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20 customer reviews
Rishi
Gardening
Good first impression with Shea - seemed to have a lot of knowledge and was patient in explaining items required for my garden. I contracted Shea to mulch out a couple of borders for my front and rear garden. He also scarcified and overseeded my front lawn anf planted an olive tree. Unfortunately, the olive tree he planted was smaller than what was agreed so I had to buy one myself which he then planted. The front lawn ended up with so many weeds it's not even a lawn anymore. It transpires that Autumn is the right time to have done it and not spring - not something Shea was aware of as he didn't tell me. All the areas Shea mulched has grass growing now and the best advise he had was to hand pull out the grass or remove all the mulch and then remove the grass. I also have lots of brambles growing which has started to take over the garden. Overall, not happy at all. I paid Shea to reduce my workload for gardening and have a low maintenance garden but I have ended up with quite the opposite. She is friendly and easy to get along with but I haven't seen positive results. I was also unhappy with the scope/price discrepancy as I felt he didn't do a lot of what was agreed to verbally. More...
Reply from Stone Flower Landscapes
Hi Rishi, Thank you for your somewhat accurate review of the works package completed for you; yes, during your free consultation I have your a lot of free advice on your garden, as I do with all my clients :) You forgot to mention that most of the work during that project was hedge reduction and cleanup and digging new beds front and back, and planting of climbing plants in addition to the olive - which after you were unhappy with the size of the olive (1 foot difference), I explained that it wasn't in your limited project budget (I did my best to work with) to buy a larger olive locally,, but also advised I was happy to to come back out and swap it out for free if you wanted to order a slightly larger one, which I did. The front lawn (there wasn't much lawn at all, just moss and weeds) work indeed wasn't the best time for it, which was advised along with the recommended works to the rear lawn, (I can understand how your might have forgotten, as I gave you so much information during our consultation - but you were trying to get as much done on your budget as possible and I was trying to accommodate as best I could - for the amount of extra work it took to have weed, scarify, aerate, topdress and overseed far outweighed the original gate post I was supposed to be removing for that part of the payment - I probably should have told you I just couldn't do it for that price, my apologies - you will find that the grass that's there has markedly improved, and with regular cutting and seasonal weed killer should help increase grass density. Indeed, bark mulch is a low maintenance control option, but not no maintenance as no garden is - you'll find brambles and grass are tough, and we removed as many as we could find during your yearly clearance works, but it will have kept away the masses of perennial weeds! I'm sorry you're not happy with a couple of bits on your periodic garden clearance and planting and mulch job, as most clients are - it is however almost impossible to make a large neglected garden completely low maintenance in one visit - and to be honest, my biggest concern was getting your beds dug correctly, and plants planted correctly with the correct positioning and amendments, as they were your largest investment on the job. I absolutely covered every job on your large list, within your budget and timetable. I did already explain all of this to you by text.. you're more than welcome to leave any review you like, but do please ensure you have the facts straight. I hope the clematis, honeysuckle and jasmine planting scheme is looking good at the front (as you said you couldn't afford to replace the fence in your current budget, we owned these there to take over the fence and make it attractive economically, no?), make sure to keep them and the olive trees well watered this first year in the summer! Take care, Rishi
Magdalena Chmielak
Gardening
Excellent job done will hire again . Great communication . Job done during my work hours
Priyank
Gardening
Excellent service. Very friendly and I highly recommend.
Alicia Fontes
Professional and friendly!
Syeda Narmeen
Great work! Very professional and very friendly . The work was done very well. Definitely recommend to others.
Naomi Adjei
Shea has been the best I've had some I started hiring gardeners. My garden is well maintained, patio area is now weed free since Shea started. Great communication and always has time to explain. Highly recommended More...
Jacqueline Busette
Shea has been great. He provides advice and tips and does a very thorough job! I would definitely recommend him to anyone who is looking for value for money and a 5* job!
Denis Barrett
Excellent service. Turned up 2 days after I posted my job, on the agreed day and time and completed the job to perfection.
Adam Edwards
Shea was very polite, knew what he was talking about, did a good job and was very reasonably priced. Would definitely use him again
Deborah Bezalel
Shea worked really hard, was knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with.
Solma khatun
I had a greenhouse assembled by TimerWorks. The service recieved was brilliant, very professional and the work carried out is highly rated work quality. Very happy with the service recieved and will definitely have any further work done by TimerWorks. Would also like to highlight the communication of Timeberworks was great, behaviour was Brilliant and most thing I very much appreciated was their commitment towards their work responsibilities. Highly recommend More...
Anna Posner
Shae had amazing communication before the job. He gave detailed information about what he would need to do and how much X or Y would cost. Was friendly, helpful and on time. Really professional. The garden looks fab. More...
Kavitha Aravinth
Work well done
THERESA Kabir
Shea lay turf in our garden and one week on it looks amazing and is bedding in really well. Shea communicated really well via WhatsApp, gave great general advice and suggestions for our garden, was proactive and had a really good attitude towards the work. Most importantly he tidied up really well when finished - we are very happy and would highly recommend Shea. More...
Kaye Hughes
Hi.
The job i had was a small job to prun small cherry tree. He did a good job, i initially though he was expensive but he gave me a good discount on the day.
Shea is friendly and seems to know his stuff, gave some good tips on other stuff in my garden.
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Daniel Hawthorne
Shea did an excellent job. Very knowledgeable and very helpful. Excellent value for money.
zainab mirza
Absolutely brilliant service. Thank you
Patricia Terrer
Shea is very knowledgeable about woodwork outdoors (he re-did our outside decking) and worked very hard to get it done in 2 days and to a high standard. He was also very approachable and communicated well at every stage of the project. He was reasonably priced as well. We would not hesitate to offer him further work in the future and would like to recommend his work to others that can benefit from his skills. More...
Sharam Heidari
Was very happy with job he has done for me, very is professional, economical and punctual. I will use him again and have recommended him to my friends for working on their gardens.
Mangal Shah
Shea offered the most reasonably priced, flexible and meticulous gardening service I have experienced.
I was spoilt and will find him near impossible to replace now that he has moved to the other side of the country.
My loss, some other lucky sod's gain in Cornwall...
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What do you love most about your job?
Helping my clients make their gardens naturally beautiful, and low maintenance.
What inspired you to start your own business?
My deep love for nature and the outdoors! I couldn't imagine a desk job ?
Why should our clients choose you?
I'm not cheap, but then nothing good usually is - if you want the job done right the first time, please get in touch soon as availability is limited.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
I can provide remote garden hardscape, timberworks, planting and mulching planning and garden design; seasonal plant nutrient care advice and pest/disease remediation
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
I am still employing no-contact quarantine protocols in the following situation:
- all contact with COVID positive or recent positive test clients, or those with respiratory illness is limited to telephone/ window conversations, or minimum 2 meter distance live consultations, outdoors only. This is simply a precaution to protect my more immune vulnerable clients and their families.
- access gates must be opened before my arrival, and closed by the client upon completion of the works (if no contact).
- cash should be placed in a sealed envelope, and will be collected at the end of the visit with the correct PPE (mask and gloves)]
Seasonal Garden Clearance / Winterisation
Leaf Cleanup & Mulching/ Composting; Hedge / Shrub Cutting and Reduction; Tree Pruning and Shaping; Winter Planting / Plant Removal; "Make Your Beds" (Deep Weeding, Winter Nutrient / Microbe Amendment, Compost and Mulch Weed Prevention); Lawn Winterisation and Winter Nutrient / Microbe Amendment, Patio Weed Removal and Organic Applied Prevention
Seasonal Hardscape Maintenance / Installation
Patio Repair; Jet Washing Patios, Walkways and Decking; Stone Patio / Decking, Fence & Shed Treatment; All Timber Construction (Installation of Decking, Fencing, Sheds, Pergolas, Arches, Trellis, etc);
