Garden clearance

Gardens rarely become overgrown overnight. A busy year, an illness, a long let to tenants or an empty property waiting for probate is usually enough. By the time someone decides to deal with it, the job feels too big for a weekend with a pair of shears and a few garden waste bags, and the council collection will only take so much at a time.

That is the point where a clearance makes sense. It deals with the backlog in one visit, so whatever you plan next, whether that is regular upkeep, a new lawn or putting the house on the market, starts from a clean slate.

Long grass is cut down to a manageable height, borders are cleared of weeds and self seeded growth, and hedges that have spread outwards are cut back to a sensible line. Brambles, ivy and nettles are pulled away from fences, paths and walls so you can see the real shape of the garden again. Anything you have asked us to keep is worked around carefully.

A proper clearance creates far more green waste than most people expect. Cuttings, branches, weeds and roots are gathered as the work goes along and loaded straight into the van, so you are not left with a mountain of bags or a skip to arrange. When we leave, the waste goes with us.

Many cleared gardens hide the same collection of leftovers: a rotten shed, broken fence panels, cracked plant pots, old garden furniture, rolls of wire and offcuts from past projects. These can be dismantled and taken away as part of the same job. For anything from the house as well, such as old furniture or bags of household rubbish, our rubbish removal service can be added to the visit.

A garden is one of the first things buyers notice, both in photographs and on a viewing. Clearing it before a sale shows the true size of the plot and removes the impression of a big job waiting for the new owner. It works the other way too: if you have just moved into a home with a neglected garden, a clearance gives you a clean space to plan around instead of guessing what lies under the brambles.

Landlords often use a clearance between tenancies for the same reason, so the next tenant starts with a garden they can actually look after.

Once a garden has been cleared, it stays that way far more easily with a little regular attention. Our garden maintenance service covers ongoing visits for mowing, edging, hedge trimming and border tidying, either through the growing season or as occasional one off tidies.

Clearing a garden often uncovers patios, paths and steps that have been buried under moss, algae and leaf litter. Once the plants and rubbish are gone, our pressure washing service can bring those hard surfaces back, which finishes the job off and makes the whole space feel usable again.

Every garden is different, so quotes are based on the scope discussed with you. The main things we look at are the size of the garden, how overgrown it is, what needs taking away, whether there are structures such as sheds to dismantle, and how easy it is to carry waste from the garden to the van. Photos of the garden from a few angles, plus a note of the access route, are the quickest way to get an accurate quote.