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Everything we cut leaves in our truck and is disposed of under our SEPA waste carrier registration. Nothing is bagged up and left, and nothing is piled behind the shed." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What happens if it rains on my visit day?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Perthshire being Perthshire, we work through most weather. If ground conditions mean cutting would damage the lawn, we move the visit by a day or two and let you know rather than churning up wet turf." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can you maintain a garden while I'm away?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes — a lot of our work is second homes, holiday lets and customers who travel. We only need access, and we will report anything that needs your attention by phone or email after the visit." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you cut hedges as part of maintenance?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Hedges within reach are cut as part of the seasonal routine, timed to avoid the main bird-nesting season. Larger reductions or removals are priced separately as hedge work, and we will tell you clearly which one your hedge needs." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "My garden is badly overgrown — can you still take it on?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. We would do a heavier first visit to bring it back to a maintainable standard, quoted separately and agreed before we start, then keep it there on a routine visit. It is one of the most common ways customers start with us." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you use weedkiller?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Sparingly and only where it is the right tool — hard surfaces and persistent perennial weeds. 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No lock-in contract, no deposit, no chasing anyone to turn up. [Get My Free Estimate](/#contact)[Call 07475 783 877](tel:+447475783877) 16 verified 5-star reviews · Fully insured · SEPA-registered waste carrier · Mon–Sun 8am–6pm - 9+ years back in the trade (since 2017) - Fully insured — Public & Employers' Liability - SEPA-registered waste carrier - Fixed-price quotes — no deposits taken - Workmanship guaranteed on fencing, turf & plants Overview ## What garden maintenance actually involves. ### What it is Garden maintenance is the ongoing work that keeps a garden looking after itself: mowing and edging the grass, keeping borders weeded and mulched, pruning shrubs at the right time of year, cutting hedges before they get away, clearing leaves in autumn and taking every bit of it off site. It is deliberately different from a one-off transformation — this is the routine that stops a garden ever needing one again. ### Who it's for People who like their garden but have run out of weekends. Older customers who no longer want to be behind a mower on a slope. Owners of holiday lets and second homes around Comrie, Aberfeldy and Killin who need the place presentable between guests. Landlords with tenancy agreements to satisfy. Commercial premises and small estates that need grounds kept tidy without employing anybody. ### When it's needed The main cutting season in Perthshire runs roughly March to October, though a mild autumn keeps grass growing into November and a wet spring brings it on early. Most customers take a fortnightly visit through the season and a lighter schedule over winter for leaves, hedge work and pruning. We also do straightforward one-off tidies and end-of-tenancy clearances with no ongoing commitment. ### Why professional help matters Anyone can push a mower. The difference is knowing when to cut a hedge so you do not disturb nesting birds, when to prune so next year's flowers survive, how to edge a border so it holds its line for a fortnight rather than a weekend, and having the licence and the truck to take the waste away legally. It is also the difference between a garden that slowly declines and one that improves year on year. Free site visit Fixed price. No deposit. Waste taken away. Quotes usually turned around same or next day. Speak to Andrew directly. [Get My Free Estimate](/#contact)[Call 07475 783 877](tel:+447475783877) Fully insured SEPA registered 4.9 · 16 reviews Mon–Sun 8am–6pm If it's left ## What happens when this gets put off. The reason people call us is almost always that the small job is now a bigger one. Here's what's usually happening under the surface. ### Small jobs turn into big projects A border left for two seasons becomes a clearance job. A hedge left for three becomes a reduction job with bare brown sides. Nearly every expensive garden project we quote for started as maintenance somebody stopped doing. ### Grass quality collapses Perthshire lawns are under constant pressure from moss and wet — cutting too short, too rarely, or with a blunt blade opens the sward and lets moss and weed grass take over. Recovering a lawn costs far more than keeping one. ### Green waste becomes your problem Fly-tipped or badly disposed garden waste is an offence, and council uplift and permit rules change. Using an unregistered gardener leaves the legal responsibility for the waste sitting with you as the producer. ### Property value and lettability suffer An overgrown garden reads as a neglected property. For holiday lets, it shows up in reviews within a week; for sales and rentals, it is the first thing a viewer sees. ### Common mistakes we're called in to fix - Cutting hedges in the main bird-nesting season without checking first. - Scalping the lawn in a dry spell — Perthshire grass browns off and moss fills the gaps. - Pruning spring-flowering shrubs in spring, which removes the flowers you were waiting for. - Piling grass cuttings behind a shed rather than removing them — it becomes a weed and rat nursery. - Signing a 12-month contract with an agency that sends a different pair of hands every visit. Our process ## Step by step, so nothing surprises you. 1. 01 ### Free garden walk-round We walk the garden with you, agree what is in scope, note the awkward bits — steep banks, gravel edges, a lawn that floods — and set a visit frequency that suits the garden rather than the invoice. 2. 02 ### Fixed price per visit You get a written price per visit and a clear list of what it includes. No deposit, no minimum term, and no charge if bad weather means we shift a visit by a day or two. 3. 03 ### First visit — reset Where a garden has got ahead of itself we do a heavier first visit to bring it back to a maintainable standard, priced separately and agreed before we start. After that the routine visits keep it there. 4. 04 ### Routine visits Mow, edge, strim, weed borders, tidy shrubs in season, blow down hard surfaces and check nothing is developing into a bigger problem. Everything is collected and loaded. 5. 05 ### Seasonal work and reporting Hedge cuts, autumn leaf clearance, winter pruning and mulching happen at the right point in the year. If we spot something outside the routine — a dead limb over a path, a failing fence post — we tell you and price it separately rather than quietly adding it. Why book us ## Specific outcomes — not vague promises. ### The same faces each visit A small local crew from Crieff, not a rotating agency team who need the garden explained every time. ### No contract lock-in Fortnightly, monthly or one-off. Stop or pause whenever you like — the work should keep you, not a clause. ### All waste removed legally SEPA-registered waste carrier. Cuttings, prunings and leaves leave with us; nothing is dumped or left in bags. ### Right job at the right time Pruning, hedge cutting and feeding done when the plants want it, not when it happens to be convenient. ### Problems caught early Deadwood, leaning fences, blocked gullies and failing drainage get flagged while they are still cheap to fix. ### One team for everything If a maintenance visit turns up a tree that needs surgery or a fence that needs replacing, the same insured team can do it. In detail ## Garden Maintenance — the full picture. Maintaining a garden in Perthshire is not the same as maintaining one in the south of England, and it is worth being specific about why. Our growing season is shorter and wetter. Grass sits saturated for weeks at a time in the flatter Strathearn and Tay valley plots, so mowing has to be timed around ground conditions rather than a rigid diary. Frost pockets in Comrie, Killin and the upper glens hold on late into spring. Exposure matters too: an open plot near Auchterarder or on the Tay-side approaches to Dundee gets wind that shreds soft new growth and dries out anything in a pot. All of that changes what a sensible maintenance routine looks like. ### Methods & materials #### Grass cutting and lawn care We cut at a height that suits the season rather than the calendar — higher in a dry spell to keep the sward shading its own roots, lower through steady growth. Edges are cut back to a defined line each visit, which is what actually makes a garden look maintained. On mossy Perthshire lawns, raking, aeration and correcting cutting height do more good than any amount of moss killer, and we will say so rather than sell a treatment. #### Borders, weeding and mulching Beds are hand-weeded and hoed rather than blanket-sprayed. Once a bed is clean, a mulch of bark keeps it that way through the season, holds moisture in a dry July and saves you money on the following visits. We supply and lay bark and woodchip directly, so mulching a set of borders is straightforward to add. #### Shrub pruning and seasonal timing Spring-flowering shrubs are pruned after they flower; summer flowerers over winter; roses in late winter; overgrown evergreens progressively rather than all at once. Doing it in the right window is the whole difference between a shrub that thickens up and one that sulks for two seasons. #### Hedges within a maintenance routine A hedge kept on an annual or twice-yearly cut stays dense, sits within its footprint and never needs a hard reduction. We take care over the main bird-nesting season, roughly March to August, and check hedges before cutting — it is a legal duty under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, and it is also just the right thing to do. #### Autumn and winter work Leaf clearance from lawns, gullies and paths — wet leaves left on grass kill patches within weeks and make hard surfaces genuinely dangerous. Winter is also when we do structural pruning, hedge reductions, fence repairs and any tree work spotted through the season, when the garden is dormant and access is easiest. ### Variations we cover #### Fortnightly seasonal maintenance The standard for most family gardens between March and October: mow, edge, strim, borders, tidy, all waste away. Predictable price, predictable day, no surprises. #### Monthly light maintenance Suits low-maintenance and gravel-led gardens, or smaller plots where growth is slower. Often paired with a low-maintenance redesign so the garden genuinely needs less input. #### Holiday lets and second homes Common around Comrie, Aberfeldy, Killin and Pitlochry. Visits timed to changeover days so guests arrive to a tidy garden, with a check on paths, gates and bins while we are there. #### One-off tidies and end-of-tenancy clearance No commitment. A single heavy visit to bring an overgrown garden back under control — before a sale, a letting, a family visit or simply because it got ahead of you over a wet summer. #### Commercial grounds and communal areas Small business premises, care settings, holiday parks and factored communal gardens. Fixed monthly pricing, insured crew, waste transfer paperwork available. #### Residential vs commercial Domestic maintenance is judged on how the garden looks from the kitchen window and how little you have to think about it. Commercial and communal maintenance is judged on consistency, safety and paperwork — clear paths, no trip hazards, no overhanging growth on a walkway, and a waste trail that stands up to scrutiny. We are fully insured for both, with Public and Employers' Liability cover, and registered with SEPA as a waste carrier so disposal is documented. Regular maintenance rounds run weekly across Crieff, Perth, Comrie, Auchterarder and Dundee — check your area page for local detail. [See service areas](/#areas) FAQs ## Straight answers to the questions we're asked most. Can't see yours? Give Andrew a call on [07475 783 877](tel:+447475783877). ### Do you tie people into a contract? ### How much does regular garden maintenance cost? ### Do you take the grass cuttings away? ### What happens if it rains on my visit day? ### Can you maintain a garden while I'm away? ### Do you cut hedges as part of maintenance? ### My garden is badly overgrown — can you still take it on? ### Do you use weedkiller? ### Are you insured? ### Which areas do you cover? Related ## Often booked alongside garden maintenance. [ ### Low-Maintenance Gardens Practical designs that stay tidy through the Perthshire seasons. Learn more ](/services/low-maintenance-gardens)[ ### Hedge Trimming & Removal From annual cuts to overgrown-hedge rescues, all cuttings taken away. 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