Guides
Written for this county, not for a generic garden.
Clay, councils, steep drives and small side returns. These notes sit alongside the services and the towns we work in.
6 min read
Low maintenance gardens on Hertfordshire clay
How to plan a Hertfordshire garden you can look after: clay soil, lawn, paving and the jobs worth doing once rather than every weekend.
7 min read
Choosing a driveway in Hertfordshire: tarmac, blocks or sandstone
What we have learned replacing Hertfordshire drives in Hemel Hempstead, Borehamwood and Radlett, including levels, edges and front-garden drainage.
6 min read
When to call a tree surgeon in Hertfordshire
A practical guide to felling, pruning and stumps in Hertfordshire: seasons, nests, and which council to ask about a protected tree.
6 min read
Grounds maintenance through a Hertfordshire year
A season-by-season calendar for Hertfordshire lawns, hedges, leaves and hard surfaces, for homes and for managed grounds.
5 min read
Courtyard gardens for smaller Hertfordshire plots
How to treat a side return, a small back garden or a town yard: paving, one planted edge, and pots you can move.
5 min read
What happens when you ask Jake to look at a garden
From the first phone call to the last sweep-up: how a Hertfordshire Garden Landscapes job is scoped, designed and built.