Recent Projects

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Below are our recent landscape gardening projects completed in Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding areas:

Design & Build - Bournemouth

This was a tired, inherited family garden that needed updating. The owners wanted a contemporary design to include a swimspa and garden room whilst maintaining a large lawn area.

We cleared and excavated the whole garden which was a mixture of block paving and old lawn, just keeping the mature shrubs.

We proposed a light coloured porcelain paving outside the back of the house disected by wood effect porcelain plank paving which ran around the swimspa and led to the end of the garden with a large patio area by the garden room.

We built a block retaining wall and reinforced concrete base on which to sit a swimspa in-ground. Composite decking surrounded this with an access hatch for maintenance. We also installed an outdoor shower.

We designed and built a bespoke garden building which is half garden room, half gym. Fully insulated, plastered and painted, full electrics and clad with Frake rainscreen cladding, we built a moveable internal wall to be able to change the room sizes and an overhanging roof to create a very useful storage area to the rear.

The garden was finished off with contemporary pergola arches on which to trail climbers and a new lawn.

The project was completed on time and on budget.

Design & Build - Bournemouth

This garden was a challenge due to its extreme triangular shape. We produced a contemporary 'tropical' design which lost and took the eye from the sharp top angle of the garden.

The owners wanted low maintenance so we used porcelain paving and artificial grass. We built block and rendered raised beds which came off the angled back wall to create zones and formalise the garden giving the impression of more space, and painted the brick wall dark grey to 'disappear' it back.

The aluminium pergodas give the versatility to use the garden in all weathers and we built a bespoke outdoor kitchen bbq for alfresco dining.

The garden was finished with UK hardy tropical style planting to complement the existing mature palms.

The project was completed on time and on budget.

"When we moved into our house a year ago we thought there was nothing we could do to disguise the fact our garden was a very odd triangular shape. How wrong we were. After a lot of research we contacted Matt and Chris, and from the first meeting we knew they were going to be amazing. They have completely transformed the space and incredibly made it look twice the size. We are so happy with all the work and workmanship, and all the team who knew exactly what they were doing. Throughout the process, they were available to talk to at any time and even encouraged us to make adjustments if they thought the space would suit us better a different way. Matt's design is stunning and we cannot fault their professionalism, attention to detail and planting ideas. The work was carried out exactly on budget and to the timescale agreed at the start. I am so pleased with the end result that i just stand for ages at the patio doors looking out to my beautiful garden. I can't wait for better weather as i think i will be out there all the time! Thanks so much to Matt and Chris and all the team who produced such a fantastic result.."

Jayne and Julian, Bournemouth.

Design & Build - Broadstone

The owners of this property wanted an additional seating/dining area where they could enjoy their mature garden.

The existing area was a mix of concrete and lawn and the plan was to build a raised deck area using Millboard composite deck boards, with a contemporary framed pergola over and an outdoor bbq/kitchen area.

We also installed horizontal slatted fencing along the adjoining boundary to complement the space.

The project was completed on time and on budget.

Design & Build - Wimborne

There were various aspects/areas to this job to enhance the garden of a period cottage.

We were tasked with building a new patio area and paths, a vegetable bed area and a bespoke built roofed pergola/outdoor dining area.

There was not really any outdoor patio area, just a path around the back, so we excavated back into the garden to create a 'sunken' patio area. This involved building retaining brick walling with steps and laying sandstone paving with integrated drainage. We also layed new paths around the property to the front door.

There was a fairly large area of overgrown scrub which we cleared and built new sleeper raised beds for growing vegetables.

Finally, we built a cedar shingle roofed pergola with built-in BBQ area for outdoor dining. The roof pitch exactly matched the pitch of the house roof and complemented the adjoining buildings perfectly.

The project was completed on time and on budget.

"We are super happy with our garden build. Chris, Matt and the team are professional, engaging, knowledgable and ensure top quality work. At the outset they bought into our ideas and worked with us along the way to bring the vision to life. Their fixed price approach to work was an attraction for us and we found them true to their word. We definitely recommend them."

Ian and Sharon, Wimborne.

Design & Build - Southbourne

The brief for this project was Bali in a garden. A preliminary plan had already been drawn up from which we just made a few tweaks.

The existing garden was very unpractical for a young family, with a patio area too small for a table and chairs and a raised grass area not really big enough to be useable.

We excavated the raised section of garden and extended 2 boundaries to create a larger, level area of garden. We then laid blockwork to retain the new boundaries on 3 sides and create the split level raised beds which were then rendered.

We closed off the boundaries by re-using the existing closeboard fencing and installed horizontal slatted screening on the inside of that fencing to create a more contemporary look.

We laid wood-effect porcelain paving slabs to achieve the desired look and provide a maintenance-free surface, and installed 'hangmen' timbers to create some vertical interest. Using the same timber, we also made a 'floating' bench seat.

Finally, we selected and planted tropical style planting to really set-off the garden and give the desired look with spike lighting in the beds for night-time ambience.

The project was completed on time and on budget.

Design & Build - Bournemouth

This was a large garden with a very old patio and a lawn that had seen better days. It was in need of updating to suit the needs of a young family.

We came-up with a design and plan through chatting with the clients.

We began by stripping/excavating everything to start again with a blank canvas including levelling the sloping lawn. We then laid a new block wall to retain the edge of the patio to include wide steps leading down into the garden which we rendered.

We laid a large area of porcelain paving both to the upper patio area to the back of the house and the lower patio along the left-hand-side boundary. Under a section of the lower patio, we laid a concrete base to reinforce the area for a hot tub. Within this area we also installed a bespoke chunky 'pergola' to add vertical interest and the possibility of shading/shelter.

The rest of the garden was then laid to lawn with a sectioned-off kids play area at the back. We finished by planting the raised bed and bringing in pots planted with low maintenance plants.

The project was completed on time and on budget.