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What To Expect From Gardening Services

29th March 2019 by shoestringjane@outlook.com Leave a Comment

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There’s no doubt that, as a nation, we love our gardens. In the UK, the average size of a garden among homeowners is around 14m2, and it’s estimated that we spend about £1.5 billion annually on plants. But while many of us love the idea of getting our green fingers dirty, there never seems to be enough time. That’s even more the case when it comes to carrying out some of the more tedious jobs, such as frequent lawn mowing and weeding. The British summertime is short and unpredictable enough: why not save sunny days for relaxing by hiring a professional to do the hard work for you?

What Kinds Of Garden Services Are Available?

You could be forgiven for thinking that only the very rich can afford paid gardeners to come in and devote time and attention to your outdoor patch of land. That’s really not the case. Of course, like most things, it is possible to spend a fortune on expensive landscaping, water features, and exotic plants; but it appears that this is not necessarily what we are looking for. A decent-sized patch of land is something nearly everyone puts on their wish list when they are house-hunting. Check out this house-hunting wishlist: http://www.athomeinlove.com/house-hunting-wish-list/. However, experts say only the tidy, easy to maintain garden is going to add as much as an extra 10% to the value of your property when it’s time to sell.

Most of us prefer something simple yet functional. If we have kids, we want some grass for them to play on. We’d like a paved area for the barbecue and for our garden furniture when we’re entertaining. Perhaps somewhere to cultivate our roses, and, if we’re lucky enough, a front garden and a driveway to park the car off-road. So essentially, our needs are simple and, therefore, so is maintenance. Find the right gardeners and it can cost as little as a few pounds each week to keep everything neat and tidy. The trick is to find someone reliable who doesn’t cost the earth to pop round and mow the lawn at frequent intervals during peak growing season, or scrub the decking or hose down the paving once or twice a year.

How To Access The Best Gardening Services

The issue is that many of these tasks do not take up a lot of a gardening service’s time and can, therefore, be unattractive to the larger professional firms. Either you’re overcharged for the job in order to make it lucrative enough for the firm to take on or the company doesn’t turn up at all because it’s had a better offer from a bigger customer. Then there’s the hassle to you, the customer, of sourcing different individuals for each of the different jobs. You may be in need of a landscaper when you first move in or annually in spring to get that overgrown, neglected garden back under control. But then you could want someone skilled in installing decking to create that desirable seating spot in the summer sunshine. Maybe you want someone to maintain your pond while on holiday? Of course, you will need to buy the accessories, such as filters, which you can buy at https://www.swelluk.com/pond/pond-filters-24/, yourself, yet you need a pro to maintain it if you are going to be away for a while. Perhaps your fencing unexpectedly blows down in the winter gales, and you want it fixed before the neighbours begin complaining. It is worth looking at individual trader websites for specific tasks like this.

So there you have it: the complete guide to gardening services. We hope this has helped you!

This is a collaborative post.

 

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