CJ Landscapes provides garden maintenance in Cobham for homeowners with larger gardens who want them kept to a consistent standard all year. Our approach is planned rather than reactive. We set out a programme for your lawns, borders, hedges and trees, then work through it month by month, so the garden keeps developing in the way it was designed to.
Cobham is an Elmbridge town on the River Mole, in Surrey, and many of its homes are large detached houses with generous grounds. Gardens on this scale take real time to look after well, and they reward care that is steady and well organised.
Our maintenance is built around a monthly visit of at least four man hours. For a large garden, that time is planned around the season. Spring care prepares lawns and borders for growth. Summer work keeps hedges crisp, planting healthy and paths clear. Autumn is for clearing leaves and cutting back, and winter is the time to check the structure of the garden and plan improvements.
This steady rhythm means problems are spotted early. A plant that is struggling, a patch of lawn that stays wet or a hedge that is losing its shape can all be dealt with before they turn into bigger jobs.
Large lawns need regular cutting, edging and seasonal care to stay even and green. Borders need weeding, feeding and careful pruning, and long runs of hedging need trimming at the right times to stay dense and neat. We spread these tasks across the year so no part of the garden is left behind.
Where your garden has an irrigation system or a water feature, we can check it as part of the programme. Seasonal checks help keep water features working and tidy, and irrigation checks help make sure planting gets the water it needs through dry spells.
A well designed garden needs to be looked after with that design in mind. Our team cares for planting so it matures properly, keeping the balance and structure the garden was built around rather than cutting everything back to the same shape each year. Because we also have garden designers and our own landscape construction team, any change is made with the whole garden in view.
We can take on maintenance for a garden built by another contractor. The first step is to understand how the garden was meant to develop, then set a plan that protects that intent.
As well as maintenance, our landscapers in Cobham design and build gardens. That can mean anything from new paving and planting to a full redesign of the grounds around a house. Every design is bespoke, and planting, lighting and irrigation are planned from the start so the finished garden works as one.
Lighting can make a large garden feel welcoming after dark and safer to walk through. We plan outdoor lighting installation to guide visitors from the drive to the front door and around the main paths, with gentler light for trees, borders and seating areas. Zoned control lets you light only the parts of the garden you are using, and existing lights can be checked during maintenance visits.
Over time, most gardens benefit from some change. A border may have outgrown its space, a path may need relaying, or you may want a new terrace for summer evenings. Our maintenance team works alongside our landscape construction team, so improvements can be carried out without losing the character of the garden.
The River Mole runs through Cobham, and the town has a fine example of garden history on its doorstep. Painshill, an 18th century landscape garden created by Charles Hamilton between 1738 and 1773, has a lake fed from the Mole. It shows how water, trees and open views can be brought together across a large area.
Gardens near the river can have damp, low lying ground, so drainage and plant choice form part of our planning. On drier plots the focus may be on watering in summer and planting that copes with dry spells. Either way, the programme is shaped around the conditions in your own garden.
A planned programme is far kinder to a garden than a series of rescues. We are a local business with years of hands on experience, every programme is bespoke to the garden it serves, and quotes are always free and without obligation. Above all, we aim to be honest and respectful guests in your garden.
For landscape design and lighting on bigger plots, see our page for Weybridge.
Our standard programme is a visit of at least four man hours each month. For larger gardens, we will talk through the level of care the grounds need.
Yes. A garden laid out by another contractor can move onto our programme. We look first at how it was intended to mature, then plan visits that keep it on that path.
Yes. Checks on outdoor lighting, irrigation and water features can be included in the monthly programme.
Yes. Where improvements are needed, our garden designers and construction team can plan and carry them out, keeping the garden consistent with its design.
To talk about a maintenance programme, lighting or landscaping work in Cobham, call 01276 582095 or 07717 058646. You are also welcome to use the enquiry form on our contact page.
