lawns cut and edged before the weekend, beds tidy, hedges around terraces clipped, and the beer garden cleared of leaves and weeds before spring brings people outside. Clay lawns take a hammering from tables and feet in a dry summer, so we raise the cutting height to help them survive it. Winter is when we do the heavier hedge and shrub work, while the garden is quiet.

Care homes and hospitality in Earlswood: your questions

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

Can you work around mealtimes and quiet hours?

Yes. Tell us the routine and we’ll fit around it, keeping mowers and trimmers away from windows at quiet times.

Do residents mind you being there?

Usually they enjoy it. Plenty like to watch or chat about their own gardens, and we always make time for that.

Can you look after raised beds and planters?

Yes. Raised beds and planters matter in a care home garden because residents can reach them. We’ll keep them weeded, planted and tidy, and leave alone any that residents like to look after themselves.

How is the work priced?

On a written annual schedule at a fixed price, invoiced monthly or quarterly, with an itemised quote behind it. Insurance certificates are available on request.