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Garden care

The garden keeps growing after we leave. Care plans keep it the way it was designed, with the same gardeners on the same day.

Pruning an olive branch
Visits
Fortnightly, monthly or by the season
Gardeners
The same two, every visit
Plant guarantee
For as long as the care runs

What a visit includes

Two gardeners, three to four hours, everything below on every visit. Larger jobs are quoted separately.

Drip line between lavender plants
  1. 01

    A walk round first

    Every visit starts with a slow lap of the garden and a note of what has changed since the last one.

  2. 02

    Pruning and shaping

    Lavender after flowering, rosemary and myrtle kept loose, olives and citrus in their season.

  3. 03

    Beds and gravel

    Weeds out by hand, mulch topped up, gravel raked and paths swept.

  4. 04

    Irrigation check

    Each zone run and timed, emitters cleared, schedules moved with the weather.

  5. 05

    Lawn or meadow

    Mowing at the right height for the month, meadows cut twice a year and left to seed.

  6. 06

    A short report

    Photos and a few lines by email the same evening, with anything that needs a decision.

The year, month by month

The work follows the weather, not a checklist. This is a typical year for a dry garden near the coast.

Winter

  1. December

    • Olive and fruit tree pruning
    • Frost cloth on young citrus

  2. January

    • Roses and vines cut back
    • Stone and path repairs

  3. February

    • Plans for the year ahead
    • Irrigation serviced

Spring

  1. March

    • Feeding and mulching
    • Irrigation back on

  2. April

    • Planting the gaps
    • Lawns cut higher

  3. May

    • First meadow cut
    • Lavender left to flower

Summer

  1. June

    • Watering checks every visit
    • Lavender cut after flowering

  2. July

    • Shade and pest watch
    • Pots moved out of the sun

  3. August

    • Visits pause while you are away
    • Drip lines checked weekly

Autumn

  1. September

    • Lawns seeded and overseeded
    • Second meadow cut

  2. October

    • New planting season
    • Bulbs for the spring

  3. November

    • Leaves cleared from beds
    • Irrigation turned down

How often we come

Priced after the first visit and fixed for the year. The rhythm can change with the seasons.

  • Young lavender and rosemary planted along a stone edge

    Fortnightly

    24 visits a year

    For lawns, young planting and gardens that are lived in every day.

  • Courtyard terrace with an olive tree, lavender beds and a pergola

    Monthly

    12 visits a year

    For established dry gardens, courtyards and terraces. Most of our gardens are here.

  • Wildflower meadow around an old carob tree

    By the season

    4 visits a year

    For meadows, olive groves and holiday homes that mostly look after themselves.

About garden care

All questions

What people ask before the first visit.

Do you look after gardens you did not build?

Yes. The first visit is a tidy-up quote, then the garden moves onto a care plan like any other. About a third of our care gardens started this way.

What happens in August?

If you are away, the visits pause and one of us drops by each week to check the drip lines and the pots. The plan picks up again in September.

Are green waste and materials included?

Green waste goes to the municipal composting site at no extra charge. Mulch, plants and parts for the irrigation are billed at cost with the monthly invoice.

Can I stop or change the plan?

Any time, with a month of notice. Most changes are a move between monthly and fortnightly around the summer.

Do I need to be home?

No. Most clients leave a gate code or a key with us. The report arrives by email the same evening.

The first visit is free

An hour in your garden with Ingrid Halvorsen, our head of design. You keep the ideas and a rough price range.

Free quote +34 960 000 000