Laurence The Gardener
What customers say
Elderly residents, allotment holders and homeowners with neglected plots make up much of the clientele reflected in feedback for Laurence The Gardener in York. Cases mentioned include heavy cutting back and pruning for an elderly client's garden, removal of a small tree pressing against a wall, clearing an ivy-smothered yard, digging flowerbeds, shaping shrubs and larger trees, and looking after an allotment while its owner was away. Beyond core gardening, he is credited with building a chicken coop and painting a shed, showing a willingness to take on varied practical tasks alongside routine maintenance. A point raised more than once is his attentiveness to individual preferences, listening to how each client wants their space to look and adjusting his approach rather than working to a fixed template. Hard work and consistency are noted, including full days spent on larger overgrown gardens, alongside politeness and dependable timekeeping. Several clients describe returning to him for further work after an initial job, and one mentioned his suggestions for low-maintenance planting that added lasting colour to a previously bare garden. Prices are consistently described as fair. Operating from Norfolk Street, the business keeps weekday hours from 9am to 6pm, taking on jobs ranging from one-off clearances to ongoing seasonal upkeep.
Reviews
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Laurence has worked in our garden for the last couple of years and it has been a pleasure to have him around. He is polite and reliable and works hard, consistently and calmly. He has transformed our garden (we have had many compliments since He has been working for us). In particular I have been impressed by Laurence’s ability to understand how I like the garden to look - he listens and adapts his work accordingly. I highly recommend Laurence.
Laurence offers a great gardening service - affordable prices, always very polite and has really improved our garden! He comes highly recommended!
Laurence is affordable, professional, polite and has always left the garden looking immaculate. Will definitely be using his services again
A great help and very reasonably priced! Laurence has saved me from being swamped by an ivy, and I look forward to him bringing some more shape into my yarden as time goes on.
Laurence recently removed a small tree against a wall that was causing problems - birds and cats do not peacefully coexist! A professional job, reasonably priced and much appreciated.
Lawrence spent most of a day in a one-off job tackling our overgrown garden, and we're delighted with the improvement. Would use again without hesitation.
I asked Laurence to look after my allotment while I was on holiday earlier this month. Well worth the money to come back to an allotment that didn't look like a jungle. Laurence's rates are very reasonable and he clearly takes pride in his work. I'll certainly be recommending him and will be in touch next year.
Gardeners in York compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 11 businesses in this category in York are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York Gardening | ★ 5,0 | 17 | No |
| 2 | CG Mowing | ★ 5,0 | 14 | No |
| 3 | Laurence The Gardener (this page) | ★ 5,0 | 11 | No |
| 4 | Ainsty Turfcare | ★ 5,0 | 6 | No |
| 5 | AJT Garden Services LTD | ★ 4,9 | 79 | Yes |