Luckily our Cotswold climate is pretty landscaping friendly for most of the year leaving much of this decision to you. Whilst the days are longer and mostly dryer in the summer you might decide you would rather have your outdoor space to yourself at this time of year leaving the colder winter months to the landscapers. We come well prepared with ‘ground guards’ to protect your surfaces and will always work in as clean and tidy a manner as possible.

Allowing sufficient time to plan and implement your garden changes is essential, as a rule of thumb planning the preceding autumn for work to be completed the  following spring allows sufficient time.

Not always as straight forward as you might think, this is definitely one for our garden design team who are experienced in this field. It is always worth checking with the local planners, particularly when considering surface coverings in respect to permeability and also for any tree preservation orders that may be in force for trees in your garden.

Depending on the design you choose, yes! For example, installing an irrigation system will save on manual watering and use of mulch will help keep weeds away. Choosing ‘easy’ plants can also dramatically reduce the hours of garden labour needed.

Yes. Most of our clients are unsure how best to make the most of their garden, but are certain there is room for improvement. We really enjoy every garden project, large or small, so please contact us to find out how our expert team can help, and arrange a no-obligation first visit.

Yes we can give you a fixed price or a day rate for a garden rejuvenation, often clients ask us for hedge cutting, fence and patio repairs or help on how to solve garden dilemmas such as poorly draining soil, sick plants or problem ponds.

Patience is key here, your garden designer will have chosen plants that suit your space but they do take time to mature and flourish into the available spaces. It’s always best to manage expectations and check on a plant by plant basis. Don’t forget that looking after your plants takes time with each requiring a bespoke package of pruning, watering and feeding care to look its best. We can help with this too and offer an ongoing garden maintenance and aftercare service which includes a plant guarantee.

No, we offer bespoke design, construction and maintenance on all sizes of gardens in town and country locations. However we do have a minimum charge per project of approx £1000. We are a large and well resourced company with a multi-skilled directly employed workforce and projects of this size and larger are better suited to our capabilities.

Yes, we construct many gardens and landscapes that have been designed by other professionals and are happy to quote for these projects. Our project managers are experienced in working with Landscape Architects and clients to deliver their design.

Yes, we have many clients where our skilled horticulturalists provide a range of regular maintenance options, services often include lawn mowing, hedge trimming, pruning and weeding. We also have clients who only use us once a year for their Autumn tidy.

So how much does garden landscaping cost? If only the answer were as simple as the question! In truth there is no easy answer to calculating garden landscaping cost and certainly no magic formula, there are though indicating factors and guiding principles that should be sufficient to give an idea or estimate as to the cost of the proposed work.

The below landscaping cost guide has been designed to open early conversation of expected cost expectations to give a realistic indication of probable expenditure. With our role as a design and build garden and landscape specialist being to guide and assist your decision-making thoughts. Enabling your garden visions to match the reality of the budget available.

As an absolute ‘back of the envelope’ figure, similar to the house building industry, landscaping has long worked on a rough and ready price per square meter figure.

In our experience given that we only deliver high-quality garden projects, we consider there to be three price brackets with these being determined by a combination of factors comprising existing conditions and desired features/finished effect.

Taking this information as a base guideline you can start to see that if your garden is on a slope and you are looking to incorporate a high intensity of quality garden features such as retaining walls raised beds, edging, steps, a bespoke pergola with a reasonably sized pond you will need a budget of approximately £300 – 350/m² whereas if you have a flat cleared garden and plan to mainly lay lawn spending the project budget on targeted features of maybe a small decking area, simple fence and economically designed but aesthetically pleasing borders your budget is going to be approximately £100- 150/m².

Unpicking this ‘back of an envelope’ approach to establishing a first estimate of likely cost further we can go on to look at comparison costs for the features that you might wish to incorporate into your garden. Once again these are indicative and this information is designed only to give an idea of what the actual cost might be.