Tree Surgeons, Gardeners and Landscapers in East Kent

Carrington & Son provides professional tree surgery, garden maintenance, landscaping and specialist ivy removal services throughout East Kent.

Established in 1978, we are a family-run business helping homeowners, landlords, businesses and property managers care for their trees, gardens and outdoor spaces. From regular garden maintenance and hedge cutting to major tree work, garden transformations and difficult ivy removal, every project is approached with care, experience and attention to detail.

Based near Dover, we work across East Kent, including Deal, Folkestone, Hythe, Kingsdown, Capel-le-Ferne, Lympne, St Margaret’s Bay and Walmer.

Contact Carrington & Son for a free, no-obligation quotation.

Professional Tree Surgery in East Kent

Trees require knowledgeable care to keep them healthy, safe and appropriate for their surroundings. Carrington & Son provides professional tree surgery for residential and commercial properties throughout East Kent.

Our tree surgery services include:

• Tree pruning and cutting back
• Crown thinning and crown reduction
• Deadwood removal
• Tree felling and removal
• Stump removal and stump grinding
• Hedge cutting and hedge reduction
• Leylandii and conifer removal
• Emergency tree work

We assess each tree and its surroundings before recommending the most suitable course of action. Wherever possible, we aim to retain healthy trees while addressing unsafe growth, damaged limbs, excessive shading and potential risks to nearby buildings, boundaries or access routes.

We also offer a 24-hour call-out service for urgent and emergency tree work.

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Garden Maintenance and Lawn Care

Whether your garden needs regular attention or a thorough seasonal tidy-up, we offer garden maintenance services tailored to the property and the way you use your outdoor space.

We work in gardens of different sizes, from compact town gardens to larger private grounds and commercial properties. One-off visits and ongoing garden maintenance can be arranged according to your requirements.

Our gardening services can include:

• Lawn mowing and lawn care
• Hedge trimming
• Shrub and small-tree pruning
• Weeding and border maintenance
• Planting and garden improvements
• Leaf and green-waste clearance
• Seasonal garden tidy-ups
• Overgrown garden clearance
• Contract grounds maintenance

Our aim is to keep your garden attractive, manageable and enjoyable throughout the year—not merely attack it twice annually and hope for the best.

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Landscaping and Garden Improvements

A well-designed garden should look attractive while also being practical, durable and suitable for the amount of maintenance you want to undertake.

Carrington & Son provides landscaping and garden improvement services throughout East Kent. We can help refresh a tired part of your garden, create more usable outdoor space or undertake a wider garden transformation.

Depending on your requirements, landscaping work can include:

• Garden redesign and improvement
• New lawns and turfing
• Patios, paving and pathways
• Raised beds and garden borders
• Decorative gravel and stone areas
• Railway sleeper installation
• Garden walls and edging
• Fencing and screening
• Low-maintenance garden solutions
• Preparation and clearance before landscaping

We will discuss how you want the garden to look and function before recommending an appropriate plan. This helps ensure the finished garden works for your property rather than simply looking impressive in photographs for five minutes.

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Specialist Ivy Removal and Eradication

Established ivy can be difficult and potentially hazardous to remove without the right equipment and experience. Heavy growth can spread across walls, roofs, gutters, fences, trees and outbuildings, making underlying damage difficult to see.

Carrington & Son provides a specialist ivy removal and eradication service for:

• Houses and residential properties
• Commercial and agricultural buildings
• Trees and mature shrubs
• Boundary walls
• Fences and hedging
• Garages, sheds and outbuildings

Where possible, we locate and remove the original rootstock before carefully taking down the remaining growth. Additional treatment may be recommended where the root cannot be excavated or where regrowth is likely.

Particular care is taken around brickwork, render, roof tiles, guttering, cables and tree bark. We can also clear and remove the resulting vegetation and waste from the site.

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Garden Clearance and Overgrown Gardens

Overgrown gardens can quickly become difficult to manage, particularly where brambles, ivy, shrubs and self-seeded trees have been left unchecked.

We provide garden clearance services for homeowners, landlords, letting agents, businesses and people who have recently moved into a neglected property.

A clearance can include:

• Cutting back overgrown vegetation
• Bramble and weed removal
• Shrub and hedge reduction
• Ivy removal
• Small-tree and unwanted-growth removal
• Green-waste clearance
• Preparing the garden for maintenance or landscaping

Once the garden has been brought back under control, we can discuss ongoing maintenance or improvements to prevent it returning to the same condition.

Why Choose Carrington & Son?

Carrington & Son has been looking after trees, gardens and outdoor spaces in Kent since 1978.

Customers choose us for:

• More than four decades of industry experience
• City & Guilds and NPTC qualifications
• A professional, family-run service
• Local Authority registration
• Licensed waste-carrier status
• Public liability insurance cover up to £5 million
• Free, no-obligation quotations
• 24-hour emergency tree-work call-outs
• Work undertaken directly by Carrington & Son

We provide honest advice based on the condition of your garden, trees or property. We will explain the work we recommend, how it will be completed and what results you can realistically expect.

Tree and Garden Services Across East Kent

Carrington & Son serves customers throughout East Kent, including:

• Capel-le-Ferne
• Deal
• Dover
• Folkestone
• Hythe
• Kingsdown
• Lympne
• St Margaret’s Bay
• Walmer

We can also consider work in surrounding villages and locations across Kent. Contact us with your postcode and a brief description of the work required.

Request a Free Quotation

Whether you need a reliable gardener, an experienced tree surgeon, help with an overgrown garden or a specialist to remove established ivy, contact Carrington & Son.

We will arrange a convenient site visit, assess the work and provide a free, no-obligation quotation.