If you are trying to budget for garden help in Shooters Hill, you probably want the straight answer, not a vague sales pitch.

If you are preparing a property for sale or a tenancy change, the outside space can quietly make or break the first impression.

Hiring a gardener should make life easier, not turn into a little parade of surprise add-ons.

Severndroog Castle has a very particular kind of garden pressure around it: mature planting, changing exposure, uneven footfall, seasonal wear, and the sort of edge-of-the-woodland conditions that can make a neat border look untidy fast.

If your garden has gone from manageable to messy overnight, you are not alone.