Landscaping in Canley
Gardens are won and lost underground. A patio on a proper sub-base, a drive with real edge restraints and a wall with drainage behind it all look the same on day one and completely different after three winters.
- Local to Canley
- Fully insured
- Free fixed quotes
We cover Canley (CV4) for landscaping. Landscaping covers patios and paving, driveways, garden and retaining walls, fencing and gates, artificial grass and full garden clearance. The work that lasts is the work you cannot see once it is finished: compacted sub-bases, full mortar beds, proper falls away from the house, and drainage behind anything retaining ground. Every job is quoted as a fixed written price after a site visit.
Working in Canley
Canley lies 2.7 miles west of Coventry city centre, in the CV4 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find Canley Corridor and Charter Academy, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Tile Hill (0.7 miles) and Westwood Heath (0.8 miles), so work in Canley sits inside the same run of the city.
- Canley Corridor
- Charter Academy
- Finham Park 2
- Canley Community Church
- St. Stephen the Martyr
- House Greens
- Sub-base depth and compaction decide whether paving stays flat - not the slab you choose.
- Patios must finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course and fall away from the house.
- More than 5 square metres of impermeable driveway draining to the road needs planning permission.
- Retaining walls fail from water pressure behind them, not the weight of the soil.
- All waste is removed with a transfer note - worth insisting on from anybody who clears your garden.
The work itself, in plain terms
Patios & paving
Porcelain, sandstone and concrete laid on a full mortar bed over a compacted sub-base, with the falls and DPC clearance right.
Driveways
Block paving, resin bound and tarmac on a base built for vehicle loads, with permeable build-ups or a soakaway so the drainage complies.
Garden & retaining walls
Boundary walls on proper foundations, and retaining walls with free-draining backfill, a land drain and weep holes.
Fencing & gates
Close board and panel fencing on concrete posts or timber in shoes, with gravel boards keeping the panels out of the soil.
Artificial grass
Laid on a free-draining base with a membrane, glued joints and a fixed perimeter - the build-up that stops it rippling.
Garden clearance
Overgrowth, old sheds, decking and buried rubble cleared and removed, with the waste transfer paperwork.
Built around how you own the property
Homeowners
A garden you can use, built so it still looks right in five years rather than five months.
Landlords
Low-maintenance outdoor space that will not become a trip hazard or a between-tenancy job every time.
New-build & bare plots
Turning a builder's rectangle of turf and rubble into a finished garden with levels, drainage and access.
The jobs that start with a phone call
- 01
Paving that rocks underfoot, because the slabs were spot bedded on dabs of mortar rather than a full bed.
- 02
A patio built up above the damp-proof course, with damp now showing on the inside of that wall.
- 03
A block drive with ruts where the wheels sit and the edges dropping away, from too little sub-base and no edge restraint.
- 04
A retaining wall leaning outwards because nothing was ever done about the water behind it.
- 05
Fence posts snapped off at exactly ground level after the first serious gale.
- 06
A garden so overgrown nobody knows whether there is a path, a patio or a pond underneath it.
Simple, transparent, no pressure
Free inspection & advice
We visit, assess the job properly and explain your options in plain English — no pressure.
Transparent fixed quote
A clear, line-by-line quote with no hidden costs. You decide in your own time.
Expert workmanship
Our qualified, insured team completes the work on time, on budget and to a high standard.
Walkthrough & tidy finish
We clean up fully and don't leave until you're 100% happy.
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Landscaping in Canley — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332How long does a typical garden project take?
A patio or a fence run is usually within a week; a driveway one to two weeks; a full garden rebuild longer. Excavation and spoil removal take more time than people expect, and mortar, resin and jointing all need reasonable weather. We give you a programme with the quote rather than a guess on the phone.
Do you take the waste away?
Yes, and it is in the quote - excavated soil, old slabs, rubble and green waste. You should be given a waste transfer note; under duty of care, waste traced back from a fly-tip to your address is your problem too, so it is worth asking for from anyone who clears your garden.
Will I need planning permission?
For most patios, fences up to the height limits and garden walls, no. For a driveway it depends on drainage: more than five square metres of impermeable surfacing draining to the highway does need permission, which is why we build in permeable materials or to a soakaway. We flag anything that crosses a line before quoting.
Can you work on a sloping garden?
Yes - terracing a slope into usable levels is one of the most transformative things you can do to a garden. It brings in retaining walls, which need proper design and drainage rather than just a thicker wall, and we will tell you where a structural engineer should be involved.
Do you guarantee the work?
Our workmanship is guaranteed, and materials carry their own manufacturer guarantees which we hand over. The honest version is that most landscaping failures come from the base and the drainage, so the guarantee that matters is the one you never need to use.
Can you do the work in winter?
Much of it, yes - clearance, fencing and groundworks carry on through the winter and the ground is often easier to read. Mortar, resin and jointing need conditions above freezing and reasonably dry, so paving and resin drives get planned around the weather instead of forced.
Get your free landscaping quote in Canley
Tell us what you want the garden to do and send a couple of photos. We will come and look at the levels, the access and where the water currently goes, then give you a fixed written price.
- No obligation, no pressure, no hidden costs
- Qualified, insured Coventry tradespeople
- Fast response — within 24 hours on urgent jobs