Gardeners in Bath.

A small garden still needs a complete job description

Photograph the whole courtyard from the doorway, then the beds, containers and unwanted growth individually. Explain whether you want weeding around retained plants, pruning, or complete removal of particular plants. Identify furniture that can move and anything that must stay in place. If bags must pass through living space, show door widths and floor surfaces so protection and carrying time can be included in the price.

Bath’s garden sacks need a booking

Bath and North East Somerset Council offers its own branded garden-waste sacks. The council says collection must be booked for the normal garden-waste day; simply leaving sacks outside does not create a booking. If you want a gardener to leave eligible material in sacks, confirm the current service, suitable contents and collection arrangement first. An ordinary bag is not interchangeable with the council’s sack, and the service should not be assumed to accommodate the whole clearance.

Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council — Garden waste sacks →

Choose between a retained load and a cleared courtyard

Ask for the amount left behind to be described, together with the agreed storage position. That helps you assess whether the space remains usable while awaiting collection. Request a full-removal alternative if you have no suitable storage. The provider should identify gathering, carrying and disposal within that offer; a cheap labour figure alone will not tell you what the courtyard looks like when the visit ends.

Finish with plants you can look after

For example, a brief might retain three established containers, remove weeds between accessible joints and prune an identified shrub after assessment. Replacement planting and repairs to paving are separate decisions. Send your Bath postcode, photographs and preferred dates on WhatsApp. Gardeners set their own prices, and suitability and availability are checked for the actual request before you agree the work.