Gardening Service
- Location: Age UK Northamptonshire
- Price: Costs may vary
We charge £27 per hour. Payment is made by invoice or direct debit.
Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Northamptonshire - Head Office's catchment area.
Email: access@ageuknorthants.org.uk
Telephone: 01604 210587
Our reliable gardeners can take the worry out of keeping your garden tidy and keep it a pleasure to look at.
We provide a general maintenance service
As the colder months arrive, keeping your garden safe, tidy and manageable can become more challenging. Our Gardening Service is here to help older people across Northamptonshire prepare their outdoor spaces for winter, giving peace of mind and helping clients continue to enjoy their gardens throughout the year.
Our friendly gardeners can assist with a range of seasonal tasks, including clearing fallen leaves, weeding flowerbeds, tidying pathways and driveways, cutting back shrubs and perennials, and preparing plants for the colder weather. They can also help with winter planting, replenishing bird feeders and other light gardening tasks to keep your garden looking its best.
Please note that our gardeners are unable to remove garden waste. Clients will need to provide access to a council green waste bin or supply bin bags, and responsibility for disposing of any garden waste remains with the client.
We aim to help you keep your garden how you like it.
Gardeners in all areas of Northamptonshire
We have gardeners across the county and will do our best to find someone in your area. We aim to provide general maintenance, doing the work in the garden that suits you.
Our friendly, reliable Gardeners are fully insured and DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked and have provided references, which we have checked.
For larger jobs and landscaping work you may find it helpful to contact a gardener on our Business and Trades Directory.
See our Business and Trades Directory
Who is it for?
People aged 60 and over living in Northamptonshire.
Our gardeners are a familiar visitor who can be trusted to have the welfare of their clients at heart. Keeping the front garden tidy, for example, can help deter doorstep crime. There are 33 people in our Handyperson and Gardening team, most of whom work part-time.
Please be aware that our Gardeners are not expected to clear gardens of dog mess and we ask that for safety reasons dog owners keep their dogs indoors during their visits.
Helping a record number of clients
We are currently helping a record number of clients with their gardening requirements. On average, we are visiting over 450 gardens and completing over 720 hours of gardening work each month.
The income we raise from this service helps to cover our costs and also fund some of the other vital services that we offer. And, just like gardens, the team keeps on growing and growing with the ever-increasing demand.
Just four years ago, we had a team of six gardeners. Today that number has risen to 32 gardeners who cover the entire county. When we allocate one of our gardeners to a client, that client remains on the gardener’s rota and in their diary until they no longer need us. That can be a one-off visit, it can be a fortnightly visit, and it often continues season upon season.
That is why we are constantly expanding and looking for reliable and trustworthy people to join our team. If you know someone who enjoys gardening and would like to make difference - someone you feel would be a good fit for Age UK Northamptonshire’s Gardening Service - please ask them to get in touch with us.
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