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Chiltern Guides: practical plans for better garden decisions
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Free · Original reporting · 2026 edition
CGM Chiltern Garden Condition Report
A working report from 100+ Chilterns gardens. Most common problems, plant survival rates, lawn trends, clearance costs, soil patterns, with charts, tables and references.
What's inside:
• Most common garden problems (n=100+)
• Plant survival rates by soil type
• Lawn condition distribution
• Average clearance cost by garden size
• Seasonal visit delay patterns
• Soil patterns across 4 regions
• Access impact on project cost
• Methodology, limitations, references
• Most common garden problems (n=100+)
• Plant survival rates by soil type
• Lawn condition distribution
• Average clearance cost by garden size
• Seasonal visit delay patterns
• Soil patterns across 4 regions
• Access impact on project cost
• Methodology, limitations, references
About our Chiltern Guides
Our Chiltern Guides are practical resources from local gardening experience across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Bedfordshire. Use them to prepare, compare options and plan the next step; where the cause is unclear, choose a Garden Analysis Report or a CGM quote instead.
Public prices are shown below. Relevant guide material is included for active CGM clients; use your usual CGM contact or secure client login to request the right resource while the complete portal guide library is introduced.
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29 practical guides across 4 categories, each designed around a garden decision or learning outcome.
Lawn Care Guides
Choose seed, timing and recovery steps for shady, mossy, heavily used or exposed lawns before spending on materials.
Browse Lawn Care →Bedding Themes
Plan a border theme that fits the garden’s conditions, season and maintenance appetite — from Cotswold to pollinator planting.
Browse Bedding Themes →Garden Design Plans
Turn an idea into a staged garden plan, with themes from cottage and pollinator planting to topiary, modern tropical and minimalist schemes.
Browse Garden Design →Gardener Skills Guides
Build confidence with core seasonal skills: scarification, feeding, vegetable growing, colour, organic care and wildflower establishment.
Browse Gardener Skills →Need help applying a guide to your own garden?
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