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James was responsive to our request for a quote, for felling a large ash tree we suspected had died. He replied to messages quickly, turned up when he said he would, and was correct that our tree had in fact died. James was professional the whole time and we would have no hesitation in hiring and recommending him to others in the future.
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Below you’ll find information to help you understand the different elements of garden design and the key things to be aware of before you start transforming your outside space. Find some initial ideas to talk through with a garden designer, including making the most of a small garden.
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What does garden design involve?
Garden design is about more than mowing a lawn and putting a couple of plants in the ground. A good design takes into account a few key elements:
- How you want to use the space.
- The amount of light the garden receives, and at what times of the day.
- The quality of your soil.
For example, you won’t want to put a shed in the best spot for catching a bit of sun, or have a patio that’s entirely in the shade.
A garden designer will help you make the most of the available space, no matter how big or small. They’ll also establish how keen a gardener you are to make sure the finished garden is either easy to maintain, or gives you something to get your teeth into – if you’re the green-fingered type.
Cost of garden design work
The cost of the work will depend on what you’re having done and the size of your garden, but prices tend to start at around £200. A good garden designer will discuss what you want to get out of your garden and ask you about your budget before coming up with ideas.
Low maintenance garden ideas
- You can stop a garden from looking untidy by dividing it into small sections. Plants, hedges, low walls and raised beds give a sense of order. Paths made from wood chips, slabs or bark help prevent weeds.
- Growing plants at different heights can give the illusion of there being more than there are, so you get the look of a fuller garden, with fewer plants to keep healthy. Shrubs, herbs and verbena are low maintenance plant options for adding colour.
- Rockeries and water features don’t need much looking after. Avoid shallow water features to save needing to top them up when they dry out. If you’d like a pond, avoid getting fish as the pH balance of the water settles naturally without them, giving you fewer algae problems so less cleaning time.
- To save cutting the lawn, artificial turf could be your best friend but if you want the real thing and don’t mind doing a little cutting every now and again, slow growing or drought resistant turf could be better options.
Ideas for small gardens
- To create more space, choose similar flooring to the inside of your home when picking the outside tiling.
- Divide a garden into different sections and add diagonal or winding paths. Extending the time it takes to get from one side of the garden to the other will make it feel bigger.
- Laying pavers at an angle to the property instead of parallel will draw the eye across the garden and extend the space.
- Attaching foliaged climbers to wires across areas of your garden will give it an extra dimension.
- Think about growing upwards rather than outwards with a trellis attached to your fence, or a vertical wall made up of climbers, grasses and ferns. A green wall can also help you lower your energy bills through providing more insulation and reducing the amount of heat that’s lost through the wall of your home. When it comes to choosing other plants, pick types that grow upwards like sweet peas and black-eyed susans so they take up less room.
Planning permission for garden design jobs
Planning permission only comes into play when you’re building or installing decking, fences, walls and gates. You’ll need to apply for planning permission if:
- The decking would be higher than 30cm above the ground.
- The decking or other raised platforms would cover more than half of the total area of the garden.
- A fence, gate or wall would be over 2 metres high, or over 1 metre high near a highway that’s used by vehicles (or a footpath next to the highway).
- The fence, gate or wall would form a boundary with a listed building or land.
If you live in a listed building or you have a front garden that you want to pave over, you should check with your Local Planning Authority as different rules may apply.
Insurance for garden design work
While it’s not a legal requirement, it’s a good idea for all garden designers to have public liability insurance so they’re covered for personal injuries or accidental damage to a property.
Questions you should ask your garden designer
- How long have they been working as a garden designer for?
- Can they show you examples of work they’ve carried out?
- Can they give you a scaled design of what the finished garden will look like?
- Do they have public liability insurance and what does this cover?
- Will they give a guarantee for the work and how long does this last? Are there separate guarantees for different plants?
- Does the quote for the work include waste disposal? If not, check with your local council how you would go about getting it taken away.
About Andrey's Property Services. Thank you for looking at our profile page here at Andrey's Property Services. We are a team of highly skilled multi-talented tradespeople and between us we can do pretty much all work required in your home to a very good standard. This can be confirmed by looking at our excellent reviews and pictures of our previous work. Some of the things that make us stand out from the rest - NO UPFRONT DEPOSITS We only ever ask for payment once the work is complete and you have had a chance to make sure you are totally happy with everything. WE DO EVERYTHING Why have multiple tradespeople or multiple companies working on the same job when we can manage the whole project start to finish and take responsibility and ownership for everything. REVIEWED & CHECKED We have been through numerous checks into our background by independent organisations including TrustATrader and others that you can find on our website Including criminal background checks, public liability insurance checks, necessary qualification checks. ALL WORK GUARANTEED At Andrey's we are so confident in the quality of our work that we offer a full one to ten year guarantee on any work we do, totally free of charge. This combined with our 1 million pound public liability insurance should give you full confidence in Andrey's Property Services.
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I have been in the trade for many years, (17 years) I have recently gone on my own, and my business is doing really well, I take pride in my work and it's what I enjoy doing. I always hit my targets and it's shown because my business is doing brilliant
Martin was quick to make contact with me and arrange a time to quote. He came to my house with his wife and they were able to give me really good advice and a quote on the spot which was appreciated. I didn't use Martin on this occasion more due to my own timings then anything else but would certainly look to contact him in the future for any other jobs required.
M & C Landscapings and Home Improvements is a business by a professional. with years of experience. Always looking for new designs and products for your garden and home needs. Whether you need garden maintenance, a new designed garden 100% satisfaction.
Work was done to perfection I am so happy with the decking polite and efficient service I would highly recommend
Hi Im a builder with over 20 years experience in construction and decorating I have a team of 6 good workers wii do olmost evri job inside and out side home restaurants club's and mani more. No job to small or to big.
I have been working as a gardener for over 15 years,i normally advertise in local papers but i am trying something new on rated people. Loyal and gets the job done. All free quotes! Covered for Tree Felling Tradesman Insurance. Policy Certificate can be shown on request.
John and John were fantastic. Friendly, good quality work and a great turnaround time. Thanks very much! Will be using agains for other projects.
All types of garden work undertaken gravel work and fencing including block paving and patios power pressure washed
Very satisfied with the work Jane did. She quoted accurately and left our garden looking lovely.
We have a very experienced team that specialise in various services and no job is too big or too small. The below is a list of our services: -Shed and garden building specialist (made to order) -All groundworks including drainage -Carpentry indoor and outdoor - All types of tiling - floor and walls And all other aspects of property maintenance Although we are new to rated people our team have over 20 years of experience and are highly skilled. All our jobs are managed by our project manager who will ensure that everything runs smoothly and the jobs get done within the agreed time frame.
Lovely shed, efficient service, thank you!
If you are looking for a nice change in your home and you want to work with a profesional and friendly team you are in right place , with more than 10 years experience in many countries like Italy , Spain ,France ,Greece now we want to promote our company in England and to provide the best services to a high standard for all our costumers . We always try our best to see our costumers happy to convert their home into a small corner of heaven. Always looking to offer good quality of work and quality materials, always showing up on time and never leave the job before is finished no matter how many issues we discover. Do not hesitate to contact us, working with Samycos is your best choice !
Worked hard to completed the work within the time frame stated. Took ownership and pride in doing the job well. Friendly and knowledgeable about his trade. Tidied up after himself. Would recommend.
we are a family run business with over 25 years combined experience. we are fully insured just based outside of norwich covering all of norfolk and suffolk. all aspects of tree surgery,garden clearnce,fencing,turfing,gravelling and much more unertaken.
Was efficient, effective, friendly, cost effective and on-time. What more is needed?
hello, we are a small building service . clean tidy friendly tradesmen specializing in small building projects. high standard of quality assured. city n guilds time served tradesmen. Certificates in lime mortar repointing heritage
Jay assessed the job in person and gave me a fair quote on the spot. He’s just done the job on a Saturday and it looks great!
Here at A&E home care we are a small family run buisness, we specialise in almost all internal and external home / work / commercial properties repairs/maintenance/improvements , with more than 30years experience between us we have been established since 2018, all jobs are completed to the highest of standards
Razas Direct Ltd. is a small friendly company providing home and office renovation and garden landscaping services ideal for homeowners, business executives and investors. With our services you will be able to change entire look of your home or a garden.
A nice guy, who did the job, but I was glad to see leave!Substantially under estatimated the time the job would take. Despite being home, he made poor decisions without communicating with me e..g. initially fitted handrails stupidly , intended on leaving base of initial hadraill, left bricks on drive (despite advising him of attempted break in) expected me to get rid of waste, asked4payment mid way through (an intended 2 day job). Asked for more money after job was done, despite agreeing the price at outset
Ashwood landscapes. Verious of works from hedge cutting,grass cutting,weeding,weed spraying,fencing,planting,tree work,garden designs.
We have worked hard to provide an exceptional customer service, working with garden design & landscaping, at affordable and competitive prices for all our customers.
Skilled, friendly, honest, fair
Hi I have been in the building trade for over 25 years I have run my own business for 15 years I am very honest and totally reliable as my rating will prove .
The gentleman that came worked really hard to get it finished. He made a good job of it despite the poor instructors. So grateful for what he did.
K&K landscape and tree care . We offer a wide range of service , all kinds of trees , all types of garden maintenance . All fencing work we also install gates picket fencing concrete posts gravel boards and godfathers in a wide range of landscaping we lay turf patios pathways driveways raised flower beds retaining wall we also lay slate gravel 10 mil and 20 mil we offer a range of pressure washing and steam cleaning which is for driveways and patios and pathways and We also do hedge cutting shrubbery cutting leaf removal and lawnmowing and we are a family run business we offer route grinding service available and route removal Always here to help?
Excellent service, punctual and attention to detail first rate. All cmpleted to my satisfaction and left clean and tidy. Truly 5*
Gudfort fencing ltd have been erecting fences for 25 years ,no job to big or small professional work always and no money upfront until all parties are 100% happy.
Matthew was easy to communicate with he was honest about the job and not put off by the private lane access - which meant all materials had to come down lane and through the house they were tidy - professional and attention to detail It was also very refreshing to see a trade man that had enough professional ability to only require £250 Deposit to hold date - did not need materials paid up front as he clearly runs a good cash flow company with good trade accounts. Total professional and lovely Gentleman.
We are a family run business that are proud to cover the South East and London areas. We are big enough to cope and small enough to care.
Goldsmith's building services for reliable tradesmen , professionalism and quality workmanship.
Phillip arrived when he said he would and got the jobs done in a great time. Polite and friendly and did a great job, I would recommend him and will use him again
My name is Arturas and I have a strong passion for building things and I love to make people happy through what I do. I have been doing this job for 10 years, however, I have learned to be a builder from my father since I was younger.
Great and prompt service. Would recommend.
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