Garden Landscaping Reading | Complete Garden Transformations

🌿 Complete Garden Landscaping Services

A full garden landscaping project typically combines hard landscaping (patios, driveways, paths, steps, decking, raised beds, retaining walls, water features, pergolas) with soft landscaping (planting schemes, new lawns, borders, hedging). We design and build both. Specific services like patio installation, decking, driveways, fencing, and turf laying each have their own dedicated pages — this page covers how they come together in a complete garden project.

We also take on projects that don't fit neatly into a single category — garden redesigns combining several elements into one cohesive scheme. Past projects have included raised sleeper hard landscaping with integrated planting, large decking with balustrades and lighting, water features, pergola structures, and complete front-to-back garden transformations. If you can describe it, we can likely build it.

🌸 Soft Landscaping & Planting Design

Hard landscaping gives a garden its structure, but planting is what makes it come alive. We design planting schemes to suit your garden's conditions — soil type, aspect, shade patterns, and how much maintenance you want to take on. Borders, beds, hedging, specimen shrubs, climbers for fencing and pergolas, and seasonal colour planting are all part of what we do.

We source plants from UK nurseries and install them at the right time for best establishment. Soil preparation matters here as much as it does in turfing — we improve soil before planting and mulch beds after to retain moisture and suppress weeds. If you're not sure what you want, we can suggest a planting scheme based on your garden's conditions and your preferences for colour, structure, and maintenance level.

💷 How Much Does Garden Landscaping Cost?

A smaller garden refresh — new patio, turf, and tidied borders — typically sits in the £3,000–£7,000 range. A medium-scale redesign combining paving, fencing, planting, and new lawn usually comes in at £7,000–£15,000. A complete garden transformation — new patio, decking, retaining walls, planting scheme, water feature — can run to £20,000 or more depending on materials and complexity.

Every garden is different, and prices vary considerably based on size, accessibility, material choices, and how much groundwork is involved. We provide a detailed written quote after visiting your garden — itemised so you can see exactly where the budget is being spent. If certain elements are over budget, we can phase the project or adjust the specification.

Garden Landscaping Across Reading & Berkshire

We design and build gardens across Reading, Twyford, and Berkshire — from small garden refreshes to complete front-to-back transformations.

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⏱️ How Long Does a Garden Landscaping Project Take?

Smaller projects — a new patio with turf and edging — can typically be completed in 1–2 weeks. A medium-scale garden redesign usually takes 2–4 weeks. A full garden transformation across a larger plot can take 6–8 weeks or more, depending on the scope of work, materials lead times, and weather.

We provide a clear timeline estimate before work starts and keep you updated as the project progresses. Materials are ordered in advance so there's no unnecessary downtime waiting for deliveries mid-project. We tidy up at the end of each working day so your garden is never left in an unworkable state overnight.

✅ Our Garden Landscaping Process

Every project starts with a site visit. We walk the garden with you, listen to what you want to achieve, and make note of any constraints — access, drainage, neighbouring boundaries, existing features you want to keep. From there we put together a detailed quote outlining exactly what's included and in what order.

Once the project is confirmed, we plan the sequence of work carefully — groundworks first, then hard landscaping, then soft landscaping and planting last to avoid damage during construction. You have a single point of contact throughout. We don't use subcontractors — the same team that surveys your garden is the team that builds it. Final payment is taken only when the project is complete and you're satisfied with the result.

📞 Ready to Transform Your Garden?

Get in touch for a free garden landscaping consultation and site visit. We'll discuss your ideas, assess the space, and provide a detailed quote for the full project.