Builder
A.P Gardens
Trust score
79out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume71
Source diversity1 source
VerificationListed
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Verified landscaper in Hertford.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Adam has been helping us with the garden work since the summer of 2018. He is diligent, hard-working, communicates well, and he always delivers a great job. The work has always been clearance related, however, with lots of variety such as trimming a ‘cherry tree’, clearing back bushes, and removing ivy (as well as cutting the grass etc)."
"Friendly and reliable. Work always completed to a high standard. The garden always looks so much better after a visit. Highly recommend."
"Adam started to help us in the summer of 2018, and he visits 3 times a year to help us clear the garden based on obvious areas to focus on, and also based on specific aspects that we want to focus on. The keywords that come to mind are are: ‘high quality’, ‘consistency’, ‘good customer service’, ‘good personal skills’, and ‘happy customer’."
Detailed reviews
Adam has been helping us with the garden work since the summer of 2018. He is diligent, hard-working, communicates well, and he always delivers a great job. The work has always been clearance related, however, with lots of variety such as trimming a ‘cherry tree’, clearing back bushes, and removing ivy (as well as cutting the grass etc).
Friendly and reliable. Work always completed to a high standard. The garden always looks so much better after a visit. Highly recommend.
Adam started to help us in the summer of 2018, and he visits 3 times a year to help us clear the garden based on obvious areas to focus on, and also based on specific aspects that we want to focus on. The keywords that come to mind are are: ‘high quality’, ‘consistency’, ‘good customer service’, ‘good personal skills’, and ‘happy customer’.
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for builders in Hertford
Across 13 rated builders in Hertford, the typical rating is 4.9★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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