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Garden & Outdoor services in Telford

Gardeners, landscapers, tree surgeons and outdoor specialists across Telford — which one your job actually needs, what good looks like, and what to check before anyone starts digging.

Garden & Outdoor

Which professional do you need?

Start with the job, not the job title. A gardener maintains what you have: mowing, hedges, weeding, pruning and seasonal tidy-ups, usually on a regular round across estates like Brookside or Sutton Hill. A landscaper builds or remakes gardens: patios, fencing, turfing, sleeper beds and drainage. A tree surgeon (arborist) is the only person to touch anything above ladder height or near power lines — look for NPTC chainsaw and climbing units and proper climbing insurance, not just a gardener with a chainsaw. Fencing, decking and driveways often sit with landscapers or dedicated installers; check whose work the guarantee sits with. Ponds, large retaining walls and garden electrics each need their own competence — ask directly.

What to check: public liability insurance (ask the limit — £2 million or £5 million is common for tree work), waste handling (green waste and soil must go to a licensed carrier or your own bin; anyone offering to 'take it away' should hold a waste carrier licence), and whether quotes itemise labour, materials and waste separately. For tree work near boundaries in conservation areas — parts of Ironbridge Gorge and Wellington carry restrictions — ask who checks with Telford & Wrekin Council about permissions. Agree who supplies materials, who clears up, and what the site will look like at the end of each day. Visit a recent local job or ask for dated photos of one.

Typical costs in Telford vary with access and disposal, so treat these as starting points. Regular garden maintenance often runs £25 to £40 an hour or £120 to £200 a day for a two-person team. Fencing commonly costs £70 to £120 per bay supplied and fitted (concrete posts cost more than timber). A small patio of around 20 square metres might fall between £2,500 and £5,000 depending on stone and groundworks; turfing an average lawn often lands between £800 and £2,000 including preparation. Tree work is the hardest to price blind — a small crown reduction might be a few hundred pounds, a large dismantling well over a thousand. Always get at least two itemised written quotes, and be wary of anyone who prices a big job sight unseen.

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