A local brief makes a difference

Gardeners in Greenwich.

For gardening in Greenwich, describe the lawn, planted beds and any material already waiting for removal separately. A clear list helps providers distinguish routine care from a larger garden reset and quote for the complete finish.

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

Include your neighbourhood

For requests in Greenwich, tell us where the property is — for example Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Plumstead — and give the full postcode. Availability is checked for your address.

01 / Planning your Greenwich job

Separate each area of a mixed garden

For an Eltham or Charlton request, photograph the lawn, borders and paved edges individually as well as showing the whole space. Say which areas need regular care and which need one-off attention. If you want an old bed replanted, keep that separate from weeding the existing planting. Ask the gardener to distinguish labour, plants and other materials so you can choose the scope without losing track of the total cost.

02 / Planning your Greenwich job

Greenwich specifies which sacks can enter the green-top bin

Greenwich’s current green-top-bin guidance covers food and garden material but distinguishes accepted paper or specified corn-starch sacks from plastic and other unsuitable packaging. A bag described only as biodegradable is not enough to establish that it is accepted. If suitable cuttings are being kept for household collection, agree the right container and available capacity. Price the gardener’s own removal separately where that household arrangement does not cover the work.

Source: Royal Borough of Greenwich

03 / Planning your Greenwich job

Show the way out of the garden

Where a Plumstead or Woolwich property has steps or a long route to the road, photograph the whole carrying route. State whether the side entrance is available, whether bags must pass through the house and where a vehicle can load. Include old soil, pots or other non-plant material in separate pictures. The provider needs that information to say which tasks and removal they can actually undertake.

04 / Planning your Greenwich job

Give the provider a brief they can answer

An illustrative request might cover cutting the lawn and edges, hand-weeding the marked beds, retaining labelled shrubs and removing the cuttings from the visit. Add optional planting only if you want it priced. Ask whether an inspection is needed before a firm quote and how variations will be agreed. Share the full Greenwich-area postcode; the locality name alone does not confirm the gardener’s travel range or availability.

Your garden. Your choice.

What does your Greenwich 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 Greenwich postcode when requesting a quote. Prices are set by providers for the actual work.

Questions about gardening in Greenwich

Can any biodegradable bag go into Greenwich’s green-top bin?

No. The council specifies acceptable paper and corn-starch sacks and excludes other listed bags and packaging. Check the actual bag against the current guidance.

Does a regular gardening visit include new plants?

Only when they are agreed in the scope. Ask for supplied plants, compost and other materials to be identified separately from routine labour.

Should I photograph existing bags of waste as well as the garden?

Yes. Show their contents and approximate amount, especially where they include soil, pots or mixed rubbish. The provider needs to confirm whether collection is included.

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.