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Real Garden Transformations

Every garden has a story. Here are some of our favourite projects — the challenges we faced, the solutions we delivered, and the results our clients love.

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Garden Design Garden Clearance Planting

Clifton Terrace — Cottage Garden Makeover

🔴 The Challenge

The clients had a 40ft south-facing town garden that had been neglected for years. Dense bramble, compacted soil, and broken paving made it completely unusable.

🔧 Our Solution

Full clearance, rotavating and soil improvement, new Yorkshire stone paving, a mixed cottage-garden planting scheme, and a timber raised bed for vegetables.

🟢 The Result

A vibrant, low-maintenance garden the whole family now uses. Completed in 5 days. The client subsequently signed up for our monthly maintenance plan.

5 days
Project duration
Monthly plan
Now an ongoing client
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Lawn Care Scarification Overseeding

Redland Semi — Lawn Rescued from Moss & Thatch

🔴 The Challenge

A heavily mossy, thatched lawn that was 60% bare. The client had tried DIY treatments for two seasons without success, and was considering artificial turf.

🔧 Our Solution

Mechanical scarification, full hollow-tine aeration, moss-killer treatment, professional overseeding with a hardwearing mix, and a 3-month spring fertiliser programme.

🟢 The Result

A thick, green lawn within 8 weeks. The client is now on our fortnightly maintenance schedule and the lawn has stayed in excellent condition for two years.

8 weeks
From bare to lush
2 years
Maintained since
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Garden Design Landscaping Turfing

Nailsea New Build — Garden Design from Scratch

🔴 The Challenge

A brand-new 3-bed house with nothing but bare soil and a concrete path. Young family wanted a usable garden quickly, with room for kids and low-maintenance planting.

🔧 Our Solution

Zone-based garden design: decked seating area, children's play lawn in premium turf, shrub borders with evergreen structure, and an integrated Laurel hedge boundary.

🟢 The Result

Delivered in 8 days. The clients were thrilled — this is one of our most referenced case studies. They've since referred three neighbours to us.

8 days
Bare soil to finished garden
3 referrals
Generated from this project

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