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…

This week, we completed a rewarding garden maintenance project in Gillingham, Dorset, where we transformed an overgrown, outdated flower bed into a beautiful, low-maintenance feature using fresh perennials, mulch matting, and wood mulch. The first step was to fully dig out the old bed (we forgot to get a photo), removing tired plants, deep-rooted weeds,…

We recently completed a satisfying garden maintenance job in the heart of Wincanton, Somerset, where we carried out a full pressure washing of a tired and weathered patio. The transformation was dramatic — as you’ll see in our before and after photos below — and highlights how much of a difference a deep clean can…

Latest Gardening Project: Garden Restoration in Pen Selwood, Somerset Last week, Andy visited a property in the picturesque village of Pen Selwood, Somerset, to tackle a garden that had sadly been left in a neglected state. The space was overgrown and in need of some serious TLC, especially the patio area, which had become almost…