Finding someone to clear a garden
This is a rather general question - but experts here may be able to
help. Advice will be valued and appreciated. How do you find a good person to completely clear a garden? There is a lawn - and around it borders that are choked with weeds and shrubs. The idea is to remove all vegetation in the borders and extend the lawn to the boundary. I reckon there is about a hundred square metres to clear and remove rubbish from. How do you find good people to do these jobs? People who are honest, reliable, and good at what they do? -- Chris |
Finding someone to clear a garden
"Chris" ] wrote in message ]... This is a rather general question - but experts here may be able to help. Advice will be valued and appreciated. How do you find a good person to completely clear a garden? There is a lawn - and around it borders that are choked with weeds and shrubs. The idea is to remove all vegetation in the borders and extend the lawn to the boundary. I reckon there is about a hundred square metres to clear and remove rubbish from. How do you find good people to do these jobs? People who are honest, reliable, and good at what they do? -- Chris There is _no_ way except personal recommendation. You need to find someone in the local area who has had gardening work done for them - or, of course, do it yourself. Then you may even find that you get to know some of that vegetation intimately, and can't bear to destroy it all. :-) Lol |
Finding someone to clear a garden
Lol wrote: "Chris" ] wrote in message ]... [...] The idea is to remove all vegetation in the borders and extend the lawn to the boundary. [...] Then you may even find that you get to know some of that vegetation intimately, and can't bear to destroy it all. This reply is off-topic, Chris, and none of my business anyhow. But are you quite sure you want a garden with nothing but lawn? If you've already thought that through, are you sure you have a site on which good grass will grow right to the edges? (I'm assuming, of course, that you plan a mowing strip of bricks or something at the extreme edges: you won't get a mower right up to a fence.) -- Mike. |
Finding someone to clear a garden
Chris wrote: This is a rather general question - but experts here may be able to help. Advice will be valued and appreciated. How do you find a good person to completely clear a garden? There is a lawn - and around it borders that are choked with weeds and shrubs. The idea is to remove all vegetation in the borders and extend the lawn to the boundary. I reckon there is about a hundred square metres to clear and remove rubbish from. How do you find good people to do these jobs? People who are honest, reliable, and good at what they do? There's many volunteers who would help - though expenses and food is often appreciated. Why don't you approach CSV in your area. I was once one of them but I was then in the media, not horticulture. You could also check out your local colleges, especially if they do Land Industries. I'm sure, there again, that with some expenses paid and some food/refreshments, it would be an interesting project for them to do. Failing that, there's local gardeners. On average they take £10/£14 per hour. That's in my locallity. Where do you live and what do you call 'rubbish'? |
Finding someone to clear a garden
"Chris" ] wrote in message ]... This is a rather general question - but experts here may be able to help. Advice will be valued and appreciated. How do you find a good person to completely clear a garden? There is a lawn - and around it borders that are choked with weeds and shrubs. The idea is to remove all vegetation in the borders and extend the lawn to the boundary. I reckon there is about a hundred square metres to clear and remove rubbish from. How do you find good people to do these jobs? People who are honest, reliable, and good at what they do? Only way to get the job done to your satisfaction and within budget, ........... do it yourself. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk |
Finding someone to clear a garden
Only way to get the job done to your satisfaction and within budget, .......... do it yourself. -- ned Come on ned, do you know of "ANY" job, paid for or DIY which has ended 'within budget'?????? ;-)) Doing a DIY Verandah over the Patio right across the back of my house now .............. waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy over budget because 'well we could just add this' and a 'so and so would be nice'. The 'only' original which hasn't altered, is the distance out from the house, 2.5 metres because we then come to raised ground and banks of flower beds. Width? Wider ;-)) Mike -- ------------------------------------------------ Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk International Festival of the Sea 28th June - 1st July 2007 |
Finding someone to clear a garden
"Mike" wrote in message ... Only way to get the job done to your satisfaction and within budget, .......... do it yourself. -- ned Come on ned, do you know of "ANY" job, paid for or DIY which has ended 'within budget'?????? ;-)) Doing a DIY Verandah over the Patio right across the back of my house now ............. waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy over budget because 'well we could just add this' and a 'so and so would be nice'. The 'only' original which hasn't altered, is the distance out from the house, 2.5 metres because we then come to raised ground and banks of flower beds. Width? Wider ;-)) Can I offer my services as a project manager? No agreed spec - you can't have a realistic budget. Agreed - and adhered to, spec - should be within an accurately costed budget. :-) -- ned |
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