Fine lawns & open grass
Precision mowing, edging, seasonal feeding, aeration, scarification, overseeding and renovation, with the right approach for formal lawns, utility lawns and wider grass areas.
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Exceptional gardens.
Large & Formal Gardens
Exceptional gardens.
Professionally managed.
Your property does not need to be a country estate to benefit from a professional grounds-management service. SGS provides the people, machinery and horticultural knowledge needed to care for substantial gardens throughout the year.
Based in Sandhurst · Berkshire, Hampshire & Surrey
Best suited toSubstantial gardens needing regular care
Service modelRegular planned garden care
Your experienceOne trusted point of contact
Personal accountability
Know who is looking after your garden.
Dan Martin Founder & Director
Dan understands your priorities, shapes the programme and oversees the standards you expect.
Lisa Martin Co-Director
Lisa coordinates requests, calls and emails, keeping communication clear between you and the grounds team.
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Everything your grounds require
Horticultural care with professional organisation
More than a gardener. A complete garden-management service.
Large gardens need a clear annual plan, work carried out at the right horticultural moment and a team that notices the details before you have to mention them.
Formal gardens & planting
Skilled border care, specialist pruning, staking, dividing, deadheading, planting and soil improvement to maintain structure, seasonal interest and presentation.
Hedges, topiary & trees
Correctly timed hedge and topiary work, monitoring of specimen plants and coordination of trusted arboricultural specialists where required.
Kitchen gardens & glasshouses
Care for productive beds, orchards, fruit trees and greenhouses, including watering checks, tying-in, seasonal preparation and orderly working areas.
Woodland, meadows & irrigation
Planned care for natural areas, paddocks, paths and margins, alongside watering programmes, irrigation monitoring and early reporting of faults.
Projects & seasonal improvement
Garden renovation, new planting, lawn recovery and seasonal preparation brought together in one rolling programme, including readiness for guests and important occasions.
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Built around your property
The right level of support
Professional care, without employing a full garden team.
We agree the priorities, create a seasonal programme and take responsibility for keeping the grounds consistently presented.
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How we work
Planned, proactive and accountable
We do not wait to be given a list.
Our team works ahead—identifying plant-health concerns, irrigation faults, worn lawn areas, weather damage and opportunities to improve presentation.
Walk the grounds
Dan meets you at the property to understand the garden, its priorities and your expectations.
Build the programme
We prepare a practical annual plan covering routine care, seasonal work and improvement priorities.
Deliver consistently
A familiar team attends at the agreed frequency with the equipment and skills the grounds require.
Review & improve
Quality, presentation and emerging requirements are reviewed so the programme continues to move forward.
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Care at every scale
One joined-up standard
From the formal lawn to the working garden.
Representative imagery illustrates the type of garden care offered; it is not a portfolio of identified SGS client sites.
The SGS difference
You enjoy the garden. We plan and manage the care that keeps it at its best.
Before we meet
A few practical questions.
Does my garden need to be an estate?
No. This service is for substantial gardens that need regular, skilled care. We look at the planting, workload and standards required, not just the acreage.
How often would your team visit?
We agree the frequency after a walk-round. That may be weekly or several times each week, with seasonal priorities built into the programme.
Can SGS work alongside our existing gardener?
We can discuss supporting your existing arrangement, with clear responsibilities for each person. The initial visit helps establish whether extra capacity, specialist support or a complete programme is the right fit.
What is included in the proposal?
The written proposal sets out routine tasks, visit frequency and responsibilities. Treatments, materials, improvements and specialist work are identified clearly so you know what is included and what needs separate approval.
A personal first conversation
Tell us about your garden.
Start with your location and the kind of help you need. Lisa or Dan will discuss your requirements and arrange a walk-round where appropriate.
- A personal first conversation
- A walk-round to agree priorities
- A tailored written proposal