Service Providers
Garden Square News and its readers have been pleased with the work done by the firms listed below, although the magazine can offer no guarantees.
GARDEN-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS
Fox control
Provides non-lethal and sustainable fox control. Experienced in deterring foxes from London's communal gardens.
Garden technical services
Specialist communal garden contractors providing security cameras, access control, electrical connections, irrigation and more
Gravel
Close textured path gravel, natural brown colour, hard wearing, low maintenance.
Insurance
Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd
Founded in Edinburgh in 1968, Keegan & Pennykid is an independent, second generation, family-owned insurance broker which provides expert advice and a highly personalised service to clients throughout the UK.
Irrigation
Irrigation systems, water storage, grey water recycling. Currently managing watering systems in 16 communal gardens.
Locks for garden gates
Installation of electronic key systems for communal garden gates.
Maintenance of gardens
Garden Associates
London's leading specialist in the maintenance of squares and communal gardens. e-mail gardenassociates@btinternet.com
Joseph Jones Contract Gardeners Limited
Over 35 years' experience in maintaining garden squares.
Management of communal gardens and property
Westbourne Block Management Limited
Managers of gardens, private houses and blocks of flats.
Notice boards for gardens
Suppliers of notice boards, signage, street furniture and cabinet-making. We have many happy garden square customers.
Plant Labels
We engrave botanical and plant labels to clients' specific orders, mainly for botanical, horticultural or arboricultural uses - but also in a range of other situations where elegant and discreet information needs to be displayed.
Playgrounds
Designers and makers of playgrounds, tree houses, bin stores, and garden compost structures.
Scaffolders
Considerate scaffolders who use traditional wrenches to assemble the scaffolding, not noisy bolt-tightening machines.
Soil aeration
Specialists in deep soil aeration and decompaction services.
Solicitors
Legal advisors to garden square committees in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Specialists in residential, private client and commercial property law. For garden issues ask for Robert Barham.
Teak garden furniture
UK's leading supplier of sustainable teak furniture, including benches and planters.
Tree surgeons and tree advice
Tim George Tree Services Limited
Local authority approved contractors, maintaining trees in communal gardens in Westminster, Kensington and Hampstead.
An expert and caring company providing tree and horticultural services to the highest standards of quality and safety for more than 40 years.
Complete aboricultural service -- consultancy, tree surveys, and tree surgery.
GENERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
Building conservation experts
Hilary Bell, Conservation Architect
Expert advice on the alteration, refurbishment, and care of listed and period buildings.
Coffee suppliers
Located on Old Brompton Road, Sea Island Coffee specialises in sourcing an extensive range of the world's rarest single-origin coffees. From Jamaica Blue Mountain to St Helena, each coffee is freshly roasted and available as whole beans, ground coffee, and Nespresso pods.
Car repair and servicing
Your local Kensington garage. MOT repairs, servicing, electronics, and general repairs.
Framers and fine art
Master Picture Framers and Art Gallery since 1966. Your local art specialists offering handmade frames, art, fine art printing and picture hanging.
Music
For musicians for events at your home or in your garden square, please contact Georgina Colebrook: georgina.colebrook@rcm.ac.uk. For music teachers for adults and children, please contact teachingservice@rcm.ac.uk.
Newspaper delivery service
Opticians
Lauder and Rees Opthhalmic Opticians
Providing expert eye examinations and stylish glasses.
Travel Agents
DialaFlight
Expert travel advice and bookings