As a well-established team of landscape gardeners, we work with hundreds of homeowners looking to complete their perfect garden makeover, reimagine their garden’s functionality and year-round usage, or install hard landscaping features like walls, fencing, patios and paving.
One of the comments we hear most often is how valuable clients find it when they can give us a quick call, ask a question, or book a convenient day and time for one of our talented landscapers to pop in to look at a problem, advise on a garden design scheme, or suggest shrubs and planting for an empty space.
Cotswold Paving and Landscaping is focused on providing excellent workmanship, high-quality support, and standards you can trust. We’ve put this guide together to highlight some of the many reasons we always recommend consulting a local landscape gardening specialist.
Access to Local Landscapers With a Wealth of Experience
Landscape gardening covers a huge scope of services, but importantly, we adjust our suggestions, the materials we use, and the types of plants we recommend for your outdoor space based on several unique aspects of your property and front or back garden:
- The soil type in the immediate area and the shrubs, plants and trees that will thrive in these conditions.
- The aspect of your home and whether you need planting and lawns that grow best in direct sunlight, shady spots, or with shelter from the wind.
- The drainage and moisture levels in raised beds and soil, which can influence the grasses and plants that are suited to each element of your planting schemes.
This personalised service applies equally to hard landscaping work because the weed-resistant membranes, drainage infrastructure, or types of cement, grout, and block paving we suggest for patios, driveway paving, walls, and decking will differ between areas and garden layouts.
Rather than using a generic product or kit, we ensure you have your dream garden, based on your key specifications – whether you’d like an aromatic, floral garden, a hardy lawn for kids and pets, or a low-maintenance outdoor space.
Working With a Landscaping Team Within a Short Travelling Distance
While larger projects that require input from a landscape architect are planned over a few days or weeks, there are instances where you might rely on your landscaping provider to attend a callout at fairly short notice.
Being local ensures we can meet all your landscaping needs as quickly as possible, stepping in if you’ve experienced flooding during heavy rains, or need help managing lawns and plants due to hosepipe bans and droughts in hot summers.
Timings can also provide cost savings since, as a local landscaping team, we don’t need to factor in lengthy travelling distances to reach your home or spend a proportion of each day driving or collecting materials. Instead, we operate as efficiently as possible, whether working on a full garden transformation or a general maintenance task.
This gives you, as our valued client, a faster service with confirmed arrival times and the knowledge that our professional landscape gardeners will keep your garden tidy and properly organised throughout each job.
Local Garden Landscaping Reviews and Ratings for Peace of Mind
Finding the best landscapers in your area can be tricky. We know that clients place great importance on being able to read reviews, even more so if that feedback comes from verified local clients in their immediate neighbourhood.
Another advantage is that if you’re comparing options, unsure which garden design to go for, or find it hard to visualise what your outdoor space will look like once completed, we can often point out nearby properties of a similar style or construction so you can see how our past work looks a few months or even years after completion—with the homeowner’s permission, of course!
Alongside independent reviews, we can happily provide details about:
- Insurance coverage, ensuring you know we are fully insured at all times.
- The anticipated cost of any work, with free quotes available on request.
- Our years of expertise and the team members we might allocate to specific jobs or more complex aspects of our gardening services.
We adhere to the most stringent quality standards and take great pride in each piece of work, creating and maintaining gardens that exceed your expectations – which means customised material selections, in-person advice, and a professional service at every step.
Cost Savings When Hiring a Local Landscaping Company
Reduced travel times can contribute to cost-effective landscaping, but consulting a local landscaper is also a great way to get unbiased advice about the right options – appreciating that once you factor in the costs of planting, mulch, brickwork, fence panels, water features and shrubs, those savings can make a substantial difference.
Rather than providing pre-set packages or pricing, we work with you, listening to what you need from your garden and the design features that you’d love and verifying the budget you have to work with.
This helps us provide accurate quotations without surprises and with the confidence that the materials and planting schemes we introduce will remain suitable for your garden environment without any further expenses associated with unsuitable plants or low-quality construction work.
Having a Local Landscaping Firm on Hand for Ongoing Maintenance and Upkeep
Finally, many homeowners assume that landscaping is all about big projects, but we often work with loyal customers for many years and can handle every job, large or small, based on how much time you like to spend in your garden.
When we know your garden and preferences, how you want your outdoor space to function, and your priorities in terms of appearance and aesthetics, we can also advise on the level of maintenance required and schedule periodic visits based on your schedule to keep your garden looking its best.
You are welcome to contact us to learn more about the comprehensive range of landscaping services available from Cotswold Paving and Landscaping and the local areas we cover.