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Broad basalt steps meet a thin-course schist retaining wall and native planting
Landscape construction

Carry the design through the build.

Retaining, paving, timber work and planting coordinated around one resolved landscape plan.

Built as one landscape

The junctions matter as much as the big moves.

Landscape construction brings together work that is often split between trades. Levels affect drainage; drainage affects retaining; retaining sets the space available for paths and planting.

Treating those decisions as one sequence keeps the finished garden connected to the design rather than reducing it to separate packages of paving, walls and plants.

What this can include

  • Site preparation and set-out
  • Retaining walls and level changes
  • Paving, paths and outdoor terraces
  • Timber steps and landscape structures
  • Drainage, soil preparation and irrigation
  • Planting and lawn establishment
A coordinated site sequence

Build from the levels up.

  1. 01

    Set out the site

    Levels, access and the sequence of work are checked against the plan on the ground.

  2. 02

    Build the structure

    Drainage, retaining, paving and timber work establish the durable framework of the garden.

  3. 03

    Finish with planting

    Soil preparation, planting and lawn complete the landscape around the built work.

A flush black-framed studio door meets wet exposed-aggregate concrete, a slot drain and low planting
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