A local brief makes a difference

Gardeners in Ealing.

An Ealing garden request is easier to price when the gardener can see the route to the rear garden as well as the work itself. Include access photos, the areas to tackle and whether cuttings should be taken away.

Free to request. Providers price the work, access and waste removal; you choose whether to book.

Include your neighbourhood

For requests in Ealing, tell us where the property is — for example Acton, Hanwell, Northolt, Greenford, Southall — and give the full postcode. Availability is checked for your address.

01 / Planning your Ealing job

Show the route from the street to the job

For a rear garden reached through the house, photograph the route without personal documents or people in view. Explain steps, doors, floor protection and the point where tools can be unloaded. For a side entrance, show its narrowest part. A small Acton garden with difficult carrying access can involve a different working plan from an open-access Greenford plot, even if the visible planting is similar in size.

02 / Planning your Ealing job

Use Ealing’s current collection calendar

Ealing’s 2026–27 guidance describes a fortnightly paid service with a winter pause and options for households joining later in the year. It also says garden waste is not accepted in ordinary household rubbish. If your plan relies on retaining allowed material, check the current calendar, bin sticker or sack tags before scheduling the job. For contractor waste or volumes beyond your arrangement, ask the provider to include suitable removal in the quote.

Source: Ealing Council

03 / Planning your Ealing job

Be precise about a border tidy

If you want the beds weeded while established planting stays, mark the plants to keep and photograph weeds among them. Ask whether the proposed work removes roots where practical or simply cuts back visible growth. Edging, adding mulch and supplying plants are separate decisions. This is especially useful when requesting a one-off visit: a neat surface immediately afterwards is not the same outcome as an agreed programme for persistent weeds.

04 / Planning your Ealing job

Give the provider a useful stopping point

A constructed example: “Please weed the two planted borders, restore their edges and clear the path to the rear gate. Keep the marked shrubs. I would like the initial tidy priced separately from future visits, with the route through the side passage shown in the photos. Confirm whether all waste leaves.” Adapt that scope to your own Ealing postcode and budget. The provider can then explain any assessment, extras or work that needs another visit.

Your garden. Your choice.

What does your Ealing garden need?

Tell us what needs doing. Providers set their own prices and you decide whether to book.

Choose the gardening work

Read the service guide, then add your Ealing postcode when requesting a quote. Prices are set by providers for the actual work.

Questions about gardening in Ealing

Can I put garden cuttings in Ealing’s ordinary rubbish collection?

The council’s guidance says garden waste is not accepted in the normal household rubbish collection. Agree an appropriate household or professional disposal route before the gardening starts.

Are Ealing garden-waste collections the same through winter?

The published service includes a winter pause. Use the current collection calendar for your address rather than assuming a collection follows every gardening visit.

Can quotes account for access through my house?

Yes. Explain the route and any protection required before a price is confirmed. Ask how equipment and cuttings will be moved, and make removal part of the scope where needed.

Your garden. Your choice.

Ready to get your garden sorted?

Tell us what needs doing. Providers set their own prices and you decide whether to book.