Event ready
lawn & garden tidy

Get the timing right

The instinct is to book the morning of. Don't. A lawn cut the same day still has clipping dust on the paths, fresh cut lines that look striped rather than settled, and no margin at all if it rains or we're delayed.

Two days before is ideal. The grass settles, you get a chance to hose down the patio, and there's a spare day in hand. One day before is fine. Same-day works if it has to, but it's the version with no slack in it.

What actually gets noticed at an event

Guests use the outside differently from how you do. They stand on the lawn in shoes they care about, they walk the path to the loo in the dark, and they put drinks down on the deck rail. The things that matter shift accordingly:

• Edges and the path to the door — the bit everyone walks, in both directions, all night
• A dry, clipping-free lawn — nobody wants cut grass through the house on the soles of their shoes
• The deck or patio — where people actually stand. A green, slippery surface is a genuine hazard with a drink in hand, and waterblasting transforms it
• Long grass at the boundary — where kids will end up, and where a bare patch is less forgiving than you'd think

Marquees, hired gear and parking

If a marquee is going up, tell us — it wants a shorter cut than usual and the ground needs to be clear of anything that will trip a pole. If you've got hire furniture arriving, we should be finished before it lands, not working around it. And if guests will park on the verge or the berm, that's worth cutting too.

Event lawn tidy at a glance

Best timing	Two days before the event
Deadline treatment	Event dates treated as fixed, like photography
Popular add-ons	Deck and patio waterblasting, hedge tidy, green waste removal
Marquee going up?	Tell us — shorter cut and a clear, obstacle-free surface
Book by	As early as you can, especially Nov–Dec, which is the busiest run of the year
Commitment	One-off