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Garden tidy up
This weekend's weather has been on my side and I took advantage of it without hesitation. Two days work doing garden tidy up in a terraced house in central Reading has been completed today. Unfortunately due to time of year I couldn't really do...
Autumn | spring leaf clearance service, leaf clear up.
Leaf clearance season is still ongoing. This years warmer autumn contributed to a later leaf fall, but inevitably it's with us and will be for few more weeks. Possibly until the end of November. Do you know a term "Sisyphean labours" ? It is very...
Caversham garden maintenance
Despite the weather I have been asked to take another garden under my wings. It is only a rented property therefore no major makeovers are required, just a bit of garden maintenance. Here it is I have to...
Garden maintenance – Lower Earley done
Garden maintenance service done in Lower Earley. Here's what's been done earlier. Most of the unwanted vegetation included my beloved brambles. Remember if you ever decide to tackle these yourself, click here! Pictures are worth a thousand words so...
Hedge reduction | trimming – Leylandii
Over the last few days we had great fun with some hedges. All of them overgrown and all of them conifers. Grow like mad so most probably leylandii hedges. 3 tall leylandii hedge reductions this week! How lucky we are 😮 Hedge reduction after photos...
Hedge cutting / trimming – Tidy Gardens
When it comes to hedge maintenance, regular hedge cutting / trimming is the single most important thing to do. Regular hedge trim will make your hedge compact and thick right from the bottom. Why plant a hedge? Hedge can be a perfect garden...
Hedge cut, Maidenhead – first one in 2014
Here we have a first hedge cut in 2014. Laurel hedge, cut long overdue.. and it wasn't raining for a change!
Hedge trim and general tidy up – Bracknell
Hedge work – Lower Earley
Front garden in Lower Earley. Cotoneaster along the brick wall taken over by some wild roses, brambles and other thorny foes Hedge work: Few of cotoneasters had to be removed ( right hand side ), some had been given a chance to survive.. [gallery...
House sale garden tidy up
Are you thinking of a house sale? Are you thinking about how best to present your house ? but what about the garden ? Do not forget a well presented, tidy, clean garden can make a huge impact upon your potential buyers. Believe me it's not about...
End of tenancy cleaning – gardener
Garden tidy up
Garden in need
Quick tidy up of a very neglected front garden in need. also a hedge trim
Tree reduction – firethorn
Residents complained about that tree which has outgrown its space in this tiny front terraced house garden. Tree reduction done
Garden clearing
Whether big or small garden work.. Recent garden clearing was one of the big ones. We needed the right equipment and there it was. That chipper went through all the waste we produced with ease. And another hedge trim done in Woodley. Please get in...
Garden clear out
Garden clear out for an estate agency. There was a lot to do and get rid of in this garden. It was a very unwelcoming place and I'm sure no tenant had put a foot in there for a very long time.. I hope it will now change. [gallery columns="4"...
Clearing and turfing. Another garden makeover.
Garden clearing
Garden clearing I had to cut down a line of conifers and remove their roots. Also to be removed two bushes Below photos of what it looked like after Tree roots removed as well.
Paul @Tidy Gardens
I never had any photos of myself working in a garden simply because there was no one to take them 🙂 However this weekend I did some work for a passionate photographer and he offered to take some for me! Good or bad ? Here they are.. [gallery...
Lawn returfing – Reading
Latest news from Calcot ! Another garden there got a brand new lawn 🙂 What have we done ? - Stripped old grass destroyed by builders. Yes they know how best to do it. And they don't even use a weed killer! - Added 10m3 of compost. Oh yes we love...
Tilehurst – garden services.
Lawn scarifying and seeding
Last minute scarifying and overseeding in spring 2017 It's the last call to do some scarifying and reseeding to improve your lawn. We have done it in this garden on top of some edging and turfing. Please come back here to see more photos when grass...
Front yard – landscaping with bricks
Landscaping of a front yard in Reading Identified problems: Lawn too high and growing into the pathways, pavements....
Turfing gardens around Reading
Turfing gardens in Reading. We use top quality turf supplied by Warfield Turf services. We either use: a premium turf which has superior appearance. or RTF turf which has some other benefits to it like; drought resistance, ability to withstand...
Fence post replacement – Tidy Gardens – fencing
New wooden fence installed by Tidy Gardens
Replacement of a collapsed fence. New wooden fence supplied by the customer. 4" wooden fence posts 6' overlap fence panels fence post caps One bit of advice.. Just bare in mind that if you are going to replace a broken fence you will most likely be...
Fencing project in Bracknell
New fence trellis – installation
If you need a fence trellis to obscure view from/to your neighbours.. Good neighbours are always welcome but sometimes you need that little bit more of privacy. I supplied and installed a fence trellis on top of a brick wall to provide that extra...
Fencing job after previous fence got damaged in a storm.
Fencing Fence made of: - 4" fence posts - metposts bolted down into a concrete. - wooden gravel board - featherboards for a close board panel - lots of nails 🙂 Contact me here
Plants and planting
Garden returfing
Final touches in one of the gardens
It's been awhile since anything new showed up on this website even though we have been so so BUSSSSSY ..why don't we have a look at a recently completed garden where we have updated fences, borders and plants It wasn't our first visit to this...
Planting in Reading – Maiden place
Over the weekend planting of raised beds at a commercial site in Reading Two raised beds that needed soil in the first place and then a planting scheme. We have included all low, beautifully flowering perennials for these two beds. Let's no judge...
Refreshed gravel area and new ground cover planting
Let's not beat about the bush.. Was asked to refresh the area around the vegetable patches and come up with some planting ideas for two borders along the fence. Ultimately Low maintanance borders. Also to plant some bushes to provide some screening...
Tilehurst – garden services.
Two day job completed with big thank you from a customer. Involved brick edging, levelling and turfing and a small ( 8x6') shed base construction. - Around 400 paving blocks laid along the perimeter of the garden. Edging is very useful. See other...
Edging in garden using paving blocks
Never underestimate the importance of separating flower beds from lawn areas. Edging in garden can be done using various materials. Most recommended material by us for edging in garden will be paving block ( concrete paving block ) Be it an...
Landscaping in Reading
Landscaping in Reading. Landscaping project now completed. I reckon it's best to show some before and after photos. I also have a movie before and after so you can judge for yourself how good are work had been. We followed a vision of an owner who...
Front yard – landscaping with bricks
Landscaping of a front yard in Reading Identified problems: Lawn too high and growing into the pathways, pavements....
Where grass won’t grow
* "Now, here on this ragged patch of earth called" a lawn.. Grass doesn't grow well everywhere.. hence sometimes you have to come up with something different. Here's two patches near the house that barely got any sun.. landscaped to give a...
Stumps removed as part of garden clearance job
Tree stump removed in Sonning, Reading.
Today's job was to remove a fairly large tree stump Stump located in a raised bed so access was not brilliant, however we do like challenges and this was a little challenge. All done to a satisfaction of a customer. Please see photos taken before,...
Stump grinding / removal service
Stump grinding. Some that were removed today If you had some trees cut down recently, or had stumps in your garden for quite awhile, maybe...
stump removal service for Reading / Berkshire customers
Do you need help in getting rid of unwanted tree stumps / roots ? We may help ! Stump removal service for customers around Reading area. Please contact us and give us a bit more detail about project involved and we might be able to provide you with...
