Garden design and hard landscaping
Landscaping
Landscaping covers designing and building outdoor spaces — hard landscaping such as paths, walls and levels, alongside planting and boundary works — either as a standalone project or to complete a building project.
Definition
What landscaping involves
Landscaping ranges from a full garden redesign to reinstating and improving the garden around a completed extension. It typically combines hard landscaping (levels, paths, retaining walls, boundaries) with soft landscaping (planting, turf), and is often the final stage of a building project once construction is complete.
Suitable for
- Gardens needing reinstatement after an extension or groundworks project
- Full garden redesigns, including levels and hard landscaping
- Boundary and retaining wall work
Not suitable for
- Ongoing garden maintenance such as mowing and pruning — see our gardening service for that
Process
How the work is carried out
- 01
Design
Agreeing layout, levels, materials and planting scheme for the space.
- 02
Groundworks
Levelling, excavation and any retaining structures needed to achieve the design.
- 03
Hard landscaping
Paths, patios, walls and boundary work built to the agreed design.
- 04
Soft landscaping
Planting, turfing and finishing touches.
- 05
Handover
Final walkthrough and aftercare guidance for new planting.
Typical timescale
A garden reinstatement after building work typically takes a few days to a week; a full redesign with significant hard landscaping takes longer, confirmed once the design is agreed.
Cost guidance
Cost depends on the scale of hard landscaping, materials chosen and planting specification. An itemised quotation follows a design discussion.
Limitations and exclusions
- Established tree work is arranged with a qualified arborist where relevant, rather than carried out directly
- Ongoing garden maintenance after completion is a separate, optional service
Areas we cover
Landscaping across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and South London
Local property styles, planning authorities and neighbourhood coverage for landscaping in each town we work in.
Evidence
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FAQs
Landscaping FAQs
Can you landscape the garden after an extension is finished?
Yes, garden reinstatement following groundworks or an extension is a common follow-on project, and we can quote for this alongside or after the main build.
Discuss your landscaping project
Tell us about the property and what you have in mind, and we'll arrange a site visit.
Last reviewed 2026-07-19.