Landscaping and planting
Borders, beds and planting planned with you, for summer colour and winter structure. Before we start, you get a visual of how it could look, so you see the plan before a spade goes in.
Quoted · materials extra
Gardens sorted,and kept that way.
Gardener and landscaper for larger gardens around Chelmsford and mid-Essex. Landscaping, planting and regular care. Send a few photos for a written quote.
Experience15+ years
Insured£1m public liability
RepliesSame or next day
PaymentOn completion
What does your garden need?
Start with the problem. We'll tell you the fix, how long it takes and what it costs.
Services
Every job starts with your photos and a written quote, agreed before any work begins. Day-rate work is £190 a half day or £360 a full day. Landscaping is quoted, with materials on top.
Garden maintenance
Lawns, edges, beds and hedges kept in shape, on a regular visit or as a one-off.
£190 half day · £360 full dayClearance and renovation
Overgrown gardens taken back and made usable again. Anything worth keeping, kept.
£190 half day · £360 full day
Hedges and lawns
Hedges trimmed and reshaped, lawns mown, fed and edged.
From £75
Patios and paths
New patios and paths laid, and tired ones lifted and relaid.
Quoted · materials extraHow it works
Most jobs are quoted from photos and a short video, so there's often no need for a visit. Bigger projects get a site visit first.
Tom · FernleighUsually replies the same day
Hi Tom, we're in Great Baddow. The borders are overgrown and the hedge needs cutting back. Photos attached.
Thanks for these. I can quote from the photos, no visit needed. Here's how the border could look.
Border plan · summer and winter planting
Written quote
Border clear and replant1 day
Hedge cut backincl.
Full day£360
Plants quoted separately · Pay on completion
Perfect. Thursday works for us.
Booked in for Thursday. I'll send photos when it's done.
Job done · photos sent · invoice on completion
Send photos
A few photos or a short video on WhatsApp, and what you'd like done.
See the plan
For landscaping, you get a visual of how the garden could look.
Agree the quote
A written price and a start date, agreed before any work begins.
We do the work
Insured, careful, and left tidy, with photos when it's finished.
Pay on completion
You're invoiced once the job is done. Not before.
BeforeThe visual
See it before we start
From your photo to the plan
Send a photo of the bit you want changed. For landscaping, Tom sends back a visual of how it could look, so you can tweak it and agree it before any work starts.
- You send a photoOn WhatsApp, as it is today.
- We send a design visualLayout and materials, on your own garden.
- You agree the quoteA written price before a spade goes in.
Then we keep it that way
A lawn worth stepping out for.
Once it's right, regular visits keep the lawns, edges, beds and hedges in shape through every season.
Keep it that way
Once it's right, regular visits keep it right. Businesses and landlords can take a contract from one month to three years.
Regular visits
£190 half day · £360 full day
- Fortnightly or monthly
- Lawns, edges, beds and hedges
- The same gardener every visit
Seasonal care
Quoted per season
- Spring set-up and planting
- Summer colour, winter structure
- Autumn tidy and cut-back
Business contracts
1 month to 3 years
- Offices and commercial sites
- Landlords and letting agents
- Invoiced, with photos after each visit
From Tom
"Turn up when we say. Leave it better than we found it."Tom, Fernleigh Garden Care
- A written quote, agreed before any work starts
- Fully insured: £1m public liability
- Same-day or next-day reply
- Garden left clean, with photos when it's finished
- Hand tools first; machines only when the job needs them
- Payment only on completion
Areas we cover
Based in Chelmsford. Regular visits within about 20 miles. Landscaping projects of two days or more can go further across Essex.
- Ingatestone6 mi
- Witham9 mi
- Maldon9 mi
- Billericay8 mi
- Braintree10 mi
- Brentwood11 mi
- Southend17 mi
- Colchester21 mi
Questions
The things people ask before they get in touch.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes. Send a few photos or a short video on WhatsApp and tell us what you'd like done. Bigger jobs, or ones further away, get a site visit first.
How much does landscaping cost?
Every landscaping job is quoted from your photos and what you want, with materials on top. Maintenance and clearance is £190 for a half day or £360 for a full day.
Are you insured?
Yes, with £1 million public liability insurance.
When do I pay?
On completion. You're invoiced once the job is done.
Do you work for businesses and landlords?
Yes. Contracts run from one month to three years, as well as one-off jobs.