If you have ever tried to line up a garden tidy-up, hedge trim, or full seasonal refresh and found the first available slot was further away than expected, you are not alone.

Garden work should feel straightforward. You ask for a tidy lawn, a hedge trim, maybe a full seasonal refresh, and you expect the price to match the job.

If you look after a verge on Bellegrove Road, you already know it is one of those small spaces that can quietly make a big difference.

If you are trying to plan a planting scheme in or around Abbey Wood and Lesnes Abbey Woods, you already know it is rarely as simple as picking a few plants and hoping for the best.