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Hi, can anyone recommend a reliable gardener? We have a plum tree that is in need of a prune and some high hedges that need cutting back. Wanting a gardener as a one off to come and tidy it up, and to have occasionally when we cant manage it, but i'm having difficulty finding someone. Does anyone have any recommendations?


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Charlotte

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Hi Charlotte


Not sure if you will have already found someone but if not, I highly recommend TandT Gardening. They have various other recommendations on this forum too.


They are a father and son team, both called Tom. Together they can provide gardening and/or garden-related construction services. Tom (senior) has just put up an excellent new fence around my garden. He worked incredibly quickly, was very contactable, reliable and I am really pleased with the job. He was really happy to do a few extra things at the same time and even lent me a jigsaw so I could (attempt) to put in a cat flap the following weekend!


I'm now engaging Tom (junior) to overhaul the garden itself by putting in some new planting, training some climbers (around my nice new fence and trellis) and to put in a raised bed. Excited to see the finished result.


This is their website - http://www.tandtgardening.co.uk/default.html


Leah is their assistant and has always got back to me really quickly via email on [email protected]. You can also get Tom (Jr) on 07580 387 836 or Tom (Sr) on 07438 502290.


Hope this helps!


Annie

  • 3 weeks later...
We highly recommend Matthew Walker of Upton & Walker Gardening, a small local business. Matthew planned and designed new beds and plants for us and then did all the ordering and planting - and it looks great; a beautiful garden, with really well chosen plants that work throughout the year, that has looked really well established in no time. He also does maintenance work and is a really nice person to deal with and have around. He can be contacted on 07875 401 815 or at [email protected]

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