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Dave's Friendly Garden Services

9.89/10

Southampton, Hampshire

Checkatrade member since September 2011
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9.89 /10

Based on 15 reviews over the past 12 months

Quality of work

9.87

Reliability

9.8

Communication

10

What customers are saying

AI-generated from customer reviews over last 24 months

Dave's Friendly Garden Services receives high praise for their excellent gardening work, tidiness, and friendly, professional manner. While most customers are very satisfied, one customer reported a failure to provide a promised quote without communication, and another reported a significantly higher final bill than the initial quote.

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Reviews (556)

  • Anonymous
    10

    Tidying front and back garden

    Posted 3 days ago

    Dave was great, really responsive to messages, competitive quote, great communication and carried out the job to a high standard.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SO19
  • Anonymous
    10

    I had my garden cleared of brambles, tree cutdown, lawn maintenance

    Posted 16 May

    It was a huge job to clear my garden, which Dave and Brian smashed through. They both live up to the name "friendly garden service", very nice guys, always offering tips and ideas, and very knowledgeable. Day 1. Started the job at 10:30 on friday, only stopping for 30 mins lunch and worked until 6 but then came back at 7pm to haul even more of day's garden waste away. Day 2. Dave started at 9 and worked until 12:30, even sorting out my front lawn which i cheekily asked Dave to do and add onto the bill. Will definitely use them again!
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SO19
  • Anonymous
    10

    Weeding, turning over flower beds, adding compost

    Posted 13 April

    Dave was brilliant - reliable, friendly, quick at replying to messages, very reasonably priced and did a great job. Would definitely use him again in the future and highly recommend!
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SO32
  • 10

    Longstanding Contract.

    Posted 11 April

    I've been employing Dave on an "as required" basis for quite a while now & can honestly say that he works to a very high standard indeed, plus the fact that he studied his trade at Sparsholt College means that he's got an extremely comprehensive knowledge of the subject & thus this is also reflected in the quality of his workmanship. Not only that, but I've always believed that one can also judge the quality of a tradesperson by the state of their vehicle &, needless to say, Dave's van is always immaculate, both inside & out, which further demonstrates his diligence accordingly.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SO19
  • Anonymous
    10

    General Gardening maintenance

    Posted 09 February

    Dave is a very excellent gardener. He is very helpful, friendly and hardworking. My lawns look amazing, my gardens look amazing, he has done brilliant work on my hedges and my trees are well kept. I cannot recommend Dave enough. His work is absolutely brilliant. His advice and expertise is also brilliant too.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SO31
  • 10

    Garden tidy up

    Posted 21 December 2024

    Dave did an excellent job with my garden. It was very overgrown, had lots of weeds and generally looked very untidy. Dave was professional, friendly & polite - did a great job and restored the garden to its former state. Thank you!
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SO30

Company Info

Owner

Mr David Jewell

Sole Trader

14 years on Checkatrade

VAT Registered

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Dave graduated from Sparsholt College of Agriculture and formed Daves Friendly Garden Services. Starting with just a few clients he has now grown to over two hundred regular clients including corporate and local councils.

All of the equipment used from mowers to strimmers and hedge cutters are petrol driven so whether your garden is small, large or in a difficult location Dave can tackle the job.

Gardening might be his job but it is also his hobby, one which still gives him pride and satisfaction. So should you need that weeding, winter planting or summer bedding, even general garden maintenance, Dave can offer friendly advice on how to best tackle the job.

As Dave says “I can offer an all year round service, come rain or shine. Not only do I clear up all debris but also take it away for you'.

  • Garden maintenance all year round
  • Patios cleaned
  • Rough & overgrown gardens tidied up
  • Lawns cut
  • Turfing
  • Hedges cut
  • Shed & fences painted
  • Leaves raked up & removed

Working hours 8am - 7pm Monday to Saturday.

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