Step 1 · Inspect
Nests, and what is growing in it.
What we do, in detail
Four services, with the wildlife and tree checks done before any cutting.
Program 01 · Checked, then cut
Hedges and trees
Two checks happen before the tools come out: is anything nesting, and is the tree protected. Both carry criminal liability for the person doing the work, which is why we do not take a client's assurance on either. If a hedge has an active nest in it, we come back. If a tree is under an order, we wait for consent.
Step 2 · Status
TPO or conservation area checked.
Step 3 · Consent
Applied for where needed.
Step 4 · Cut
Or rescheduled, honestly.
Step 1 · Conditions
Soil, drainage, light and exposure.
Step 2 · Design
To what will actually grow.
Step 3 · Plant
Prepared properly, not just dug in.
Step 4 · Aftercare
Written down, because it decides it.
Program 02 · Soil decides it
Garden design and planting
Most planting failures are a soil and water problem rather than a plant problem, so we test what you have rather than working from a plan drawn elsewhere. We will also say when a client's chosen plant will not thrive in that position, and we do not guarantee establishment — survival depends on aftercare and weather more than on the day of planting.
Program 03 · Drainage first
Hard landscaping
A patio laid without thinking about where the water goes becomes somebody's damp problem, and run-off onto a neighbour's land becomes an argument. We resolve drainage before surfacing and we mention permeability, because paving over a front garden can require planning permission depending on area and drainage.
Step 1 · Levels
Where water currently goes.
Step 2 · Drainage
Designed before the surface.
Step 3 · Build
Base done properly.
Step 4 · Finish
Snagged and cleared.
Step 1 · Schedule
What needs doing, and when.
Step 2 · Maintain
Seasonally, not uniformly.
Step 3 · Waste
Carried and transferred lawfully.
Step 4 · Report
Knotweed or problems, in writing.
Program 04 · Waste leaves properly
Grounds maintenance
Green waste taken off your site is our waste to handle lawfully: registered carriage, an authorised site, and the paperwork that proves it. Fly-tipped green waste is traced back to the property it came from, which is how a homeowner ends up answering for a contractor's shortcut. We also report suspected knotweed in writing rather than quietly digging it.
Got a garden or grounds to quote?
A free site visit and a written quotation, with the seasonal constraints explained.