Category: Gardening Services


  • Andy has been hard at work recently, clearing out old and dead hedges, removing unwanted trees, and re-planting new hedges to fill in gaps and create a lush, healthy boundary for gardens. If you’re thinking about planting hedging this winter, now is the perfect time to get it done! Our team can help you choose…

  • Spring is in the Air at Mayflower Gardening! 🌱 Mayflower Gardening has been keeping busy over the past few weeks, giving gardens a fresh start for the season. We’ve been clearing out, pruning, and weeding garden beds and borders, ensuring every outdoor space is ready to bloom this spring. Take a look at some of…

  • With spring just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get vegetable beds back into top condition – and Andy from Mayflowering has been doing exactly that. Between the showers, Andy has been hard at work on one of our customer’s large vegetable beds, giving it a full seasonal makeover. The job included…

  • We’ve been busy gardening over the last few weeks helping our customers across Gillingham, Dorset and the surrounding areas get their gardens ready for overwintering. From pruning and cutting back to edging and tidying, we’ve been making sure gardens are neat, healthy, and protected for the colder months ahead. If you’d like a hand preparing…

  • Giving a hornbeam hedge a clean, tidy shape ready for winter Another neat job ticked off recently for Andy at Mayflower Gardening Services — this time working on a lovely hornbeam hedge in Motcombe (North Dorset) The hedge had put on plenty of summer growth and was starting to look a bit uneven, so Andy…

  • It’s been another busy week for Andy from Mayflower Gardening Services, this time working on a lovely yew hedge in Higher Langham, just outside Gillingham. This hedge had grown a little wild over the summer, so Andy got it back into shape with a neat, even trim. Yew hedges always come up beautifully once cut…

  • Hedge Cutting Season Is in Full Swing! It’s hedge cutting season again, and Andy has been keeping busy across Gillingham, Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Motcombe, Eccliffe, Wincanton, North Cadbury, and Mere. From hedge trimming and cutting to felling and even a bit of topiary, he’s been out helping gardens look their best before winter sets in.…

  • Here’s a quick look at a recent job we did – a new garden gate supplied and fitted in Wincanton. Andy took care of this one from start to finish. The customer needed a solid, reliable gate for the side of their property – something that would last and look good too. We measured up,…

  • As a local gardener, there’s nothing more satisfying than restoring a well-loved garden space to its former glory. Our latest project took us to the picturesque village of Penselwood, located right where Somerset, Dorset, and Wiltshire meet. The Project The focus of this job was a large patio that had become discoloured and slippery due…

  • At Mayflower Gardening, we love a challenge! Our recent visit to a property in Sedgehill (Wiltshire, near Shaftesbury in Dorset) certainly didn’t disappoint! This once-loved yard had sadly been left to nature for several years, allowing brambles and overgrowth to take over completely. But with the property preparing for sale, it was time to clear…