First Cut - Gardening Services
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My company name is First Cut Gardening Services and my name is Stephen, I provide gardening service in North Wales, I live in Betws-y-Coed, and from here I travel up to 35miles to service gardens which allows me to cover the central area of North Wales, my services include:
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43 customer reviews
Jonathan Darbyshire
I contacted First Cut Gardening Services as I didn't know where to begin with the front & back gardens at my late mother's bungalow, and to say that the garden has been transformed and is no longer an eyesore is an understatement. It was done quickly and efficiently and very reasonably priced. Excellent work and would recommend them highly. More...
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Jan Lomas
Very happy to have found this company David has really helped us out with our elderly mothers garden, strimming, mowing, clearing and getting the garden back to being used again. His ongoing maintenance is so appreciated Thank you 🙏 More...
Denbigh resident
Gardening
Excellent service. Very pleased with all the work undertaken by Stephen. Initially, there was heavy work to do - felling trees, clearing overgrown areas and, later, planting.
He arrived with the appropriate and specialised equipment needed, removed garden waste and ensured safety at all times.
We have been very impressed with First Cut - Gardening Service and will continue to use when specialist service will be needed. Having undertaken the heavy work Stephen helped us appreciate that the lighter work, required handover to regular day to day gardening.
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Brian Roberts
We engaged First Cut gardening Services to clear out an overgrown garden to the rear of the a commercial property.
They were very efficient and cleared the whole area keeping the garden maintained to high level enabling all the residents to use it.
I have no hesitation in giving my recommendation.
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Christopher Newall
Apparently my garden is a possible risk of harm, despite having had a gardener for over 16 years. A complete and utter waste of my time. I guess this joker only wants jobs that don’t require gardening gloves. More...
Reply from First Cut - Gardening Services
I see you have take to placing a review prior to waiting for my responce to your email, I am sorry that your garden is full of animal feces, here is my responce below. Dear Chris Of course, I have provided links below to assist, hope they help. (Just as a note: I work for shielded customers, also carry out work for St David Hospice patients end of life care, and I am registered with various Social Care Depts etc, so my risk assessment is high end) Easy read based origins in USA: https://www.doodycalls.com/articles/blog/lawn-care-for-dog-owners/toxic-waste/ Easy read based in UK: https://www.emmasdiary.co.uk/pregnancy-and-birth/1st-trimester-of-pregnancy/can-i-change-the-cat-litter-while-pregnant Sorry this is straight from the HSE Website, so it's a bit dry in the way it is written: https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/poultry/guide.htm I hope all this helps, and I know for your response your a bit miffed with me which is understandable, but I am afraid that I have to follow the HSE Gov guidelines on these matters due to the areas my work takes me. Also I do hold a NEBOSH General Certificate which is the background for the way I carry out my Health and Safety Assessments. I hope all this helps.
Julie Hibbs
Absolutely first class from First cut! Having just moved into a property where the garden had become very overgrown we sought Stephen’s advice and he was very knowledgeable and helpful about how to move forward. Having completed the work today we are extremely happy with his thorough job - he’s created a garden from a jungle. Very friendly and easy to talk to. Definitely highly recommended. More...
Linda Coleman
Gardening
Excellent knowledge and experience on how to improve your garden in regards to planting, pruning etc. Makes you feel your garden is in good hands.
Davud
Gardening
Stephen has done a number of jobs for me in the garden from grass cutting, weeding and border design to advice on many aspects of gardening work. and I have always found him to be very helpful, keeps everything looking clean and tidy and his work is of a very high quality. Also his prices are very competitive too. I would happily recommend him to anyone. More...
Michelle Davidson Beck
Gardening
From the first meeting with Stephen to discuss my garden, he gave me confidence that he had the skills and knowledge to get my garden back to how it should look. He has visited once, and will visit fortnightly, but we can see just from his first visit he has made an impressive impact! Thank you More...
Holli plumb
Gardening
Lovely man. Really happy with the work.carried out
Linda Mary Edwards
Gardening
Excellent. Ease of contact, explained clearly the terms, came when they said they would - brilliant!
Susan
Gardening
I have one extremely difficult problem to handle and that is the cost of this service. I have normally paid between £15 and £20 per hour for previous gardeners . Here my first payment for 2/2half hours work £75!! I will have to see if I can manage this. More...
Reply from First Cut - Gardening Services
Thank you for your review and email in which you said: Thank you for the beautiful job you have done, it has been approved by neighbors Thank you for approving my estimate sent to you 10 days before the work was carried out. Also thank you for signing onto Gocardless as I only accept direct debit payments, in which Gocardless provides you with financial privacy and security, with an email informing you of when I request the fee for you to check that it is correct, and also provides you with a date of when the fee leaves your bank which takes about 4 day. And thank you for the gardening work. You will find I have been honest, clear and transparent at all times, in which your review does not really potray that you were informed of everything at all times.
Sandra
Stephen of First Cut Gardens is a very amiable gardener who cares about pleasing his customers and is prepared to listen to suggestions and discuss procedures, and then works quickly and efficiently to comply and give satisfaction.
Sue Davies
We are delighted with the gardening work that First Cut gardening services have provided. We have a holiday letting cottage and Stephen has come regularly to maintain the garden for us. I would highly recommend this company for the quality of the work and the reasonable cost charged More...
Neil
Appointment to view made. Did not turn up. No contact. No apology.
Reply from First Cut - Gardening Services
As I tried to explain on the phone I had to take my mother to Hospital. Sorry if you felt let down
James Sudworth
Stephen was absolutely amazing. We have used him for all of our gardening work for the past year, and are only ending our services because we are moving home shortly. No doubt we will be asking him to continue at our new property shortly. He and his team are incredibly friendly, and work really hard! I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending First Cut for any gardening work that you require. More...
Ms Nicole Edwards
Gardening
Outstanding response prompt courteous and high quality work done. Highly recommend. Great to see customer service at its best. Thank you
Rabia
Gardening
Excellent work done which made the garden look well maintainable . He is very friendly and easy to approach regarding the work that needs to be done . Thank you for the help and most of all my kids get to play out which makes it worthwhile 😃 More...
judy brewster
Gardening
steve and his wife did a wonderfull job on my garden, it was full of weeds, over grown, beds needed turning and other jobs i hadnt seen were done. waste bags were emptied and every thing was left tidy and clean, and steve gave me advise on plant to be used in the future. i am very gratefull for their help and advise. More...
Judy
Gardening
not used yet waiting for date to commence work
Reply from First Cut - Gardening Services
Hi Judy, thank you for seeing me today and showing me around your garden, I have sent an email with the estimate attached as promised, and if you are happy to proceed I have provisionally booked you a gardening service for Thursday 16.07.20, this will be placed into my rota on your confirmation that you would like me to proceed with the work. Thank you again. Kind Regards Stephen
Valerie Morris
Gardening
I am so glad I found First Cut Gardening Services Stephen and his wife have done a wonderful job on the jungle that my garden was turning into and Stephen really knows his stuff and is happy to share his advice with the customer. Both he and his wife never stopped working all day and to top it off both are pleasant, cheerful people a pleasure to have around. Also as I am currently shielding Stephen works in a covid safe fashion which is important. Some of my neighbours were so impressed with his work that they were asking for his number. All in all a great job! More...
Trish Matthews
Garden Clearance
What a fantastic job done. I would highly recommend the services of First Cut Gardening Services. The transformation was quite unbelievable. Thank you so much. Trish Matthews, Caernarfon More...
Sal j
Our beech hedge had been sorely neglected, a real challenge to get it back in to tidy shape, but Stephen did a fantastic job.
Would certainly recommend First Cut for any garden maintenance.
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Nia
Excellent service. Very professional and reliable service.
Delyth a Mona
Gardening
Friendly and reliable service.
Work always carried out to a good standard.
Gaynor
Gardening
Stephen and his wife did a wonderful job of shaping and trimming our 7ft high and 100 ft long hedge along with spraying the weeds.
They came to look beforehand, sent a quote which was accepted, and they came the time promised and left everything clean and tidy . Very honest and reliable. Will certainly
Recommend.
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Katrina Taylor
Gardening
Very pleased that they cut my dad's lawn in the back of the bungalow, following on from an enquiry I had made. Very prompt service and I can see from the photos sent what a difference this has made to the garden! The mowing was long overdue. Thank you both very much. More...
Claire
Fantastic couple to work with, they really do a lovely job, very thorough and professional, couldn’t recommend them enough!
Corinne Davies
Stephen and Susan have been just fab! We moved house recently and our garden needs lots of work, they came and really got stuck in and made a huge difference, really pleased with the service and they are genuinely nice people too!
James Stewart.
We found First Cut via their web site. Our recently acquired house had been run on a "low labour" garden basis. We needed close planted shrubs removing and trimming back. First Cut did a fine job and we now have flowers growing. They offer a monthly maintenance scheme which is well worth having, and we are able to work ourselves alongside them. They are a pleasant Welsh family firm to work with. More...
Sam Jones
Gardening
Amazing service from a genuinely nice guy. We had some trees planted last year, a few of them went over in the bad weather we had recently.
Stephen came over to cut the grass today. Without us asking him, he tied them all back up for us.
Wouldn't use anyone else, highly recommend!
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Lesley Tracy
Gardening
Just a perfect service in every way. Excellent communication,reliable,punctual & polite. Very clear estimates with no hidden costs.
The finished job lived up to & beyond expectations. I now have a weed-free garden with newly refurbished beds ready for Spring planting as promised.
Thank you so much Stephen & David, I look forward to further transformations on your next visits!
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E Williams
After months of searching for a gardener for my mother, Stephen got back to my message promptly, understood what was needed and came back with a very acceptable plan. He can be trusted to get on with the work, it's of a high standard, and I appreciate the email photos of what's been done. It's proving to be an excellent arrangement and I have no hesitation in highly recommending him. More...
Aron Parry
We have recently received a first class service from First Cut.
Stephen is a knowledgable, honest and approachable person and has a great work ethic.
Our neglected garden now has a tidy, clean look, having just had its final cut for the winter. We look forward to using the service again throughout the new year. Thanks again!
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Diolch yn fawr iawn Aron,
Jess
Gardening
Really happy with the work carried out by First Cut- would recommend to others.
Reply from First Cut - Gardening Services
Thank you Jess
Sam
Gardening
Brilliant service. Stephen is a lovely guy, turns up when he says he will (even on Sundays!), always really pleased with his work. Would highly recommend.
Reply from First Cut - Gardening Services
Thank you Sam
Anne Fordham
Gardening
Stephen arrived when he said he would and got on with the job as discussed. He had all the necessary equipment and appeared to be an efficient worker. I am very happy with Stephens work and will be having him back to do more gardening in the future. Anne More...
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Thank you Anne.
MichelleM-503
I can't recommend Stephen highly enough. He is professional, friendly and full of great ideas and advice. The difference he made to my garden even after only one visit was amazing and I'm excited about how it will look after a few more visits.
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ChristineS-339
Stephen cut the grass and advise me on plants I have in the garden.Stephen is very professional I will be having him again.And his price is very reasonable.
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JamesS-2493
We almost fell upon Stephen of First Cut - Lawn Care, and I'm so glad we did! We didn't really know what we wanted, but he sat down with us to explain our options. He is incredibly friendly, gets the job done incredibly well and is reliable. Everything you could want in a gardener! More...
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JamesW-1414
Excellent service.Arrived on time on the correct day and on time ! Did a brilliant job can highly recommend
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JamesW-1414
Excellent service.Arrived on time on the correct day and on time ! Did a brilliant job can highly recommend
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HelenR-307
Stephen came and helped us just when I felt our rather large garden was running away with us ! Having rerecently moved and spent more time than planned in the house decorating, the garden suddenly became overwhelming . Stephen came with all his gadgets and helped us start getting it tidy . I am looking forward toto seeing him again in 2 weeks. first class service and would highly recommend him . More...
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What do you love most about your job?
I love working in the outdoors, socializing and seeing the difference my Gardening Services makes to new and existing clients gardens .
What inspired you to start your own business?
I started with working on my own garden, and then started getting offers to help family and friends and just wanted to pursue something different.
Why should our clients choose you?
Because I am friendly, experienced and reliable, I have regular customers which I service their gardens, so it would be no problem to provide a reference for quality of work and reliability, some of my clients that employed my services through Bark have kindly left reviews.
Grass Cutting and Lawn Care
Grass cutting is still our main requested service, we have various types of grass cutting equipment that allows us to cut grass on any terrain to all required standards that best suits your garden
Trimming Hedges and Bushes
Carry out hedge trimming in October and you will forget about it, then all of a sudden July, August you look up and its gone wild again.
As part of out Gardening Services we carry out hedge trimming and pruning of shrubs and bushes every time we service your garden, so everything looks neat and tidy all the time.
Pruning Tree Branches
We are not insured to carry out any tree felling, but we do carry out pruning of tree branches with our extendable saw and pruning poles up to the height of 6 meters.
Clearing Overgrown Areas
We have all the equipment to clear long grass, nettles, brambles and wild self seeded saplings, we can cut back overgrown hedges and fallen branches, we can help you win back your garden.
Removing Plants, Shrubs and Bushes
As gardeners we all place plants in the ground to make our garden look better, but sometimes the plants become to big, or they self seed into other parts of the garden, as hard as it is sometimes, the best thing for the garden and the other plants is to remove some of the plants and allow the light in, give other plants in your garden some room.
Best time for this type of work is November to March as the plants can be re-planted elsewhere of given to your friends.
Cultivating Soil in Beds and Borders for Planting
We can help in getting your beds ready for planting, this can be a labouriers job at the best of times but in a few months can give the best results
Edging and Border Lines
If you like your lawn to look good after cutting the grass, edging around the hard surface areas such as footpaths and kerb lines, and a vertical cut alongside your borders, does finishes off the grass area in a professional manner.
For professional lawnsmiths this is just as important as cutting the grass itself as it has such a stunning effect.
We have all the edging equipment to make your lawn look the best it can
Weed Suppression with Mulch or Stone on Geotextile
Weeding is a laborious job in any garden, we do offer a weeding service where we also place bark mulch onto the soil to suppress the weeds. The area does become a much lower maintenance after this is done.
Soft and Hard Landscaping
It nice to have a change in the garden now and again. We can offer a landscaping service where we can work with you to build the garden you require over a period of time.
Or we can follow a landscaping design and follow the design you have chosen for you garden and carry out all the work from start to finish.
Gardening Services in North Wales
I can travel up to 30 miles to provide Gardening Service, this is a list of villages and towns where I have worked, for a free quote just get in touch with me through Bark.com:
Abergele, Bala, Bethesda, Betws-y-Coed, Betws-yn-Rhos, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Conwy Valley, Corwen, Deganwy, Denbigh, Dolgarrog, Dolwen, Dolwyddelan, Eglwys Bach, Ffestiniog, Glan Conwy, Kinmel Bay, Llanddoged, Llanddulas, Llandudno, Llandudno Junction, Llanfairfechan, Llangernyw, Llanrhos, Llanrwst, Mochdre, Old Colwyn, Penmaenmawr, Pentrefoelas, Rhos-on-Sea, Rhyddlan, Rhyl, Ruthin, St Asaph, Trefriw, Ysbyty Ifan.
