Seasons Greetings to our wonderful customers across the land. The Ed’s team of gardeners wish all our customers a great festive season. You are at the heart of Ed’s Garden Services success and we are always so appreciative of your loyalty and support. Thank you for giving us the opportunities to make your gardens look fabulous and keep them that way. We really appreciate your lovely reviews and we read them all. We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to continuing to meet your gardening needs in 2026.
Autumn vibes are definitely in the air for our Ed’s gardeners. The grass is still growing at a rate of knots along with everything else in the gardens! It’s lawn mowing and hedge cutting galore across the land right now. The leaves aren’t yet down but, rest assured, when they start to fall, we are there with our blowers at the ready!
These months are among the busiest ones of our gardening year and they are also some of the most beautiful. The days are mild and sunny and it is a truly stunning time to be out in the garden servicing our loyal customers. We love what we do and we do our best to deliver great customer service.
If we can help you keep your garden looking glorious, please do get in touch.
It’s official. This spring has been the hottest and sunniest on record in the UK. We all love sunny days and outdoor activities. However, extreme heat, the likes of which we are currently experiencing, does take its toll on our gardens and on our lawns in particular. Here are some easy heatwave tips to help to keep your lawns looking good.
Our Ed’s gardeners say that, although it can be tempting to water a lawn in the scorching heat of the day, when the sun appears to be frazzling it, this is really not a good idea. To water in the midday heat can actually do more harm than good. Most of your watering will very quickly evaporate in the heat and this can quickly lead to lawn damage.
The sweet spot time for watering is between 5am and 9am in the morning (hosepipe rules permitting of course!). Both the air and the soil are cooler at this time and the water can get right down to the roots of your lawn and soak in to optimise moisture levels.
If early mornings don’t work for you, a viable alternative is to water in the evening. However, make sure to water early evening and before dusk so your lawn has time to dry to mitigate the risk of lawn fungus developing.
Deep watering every few days is a also generally a good strategy rather than lighter watering every day.
With regard to actual mowing, in hot conditions it can make sense to mow your lawn on a higher setting on the lawnmower. This means that the soil is more protected and shaded and that moisture in the soil can be held easier.
So there we are, a few easy tips to help keep your lawn looking good. Effective watering and smart mowing really can make all the difference to your outdoor space. Enjoy your summer!
If you would like some help keeping your garden in tip top condition, Ed’s covers a wide range of locations. Please do get in touch.
It’s easy to feel like you have lots of time with the mainly wintery weather we are currently having. Some days it can feel like spring must be a very long way off indeed! It is hard to imagine your garden as a sunny place where you want to be out spending as much time as possible.
However, it is official. Spring really is just around the corner.
All the signs are there. The snowdrops are already out and the daffodils and tulips will be hot on their heels. It’s time to think ahead, folks! Planning ahead for spring really is a good idea.
Indeed, Our Ed’s gardeners enjoy working with you over the year to help you plan ahead to achieve what you want from your garden. We are always happy to advise on the best time to undertake a whole range of gardening jobs.
Before we know where we are, mowing will be in full swing so it is always a good idea to think of the other jobs you might want doing around now. Our gardeners are likely to have a bit more free time earlier in the season before they get into the extremely busy period when lawns are growing like crazy. In addition to mowing, our Ed’s gardeners deliver core services of hedge cutting, garden tidy ups, garden clearances and jet washing patios and drives.
In summary, our Ed’s gardeners’ aim is to help you to keep your gardens looking fabulous. Some jobs are big and some are small – we are happy to discuss all of them with you.
If you think our gardeners can help you with any of your garden’s needs for the season ahead, please do get in touch.
The Ed’s team had an early start (even by gardener standards!) last week. We got up with the lark and were out in force for our seasonal visit to RHS Wisley, Surrey. Our spring training session is an important event in the Ed’s calendar.
The Classroom
On arrival, we kicked off the morning with an expert-led classroom session. You can’t help being impressed by our expert’s encyclopaedic knowledge of all things garden-related. It is great to hear about all the new products and developments in the world of gardening. We know how important that is to provide the best possible gardening services to our lovely customers. We continued with a full briefing on recent changes in gardening regulations and wound up our session with an open-floor question and answer session.
The Gardens
We can’t visit RHS Wisley without taking a tour of the beautiful gardens. We are always bowled over by their stunning displays and spring is very special indeed. It is so inspiring to seeing gardening creativity at work in this very special place. The gardens are even more magical in the early morning light, before all the visitors arrive.
We were lucky to be visiting while it felt like spring (before the snow hit Surrey again!)
Back to business
Our training was all done and dusted by 9.30 am. We had time for a quick chat after the session before we headed back home to get on with the very important business of keeping our customers happy.
Ed’s Garden Maintenance Operators really enjoy mowing lawns. Clive who covers the Hampton and Middlesex area sent in these photographs of lawns he cuts on a regular basis and gave these top tips on how to keep a well maintained lawn: keep the lawn well fed to encourage the root system, airate and scarify alternative years, mow weekly during peak growing times on a medium height blade, do not cut too short during the dry weather, keep edges neat. Please contact Ed’s Garden Maintenance for a free estimate to have your lawn regularly maintained. PS you need to be able to walk in a straight line!
An Ed’s Garden Maintenance Operator sent in this photograph of his most recent purchase – a tripod ladder.
Please contact Ed’s if we can help with your regular garden maintenance needs or a one off tidy up. We offer free no obligation estimates and pride ourselves on being prompt, reliable and efficient.
Ed’s Garden Maintenance Operator Neil Collis who covers the Sevenoaks area enjoys scarifying lawns and sent in these photographs. Neil said “as the ground starts to dry out now is the time to start thinking about lawn preparation for the summer.” Please contact Ed’s Garden Maintenance for your lawn maintenance needs.
Ed’s Garden Maintenance Operator James has bought a Masport Shredder and sent in these photographs as he puts it to the test on a job in Muswell Hill. The finished photographs should be posted at the end of the week. The shredder is an ideal way to recycle organic waste by creating a fine mulch that’s perfect for composting.
If you have any garden maintenance needs either regular maintenance or a one off garden clearance please contact us for a free estimate.
