Andrew established the business and has over 35 years of garden and landscaping experience. He studied for a National Certificate in Horticulture at Askham Bryan College in York and his experience includes: commercial landscaping, forestry, commercial tree and shrub growing plus a wide range of knowledge of plants and horticulture.
As the Managing Director of West County Landscapes Ltd he is responsible for the overall running of the company, health and safety, staff recruitment, accounting, advertising and the assessment and estimation of all new jobs. Andrew still works as a full-time gardener which helps to provide the ongoing training of staff and ensure our high standards are maintained.
As the Managing Director of West County Landscapes Ltd he is responsible for the overall running of the company, health and safety, staff recruitment, accounting, advertising and the assessment and estimation of all new jobs. Andrew still works as a full-time gardener which helps to provide the ongoing training of staff and ensure our high standards are maintained.
Services
West County Landscapes was established in 1993 and incorporated in 2012. This well established, professional firm has a wealth of experience and over this time have developed a large customer base in both domestic and commercial garden and landscape services covering West Yorkshire, Saddleworth and Oldham.
When visiting a garden for the first time, I have a look around with the customer to find what ideas and requirements they have for their garden. There are always plants which we, and some customers, will call weeds so to ensure no mistakes are made we need to find this out along with likes and dislikes which in your eye is a plant or a weed, for example; yellowing flowering poppy or wild viola or creeping jenny to name just a few.
We always use good quality, high performance Honda and Mountfield Tractor mowers. These enable us to consistently deliver a high standard of work and finish in each garden. Due to the nature of our business, and many of our gardens being uneven or on a slope, we generally use 4 wheeled mowers which prevent them from sliding around and provide additional safety for the staff.
We edge lawns around the borders using lawn shears rather than strimmers. All our shears are regularly maintained and sharpened which ensures a nice finish. As we edge we slightly angle the shears backwards so this leaves the grass tips in line with the soil. Around the drive or paths we use a different tool called a half moon.
For hoeing we use a three pointed fork hoe rather than a Dutch hoe. The reason for this is that it is easier to turn the soil over and less likely to damage plants or bulbs etc. We use the fork hoe by holding it with a firm grip and then pushing it into the soil and twisting it so the soil turns over.
Reviews (3)
Julia Butler
Dec 24, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Had lots of trees pruned, some taken out. Lovely team, so professional and polite. Had back garden fully weeded, weed blanket put down then topped with decorative slate. Superb job, worked from dawn to dusk. Cleaned every lastbit up within an inch. Would highly recommend this firm. Would not hesitate to use them again. Five star service
Had lots of trees pruned, some taken out. Lovely team, so professional and polite. Had back garden fully weeded, weed blanket put down then topped with decorative slate. Superb job, worked from dawn to dusk. Cleaned every lastbit up within an inch. Would highly recommend this firm. Would not hesitate to use them again. Five star service
Kirsty Russell
Mar 02, 2021
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Brilliant service from a really friendly team of people - my garden looks great after its spring cut-back, and they managed to do it all without disturbing any of the birds that form my dawn chorus!
Left everything neat and tidy, took all the cuttings away; can't speak highly enough of the whole team.
Left everything neat and tidy, took all the cuttings away; can't speak highly enough of the whole team.
David Brown
Jun 03, 2018
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Just had trees pruned. Did a great job. The trees been pruned very sympathetically and still look like trees. We have two large holly trees that were shaped really nicely and what was great is that all the clippings were picked up. We have had the hollies pruned a number of time and this is the first time there has been no little bits to pick up afterwards. Thanks You did a great job.
