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We take our environment seriously. Working so close to nature we are only too aware of the impact our actions have on
our planet. We use organic materials wherever possible, recycling all green and timber waste, and generally adopting a sympathetic company-wide attitude to all related environmental concerns. For every chemical fertilizer and pesticide available, we aim to use an organic equivalent. Every plant we place in the ground for you is a debit to your carbon footprint.

We have recently changed energy supplier, using green renewable sources and invested in the latest electric silent power tools to reduce our carbon footprint and noise pollution, which we use whenever possible. According to the EPA, the
replacement of 1.000 petrol-powered garden tools with battery powered ones would spare the air more than
19.000 pounds of toxic VOCs every year.

QUOTATION FORM

Private and commercial annual service agreements tailored for you and for your garden’s needs.

Pro-active attitude in moving your garden forwards to give you a garden to be proud of.

All year round colour guaranteed, you choose the palate or leave it to Neil.

Once we have your garden looking good, with your permission, we install one of our famous blue plaques.

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Being a traditional family business does not mean we are always traditional in our work.  Our love of horticulture means we are always learning, our spare time is spent visiting special gardens and related sites, going to garden shows, reading up on the latest trends.  We love a traditional english garden, but also take great pleasure in introducing new plants and contemporary planting schemes into our gardens.  Our planting schemes have won numerous ‘In Bloom’ competitions and Hampton Court-Flower Show over the years. Preparation is key to success when investing in plants that will create the structure of your garden.  All areas to receive our planting are thoroughly and professionally prepared, incorporating organic composts, organic fertilizers and water retentive gels to keep the ground moist during hot, dry periods. Once our plantsman has visited your project and assessed your requirements and budget, he will prepare a planting schedule, with scaled drawings for your approval. Once agreed, this will be quoted if a budget has not been established prior to this stage.

Every single plant is fully guaranteed for a twelve-month period for free replacement on a no-quibble basis.

Our extensive knowledge in landscape and horticulture is what sets us apart from most designers.  Having worked in the gardens for over 45 years and seen the growth patterns, problems gardens face and how materials weather, we have the experience to select and advise the best for your garden and requirements. Working closely with our clients we create beautiful and truly stunning gardens that will evolve and continue to create a lasting haven for you to enjoy year on year.

We provide an initial free consultation, we will than provide a price for the design and measured site survey.  Once agreed, we will finely tune your brief and the area we have to work with, to create a design to present to you.  We will then quote to carry out the works involved and build you a bespoke garden.

“Above all, I must have flowers, always and always”
— Claude Monet

Twice a year (June & October) we plant seasonal bedding colour which guarantees colour in our gardens, pots & hanging baskets, all year round. Either tell us your colour pallet or let us do our magic, all you have to do if you are without an irrigation system, is to keep your bedding plants watered during hot dry periods.

Any garden will benefit from splashes of colour to lift your spirits and draw the eye.

Let us put your gardens to bed for the winter.

Let us wake your garden up in the spring.

Let us get your garden in top condition for a special occasion.

Let us tame your jungle.

Renovating an untidy garden, with the right experience, machinery, and tried and tested techniques after 45 years, is a walk in the park for us.

15 years guarantee on all materials, for your peace of mind.

Fencing replaced, quickly, efficiently and with much care of surroundings.

Many choices from contemporary to classic styles.

Box tree caterpillars feed within webbing and can completely defoliate box plants in two weeks.

It is a relatively new insect to Britain. Whilst the adult moth was first reported in Britain in 2007, caterpillars were not found in private gardens until 2011, it has since become widely distributed across England (particularly London and surrounding areas).

Gardeners are likely to become aware of box tree caterpillar when they find webbing and caterpillars on box plants.

  • The pale yellow flattish eggs are laid sheet-like, overlapping each other on the underside of box leaves

  • Newly hatched caterpillars are greenish-yellow, with black heads. Older caterpillars reach up to 4cm (1¼in) in length and have a greenish/yellow body with thick black and thin white stripes along the length of the body

  • The pupae are concealed in a cocoon of white webbing spun among leaves and twigs

  • The adult moth usually has white wings with a faintly iridescent brown border, although the wings can be completely brown or clear. The moth has a wingspan of around 4cm (1¼in)

  • The caterpillars eat box leaves and produce webbing over their feeding area. Plants may also show patches of dieback which may be especially apparent on trimmed plants. This is not to be confused with dieback caused by the disease known as box blight

  • Caterpillars are also capable of stripping bark which can result in girdling of affected sections

Our Decking can transform an outdoor space into a beautiful extra living area that can be enjoyed with family and friends. Whether you decide to deck your entire outdoor space or just one area, choosing premium quality timber or composite for the job offers an enduring beauty. Decking is well suited to shady areas where paving or lawns are not suitable, or as an extension to your existing patio.

Decking is much more economical that installing paving. At EGC, we supply top quality timber, softwood, hardwood and also composite - ideal for those looking for products that will specifically last for decades if properly maintained, while at the same time retain its beauty and appeal.

We have a fully trained and experienced installation team who will guide you through the complete process - on request we will provide a free site survey, offer advice and provide a fixed price quotation for installation.

The installation of an automated irrigation system will make the world of difference to your plants and lawns, plus save you considerable time watering. Water usage when set up on a dedicated irrigation system, is considerably less than watering manually, desirable in this day and age. Your garden will remain healthier and plants survive longer with the correctly controlled application of water. Our tailored systems provide optimum growing conditions, whilst using water economically.

We can install for a specific area or to irrigate your entire garden and pots/baskets. Protect your valuable plants, shrubs and trees against inevitable future water shortages - global warming is happening. Most Water Companies will allow your irrigation system to remain in use when hosepipe use is banned during shortages.

Just think of holidays, no asking friends, neighbours to help you water whilst away, no worries during heat waves trying to find time to water and substantial savings on your water bills.

Our expertise, best installation principles, techniques and products combined ensure that your investment in an irrigation system offers cost-effective water efficiency, reliability, and durability.

Install and relax!

Seasoned logs cut to the size that suits you, delivered loose to your door in bulk bags, ready for your fire/stove.

No more damp logs that are difficult to light, produce low heat levels, soot up chimneys and merely smoulder rather than flame.

We can also supply specific timber logs, i.e., Oak, Beech, Ash etc. Our logs contain no conifer wood!

Bring you old paving back to new with minimal expense, we have two options, chemical application or high professional pressure washing.

Moss, algae, lichen, and other fungi will often develop when paving is exposed to light, shade and moisture, staining and masking the colour of the original paving and in many cases causing a slip hazard for you and your visitors.

The easy and most economical method, but often the most effective option is to apply a professional stone cleaner to your paving surfaces, literally within a few minutes, your paving will be restored to its original appearance when new. For paving covered in a build up of moss and grime over the years, we will need to cold water pressure wash using our 4000PSI professional machines, we only need an exterior adjacent mains water tap & an electricity point.

Our pressure washing machines will clear the majority of dirt, moss, algae and other detritus. If your paving also has black coloured lichen stains, this can then be removed in addition using a chlorine based cleaner, similar to that used in swimming pools so completely safe.

In rare cases when cleaning extremely dirty paving, it is sometimes prudent to mechanical pressure wash first to remove the build up of detritus and follow up by using our stone cleaning product to remove any staining in the more porous paving types.

Your lawn is for life, so let’s lay your lawn to last.

Our turfing procedure is second to none, refined over 45 years, before you could even purchase cultivated turf.

Many contractors will rotovate, level and throw the turf down… it looks good for a few weeks, then expect trouble and constant renovation works. We get so many calls to the office asking us to come and save lawns turfed by others. Our turf is cut fresh specifically for your lawn and is laid within 24 hours of delivery.

EGC use the highest quality blend of grass seeds, sown on the most suitable soil type, combined with highly evolved growing and harvesting techniques to produce an award-winning lawn turf that provides the most suitable performance for the diverse UK climate, type of use and your specific site conditions.

EGC uses horticultural perlite to keep the soil structure open and let the water and nutrients flow. We use horticultural vermiculite to retain moisture within the rootzone, and apply a specialized pre-turfing fertilizer to promote top growth and root establishment. We use rootzone, a specialised loam/sand mix to bed in the turf, to allow comprehensive root establishment and once established keep the surface well drained, allowing use in the wet.

To ensure your turf has rooted properly, we carry out the first cut for you FOC, and also offer a full turf aftercare maintenance agreement.

There are two premium windows for overseeding, April & September. Seeding can be carried out in other months during the season… germination will be reduced, but it is still possible.

Even the most bedraggled, tired and neglected lawn can be brought back to premium condition if renovation is carried out correctly. Our procedure:

Phase 1:
Apply a selective herbicide and algaecide to remove weed and moss growth.

Phase 2:
Mechanical multiple scarification to remove weed, moss and thatch.
Mechanical multiple hollow tining to aerate the rootzone.
Top dressing and brushing into the surface to improve drainage and allow seed development.
Overseeding entire lawn using the latest seed mixes.
Fine raking to incorporate the seed into the top dressing.
Rolling to level and compress the new seed.
Application of a pre-turfing fertilizer to speed up germination and encourage rapid growth.

Phase 3:
Two to three weeks after germination, we return to check rooting and carry out the first cut of your ‘new’ lawn.

As committed horticulturalists, we have an aversion to fake grass.

BUT there are times when a real lawn will not work for many reasons - poor drainage issues, shade, heavy wear, pets, dog mess, sports use and several other reasons.

Today we have many different types of artificial grass, different lengths, colours, wear, some even contain a lifelike thatch for a realistic appearance.

If you have a professionally installed artificial grass lawn/area, you will have no real maintenance to worry about, you can use in all weathers, it is dog proof, easy to clean and sanitise if you have pets and looks good all year round.

If you are a landlord, no issues with tenants neglecting a real lawn. 

 

Testimonials from our clients

“Another Job Well Done - We’ve been using English Garden Company for a few years now and have always been happy with the service – from the initial phone call to completion. The teams have tackled a mixture of work for us. They work in a professional and methodical way and, very importantly, leave the garden clean and tidy.”
— Client, Barnet
“It was great to have the guys around again and the garden is looking lovely.

Looking forward to seeing the winter colour scheme this year.”
— Client, SW London, November 2024
“I’ve just been up to see my mum’s garden for the first time since your visit Please pass on my huge thanks to the team.

It looks really nice and tidy which is exactly what we wanted.

Mum is over the moon that her garden is no longer an eye sore!!
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— Julia, November 2024
“The guys arrived promptly, worked efficiently, were very polite not only with us but talking to our neighbours too whose garden they needed access to. The cleared all the debris away; I really cannot fault them.

We have used a few companies before but will definitely use them again....AND their quote was the cheapest!”
— Ruth in W5, April 2024
“Can we place on record what an amazing job the two man team did when they came to our house. Sadly I didn’t get their names but they were outstanding, polite and did exactly what we wanted them to do with smiles on their faces. I would highly recommend them to anyone.”
— Customer in Potters Bar, June 2023
“Just a brief note to express my delight with my new fence! The workmanship is excellent, the team that completed the job were most professional and the price very competitive. The job was performed exactly as per the quotation. I would have no hesitation in recommending The English Garden Company Ltd.”
— Customer in Winchmore Hill, May 2023
“I just want to say that Lee and Kade have done an amazing job in the garden. They’ve totally transformed it and it now looks so much bigger and cleaner. They are both lovely guys, very friendly, they worked so hard today, and are a real credit to your company. Apart from transforming my garden they also cleaned up and left everything neat and tidy.”
— Customer in Harrow on the Hill, June 2023
“The team came over on Saturday as planned and did a great job in the front garden, which has been transformed.”
— Customer in Winchmore Hill, May 2023
“The EGC, Neil and his team were well-prepared, caring and hardworking. They worked all day without stopping, digging, measuring, turf-laying and planting. The result is a beautiful new lawn and garden instead of a dark paved yard. Everyone who visits admires their beautiful work.”
— Customer in Finchley, May 2023
“Having our new garden has been ‘quality of life’ enhancing, especially when we all had Covid in late spring and had to isolate!”
— Customer in Stanmore, March 2023
“The garden looks beyond amazing. Huge thanks & looking forward to your next appointment”
— Customer in Harrow On The Hill, May 2023
“Having our new garden has been ‘quality of life’ enhancing, especially when we all had Covid in late spring and had to isolate!”
— Customer in Stanmore, March 2023
“We are very happy with our team - Carl and Tom are doing a really good job, and are so warm, friendly and obliging. Our garden is looking really good.”
— Customer in Arkley, December 2022
“During our discussion I realised that you have been maintaining our garden for 38 years -half of my life!”
— Customer in Totteridge, January 2023
“In the words of my wife - we are dealing with a completely different gravy when compared with our previous gardeners and we are so pleased to be working with you now”
— Customer in Radlett, November 2022
“We just wanted to tell you what a GREAT job Carl and Tom did in our garden today. They really worked hard and it looks really great. Also they are so pleasant and friendly.

So, thank you!”
— Customer in Hadley Wood, November 2022
“The team did a fantastic job at clearing the garden, which was in poor condition before The English Garden company came in. They were professional, polite and kept the place clean even though they had to walk through the flat to get to the garden. I will be using them in the future and highly recommend.”
— Customer in Hammersmith, November 2022
“I was so impressed with Neil and the team”
— Customer in Totteridge, November 2022
“Another great job by the guys who laid the path today!”
— Customer in Arkley, October 2022
“Your team are a credit to you especially Carl, Saj and Richard; they worked like trojans. Thanks for making this happen and turning Nick ‘s dream garden into a reality.”
— Customer in Welwyn, October 2022
“Thank you again for a great job & we’re very happy with our new garden.”
— Customer in Edgeware, September 2022
“I would like to note the team did a fantastic job on Saturday and will definitely be recommending the company to others.”
— Customer in Fulham, October 2022
“Our garden looks fabulous ! Thank you so much.”
— Customer in Hadley Wood, October 2022
“Firstly, let me say that between you & Paul, you have transformed our garden & we’re very pleased with it. Thank you.

We’d also like to thank Paul for all his hard work. He was very helpful, endured my many questions, gave me valuable advice, kept us informed throughout this journey & was a pleasure to have around.”
— Customer in Edgeware, August 2022
“It was great to see Neil and the team on Saturday. Garden looks lovely!”
— Customer in Hampstead, June 2022
“I just wanted to say thank you for your expert choice of plants for my garden, it looks so pretty: a really interesting, complementary and varied selection and one that will give me lots of pleasure.

Please also pass my thanks to your team yesterday who were great. They worked hard and asked me questions as necessary.”
— Customer in Hampstead, May 2022
“Neil, thank you all for such a productive day Friday. The garden looks so much better already! Your team were friendly, polite and hard working. I’m excited to work together.”
— Customer in Welwyn, July 2022
“I also wanted to let you know that the garden has given us all great pleasure over the last couple of months and has been looking wonderful so please thank the team for all their input.”
— Customer in St John's Wood, May 2022
“I meant to send this email ages ago, but I just wanted to again say thank you for everything you do. I know my garden is tiny and nothing compared to many other gardens out there, but everything you have done with it still brings me immense joy. I love the surprise flowers you’ve planted that pop up in spring, I love the photonias (I didn’t know they would flower, such a neat surprise!) and I always love your container creations. I look out my windows every day and get to enjoy it all every day, thanks to you. And Bryan always does such a great job maintaining the garden - I’m glad he does our neighbour’s garden as well, as I feel like I get to enjoy their garden too.

I also wanted to say that I appreciate inflation is affecting your business right now, and I noticed you haven’t raised your prices at all.”
— Customer in Brookmans Park, May 2022
“I have to say what a joy to see those beautiful window displays.”
— Customer in Piccadilly, May 2022
“We are enjoying the colourful winter display - at its best right now. Thank you”
— Customer in Hadley Wood, March 2022
“We contacted the English Garden Company (also operate as the English Tree Company) about a tree that was at risk of coming down following the recent storms. We received a quote and were booked in very promptly and a team arrived on a Saturday morning to complete the work. The work was done very quickly and to a high standard. They were very conscientious and tried to avoid making any mess where they had to pass through our utility room and checked with us to make sure we were happy with the completed work before filling in the hole the stump had been in. In addition to the work we’d hired them for, they noticed that a fence panel that had fallen down needed to be put back in place and did this as well which was greatly appreciated. Would happily use the English Garden Company again”
— Customer in Greater London, February 2022
“Thank you so much for all the fantastic gardening work that has been done on our hedge. The guys who came today were excellent.”
— Customer in South Mimms, February 2022
“Always very pleased with the work done by your company, and the garden is left in an immaculate condition after. So nice when care is taken.”
— Customer in Barnet, January 2022
“We just wanted to tell you what a good job Carl and Tom did in our front garden/drive last week. It looks so much better and they seem very nice, friendly and helpful. Please pass this on from us.”
— Customer in Hadley Wood, January 2022
“Thank you for my garden... fills me with joy 😍 ❤️ 🙏🏻”
— Customer in Southgate, January 2022
“Delighted with our new fence and deck, Paul and the team were on time, let us know what they were doing and work was completed quickly and to a very high standard - wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.”
— Customer in Barnet, January 2022
“Have used The English Garden company several times eg work tree surgery. Yesterday they did a major garden pruning for us and the garden looks still great but twice the size with all the stuff gone that didn’t add any value. the two gardeners worked solidly for 8 hours easily, but were extremely pleasant and tidied up beautifully after they finished. Cannot recommend highly enough. They are very popular in the local area and rightly so. And they are not as expensive as you might imagine in fact I think they are very reasonably priced and good value. Before doing the work they came to discuss my needs, wrote up a plan and then did exactly what was agreed. Delighted 😀”
— Customer in Greater London, December 2021
“Thanks for doing such a great job over the year, you guys are the best!
Have a wonderful Christmas and see you in the New Year.”
— Customer in Highgate, December 2021
“We would like to thank the team who carried out stage 1 of our garden works. We are extremely happy with the work carried out and the team were magnificent and went the extra mile.”
— Customer in Edgeware, December 2021
“Just a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to you, Carl and everyone at the English Garden Company for transforming my rather barren and dreary garden front and back into a beautiful oasis of gorgeous colour and calm that has given me so much pleasure this year watching it develop and grow. I shall look forward to watching it renew and become even more beautiful in the coming year.”
— Customer in Edgeware, December 2021
“We were very impressed with the two gentlemen who did the work”
— Customer in Edgeware, December 2021
“Thank you again for super-human effort in transforming our new back garden”
— Customer in Westminster, November 2021
“Kiersa, just wanted to say a huge thank you to you, Paul and the team for doing such a fantastic job on the fencing and decking. We are really delighted with the result. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you in the future.”
— Customer in Barnet, October 2021
“Best wishes at Christmas and much success to you in 2022! Thank you for all the love you have put into our garden”
— Customer in Southgate, December 2021
“I would like to thank you for today first service at Sackville Street, the guy you sent, he’s ever so nice, great attitude , fast and disciplined.”
— Customer in London, November 2021
“Thank you so much! I really like it and can’t wait for the spring! Im sure it will look blooming marvellous! I promise to water more!”
— Customer in Stanmore, October 2021
“Friends and family have visited and sat out in the garden. Everyone comments on how gorgeous it’s looking. Our middle son David thought it was outstanding.

When we talked about you and how amazingly kind and generous you were when Michael was very ill - he was gobsmacked by your kindness and the beauty you have created. We have a word in Yiddish - a “mensch”. It means a very special and decent person. And that’s what he (and we) think of you.

So thank you.”
— Customer in Hadley Wood, September 2021
“Just wanted to let you know that Tom did a really great job cutting the hedge. It’s the best it’s ever looked. Such a nice guy, I’m glad he’ll be maintaining my garden from now on.”
— Customer in Radlett, September 2021
“The front garden looks extraordinarily beautiful - its all just grown together in a blaze of colour and is stunning. People are stopping by to look at the garden and I had a neighbour ask for The English Garden’s phone number.”
— Customer in Edgware, August 2021
“I would like to thank Neil for his wonderful selection of plants for my garden and also thank his hard working team. Thanks to you Kiersa too for sourcing the plants, especially the ‘Rubrum’ which I understand were picked up from a long way away.”
— Customer in Stanmore, July 2021
“I just wanted to say thank you for everything you do. You run such a professional business with amazing employees, and I absolutely love the work you do.

I’ve found that over the last 2 days I’ve been walking over to the window to look at all the beautiful flowers probably 10 times a day! I love the colours and combinations you put together and I also noticed that you put some little acers in the new pots. I was really excited to see that and I love them! So thank you for everything

On a final note, I would like you to add time and labour to the shed removal invoice...I’m not just saying that to be nice, I genuinely think it was not a normal shed and it was more work than anticipated. If you don’t add anything to the invoice, it will be the first time you make me unhappy”
— Customer in Potters Bar, July 2021
“I highly recommend The English Garden Company: from Keirsa in the office who was extremely friendly and helpful, to Paul who came out to quote, gave excellent advice and then carried out the work to the highest standard. I am so pleased with the results of my garden makeover and I now intend to use the company to redesign my front garden later in the year. Thank you to everyone at the English Garden Company for carrying out an efficient and professional job.”
— Customer in Harpenden, June 2021
“I cannot tell you how thrilled I am with the design and maintenance of my garden since you started with clearing, planting and regular work in it The colours and complete transformation are giving me so much pleasure, I can’t tell you. Family and friends who have been over are somewhat in awe of what you have done. I point out that I did my bit keeping everything alive with diligent watering during that hot spell but they were less impressed by my watering efforts than all your work.”
— Customer in Edgeware, July 2021
“The English Garden Company did a fantastic job on our garden. They were super efficient and very professional too and overall nice guys.”
— Customer in Edgeware, June 2021
“Can I say that it has been a pleasure using your talented team over the last few years. I remember the awful state of the garden before your guys got to work on it and to say that it is quite different now would be an understatement!”
— Customer in Cheshunt, June 2021
“Neil and the team are the best. Superb eye for detail resulting in a wonderful looking garden every time. They really know their plants and flowers and have impeccable taste. Very well organized operation altogether.”
— Customer in Wandsworth, June 2021
“Have used other garden companies in the past and this company is by far the most superior. They were early to arrive, worked quickly and efficiently, were very friendly and knowledgeable and left with a total transformation of the garden - could not recommend them highly enough, don’t look anywhere else if you want the best service at a reasonable price.”
— Customer in Hadley Wood, Mar 2021
“Neil, thanks for all the hard work over the last couple of days. Impressed with how the guys thoroughly tidy up before they left too.”
— Customer in St Albans, Jan 2021
“Another message to say what a fantastic job done on the fencing and new back gate. They guys were so friendly and helpful and worked non stop. I felt exhausted watching them. I will definitely recommend your company to all my friends and family, without any hesitation at all.”
— Customer in Barnet, April 2021
“The gardeners attended and did a great job and were polite and friendly. I am pleased with the garden. I was pleasantly surprised.”
— Customer in Tewin, Jan 2021
“We are delighted with all the planting today.”
— Customer in Rickmansworth, Dec 2020
“Superb job all round. The guys were here early. Worked for 5/6hrs with a 10min break. The quality of the work was exceptional, the garden had been left for years and was very overgrown. It’s a transformation now and the guys even tided everything up too. Very happy with the whole experience. Many thanks.”
— Customer in Welwyn Garden City, Nov 2020
“The EGC team completed our garden makeover/renovation yesterday and they did a very good job; they worked hard, were polite and left the garden very tidy. Thank you again to all the gardeners.”
— Customer in Harrow, Nov 2020
“All looks fantastic now. So happy with the work done yesterday, I cannot tell you! Please pass on my thanks to the team yesterday.”
— Customer in Barnet, Nov 2020
“Steven and Alfie were friendly, professional and did a completely wonderful job on transforming my garden back and front over the course of the day. I had met previously with Neil who had talked me through the options for the garden, offering advice and listening to what I wanted. The end result is perfect and I am thrilled. The makeover was done on time and exactly as discussed with Neil and within budget. So pleased and glad that I have now signed up for regular maintenance work as well.”
— Customer in Edgeware, Nov 2020