Professional gardening & outdoor services across South East Cornwall

Established gardening, maintenance & outdoor services

GreenThumb Gardening provides reliable, professional garden care for homes, landlords and managed properties across South East Cornwall — from regular maintenance rounds to one-off clearances, hedge cutting, planting and traditional Cornish hedging, backed by practical horticultural experience and professional training.

Garden maintenance in South East Cornwall by GreenThumb Gardening

Backed by professional training, including Level 2 Horticulture at the Eden Project

Serving Looe, Polperro, Fowey, Lostwithiel, Liskeard, Saltash and nearby areas

Regular maintenance rounds and larger one-off projects alike

Garden maintenance from £30 per hour

Standard bookings are subject to a 4-hour minimum, helping us provide an efficient and reliable service across South East Cornwall. Clearances, hedging and larger projects are quoted individually depending on the size of the job, access, materials, waste generated and the time involved, so please request a free quote rather than working from an hourly figure.

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Garden services in South East Cornwall

What we do

Regular Garden Maintenance

From £30 per hour · 4-hour minimum

Dependable ongoing care that keeps gardens tidy, healthy and manageable, arranged around your garden rather than a fixed package.

  • Mowing, edging and lawn care
  • Weeding of beds, borders and paths
  • Pruning of garden plants and shrubs
  • Hedge trimming
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Garden Clearances

Overgrown or neglected gardens brought back under control — vegetation cut back, brambles tackled, beds and borders cleared and the green waste taken away.

  • Cutting back overgrown vegetation
  • Brambles and unwanted growth tackled
  • Beds, borders and paths cleared
  • Green waste removed and responsibly disposed of
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A traditional Cornish skill

Cornish Hedging

Traditional Cornish hedge construction and repair for gardens, boundaries and rural properties.

  • Repair of slumped or collapsed hedge sections
  • Traditional stone and turf hedge building
  • Garden, boundary and rural property hedges
  • Face clearing and hedge bank maintenance
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Planting & Garden Preparation

Preparation of beds and borders, soil improvement, planting and mulching to establish attractive, manageable garden areas.

  • Bed and border preparation
  • Soil improvement, mulching and feeding
  • Shrub, hedging and perennial planting
  • Reworking and replanting tired borders
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Hedge Cutting & Pruning

Regular or one-off hedge cutting and pruning to keep gardens tidy and manageable.

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Pressure Washing

Pressure washing for suitable patios, paths and other outdoor hard surfaces.

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Green Waste Removal

Removal and responsible disposal of the green waste produced during gardening work and clearances.

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General Outdoor Improvements

Smaller practical outdoor improvement projects that sit naturally alongside the gardening work.

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Traditional Cornish hedging and stonework in Cornwall

Cornish hedging

Traditional Cornish hedge building and repair

Stone and turf hedge banks built and repaired in the traditional manner, for gardens, boundaries and rural properties. Every hedge is different, so the cost depends on the length, condition, access and materials required.

About GreenThumb Gardening

An established local gardening business

GreenThumb Gardening is an established gardening business serving South East Cornwall, working in and around Looe, Polperro, Fowey, Lostwithiel, Liskeard and Saltash. Our customers include homeowners, regular maintenance clients, landlords, holiday and second-home owners and property managers.

Our work is backed by practical horticultural experience and professional training, including a Level 2 Horticulture qualification completed through the Eden Project — so plants are pruned, planted and cared for with an understanding of how they grow.

We handle both ongoing maintenance and larger one-off projects. Work outside our core area is considered for substantial jobs, with any travel agreed as part of the quote.

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Finished garden maintenance with lawn and borders in South East Cornwall

Reviews

What customers say

Tom did the gardening maintenance at the property I rent. He replied promptly, he gave me a good quote, he arrived on time and he did an excellent job.
Vasileios Papadimitriou · October 2024
Great service, hardworking, very pleasant. No complaints at all — absolutely done a great job. Highly recommended.
Mandy Bennett · July 2021

Tell us about your garden

Whether you need regular maintenance, a one-off clearance or have a larger project in mind, tell us what needs doing and we'll get back to you. Photographs help — most jobs can be assessed from good pictures, which often saves an unnecessary visit. Garden maintenance starts from £30 per hour, with a standard 4-hour minimum booking; larger work is individually quoted.