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Tell me the house
Postcode, how I get in, what must stay tidy for arrivals, and whether waste can be left or should go.
Holiday homes · Minehead & the coast
The garden looked after while you are not here.
Second homes, lets and houses that sit empty between guests. Same pair of hands each visit. You get the day, not a clock time. You do not need to be in.
Round dayWednesdays on the coast. Overflow Tue / Thu / Sat if the day is full.
WhereMinehead, Dunster, Porlock, Watchet, Williton, Stogumber. TA23 · TA24.
For whomOwners, letting agents and housekeepers. One number, not a call centre.
What this is
A garden person, not a keyholding service.
I cut the lawn, shape the hedge, clear leaves and keep the front looking as if someone lives there. I am not an alarm responder, a cleaner, or a 2am locksmith. Access notes and a side-gate code are enough for most houses.
Guests arriving on a Friday to a month of growth is a review you do not need. A Wednesday on the Minehead book stops that.
How it runs
One book. Photos if you want them.
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A day on the coast round
Usually Wednesday. You get the day, so I can shuffle order without a phone call every week.
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Proof after the visit
Photos live in Your garden if the owner wants a login. Agents can just have them on WhatsApp.
For agents and housekeepers
I would rather take on three houses on streets I already drive than one isolated plot at the far end of Exmoor. If you look after a handful in Minehead or Dunster, send the list.
Do you need the owner to be there?+
No. Most regular customers are out. A working side gate or a code in the notes is enough. If a neighbour holds a key, say so once.
Can the owner and the agent both see what was done?+
Yes. The owner can use Your garden for quotes, the next day and photos. The agent can stay on WhatsApp or email. I do not invent a second login for paper people who do not want one.
What about winter, when nobody is staying?+
That is when gardens slip. A fortnightly or monthly look through the quiet months costs less than a March clearance before the first booking. Hedges and leaf clears sit on the same Wednesday.
Taunton and Bridgwater as well?+
Yes if the house is on those rounds — Mondays Taunton, Fridays Bridgwater. The coast is the usual ask because that is where the empty houses are.
How do we start?+
A postcode, a photo and who to invoice. I send a number. If it is a straightforward lawn I can often put the first visit on the next right Wednesday without a site meeting.
Send the house, not a brief.
Postcode, access, and whether guests are in this week. I reply myself.