Landscaping in Warwick
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.
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We are 9.3 miles from Warwick, which keeps deliveries and site visits straightforward on jobs that move a lot of material. We build patios, driveways, walls and fencing, lay artificial grass and clear overgrown gardens back to a usable state.
Working in Warwick
Warwick lies 9.3 miles south of Coventry city centre, in the CV34 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find Collegiate Church of St Mary and St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest places we also cover are Leamington Spa (2.4 miles) and Kenilworth (4.4 miles), so work in Warwick sits well inside the area we travel to, not at the edge of it.
- Collegiate Church of St Mary
- St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School
- Saint Nicholas Park
- Warwick Parkway
- Tesco
- A permeable surface over a conventional compacted sub-base is not permeable.
- Retaining walls fail from water pressure behind them, not from weak brickwork.
- Slabs bedded on five dabs of mortar rock within a season. A full bed is the difference.
- Standing water two days after rain means the fall is wrong, not that the surface failed.
- Clay backfill behind a wall holds water and swells. Clean stone goes back instead.
The work itself, in plain terms
What we build in Warwick gardens, 9.3 miles south of the city centre.
Patios & paving
Patios built from the ground up — excavation, sub-base, bedding and falls, then the surface everyone actually sees.
Driveways
Driveway construction including the drainage strategy, so run-off is dealt with on the property rather than pushed to the road.
Garden & retaining walls
Walls built to suit what they are doing — free-standing is one job, retaining soil and water is another entirely.
Fencing & gates
Boundary fencing and gates, built to a height that complies — including the lower limit next to a road.
Artificial grass
Artificial grass on a proper permeable base with membrane and pinned edges, not laid over existing turf.
Garden clearance
Overgrown garden clearance — often the first job, and the one that reveals what is actually there.
Built around how you own the property
Homeowners
Honest advice on what is worth doing, including when the answer is that it can wait.
Landlords
Durable surfaces and sound boundaries, priced separately from anything cosmetic.
New-build & bare plots
A plan that works with the ground you have been left rather than the one on the sales brochure.
The jobs that start with a phone call
- 01
Weeds through block paving joints, where builders' sand was used instead of kiln-dried or angular grit.
- 02
A garden under years of bramble, where nobody is sure where the boundary runs.
- 03
Decking that is green and slippery from October, built where the sun never reaches it.
- 04
A raised bed built hard against the house, bridging the damp-proof course with wet soil.
- 05
Paving that rocks underfoot, because the slabs were spot bedded on dabs of mortar rather than a full bed.
- 06
A fence that came down in the first gale, with new panels screwed to posts that had already rotted at ground level.
What we check on a property in Warwick
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on landscaping work in Warwick, and why each one changes the recommendation.
Retaining height and what is above
How much ground a wall holds back, and whether anything bears on the ground above it, determines whether it needs designing rather than simply building.
Ground conditions and what is under the topsoil
Clay, made ground, old foundations or buried hardcore all change the excavation and the base build-up. A trial dig is sometimes the only honest way to price the groundworks.
Spoil volume and disposal
We calculate how much material is coming out and how it leaves site. It is a large, legitimate part of the cost and it should be in the quote, not a surprise.
Drainage behind retaining structures
We plan the drainage layer, land drain and weep holes before the wall goes up. Water pressure is what destroys retaining walls, and it cannot be added afterwards.
Boundary ownership
Before any fence or wall work we establish who owns the boundary and where the line actually runs. Deeds settle it; assumption causes disputes.
Sunlight and shade across the day
Shaded areas grow algae on natural stone and will not support real grass. Knowing how the sun moves across the garden changes which materials make sense where.
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 Warwick — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332Have you worked around Collegiate Church of St Mary?
Collegiate Church of St Mary is in the part of Warwick we cover, and landscaping work there is routine for us. Every quote still starts with a survey of the actual property, because no two are the same even on one street.
What else is near Warwick that you cover?
Warwick sits next to Leamington Spa (about 2.4 miles away), Kenilworth (about 4.4 miles away), Solihull (about 12 miles away) and Rugby (about 15.2 miles away). We work across the whole of that cluster, which is part of why we can usually get to a survey quickly — we are often already nearby.
What goes under artificial grass?
Excavation, a compacted stone sub-base, a layer of sharp sand or granite dust screeded level, a weed membrane and then the grass itself, joined with seaming tape and adhesive and pinned at the edges. Laying it over existing turf or soil is the usual cause of failure: it goes lumpy as the ground beneath settles, and weeds come through at the joints and edges within a season.
Concrete posts or timber posts?
Concrete posts with gravel boards last far longer, because the part that rots on a timber fence is always the post at ground level where it meets wet soil. Panels can then be swapped without digging anything out. Timber posts look better, particularly with close-board fencing, and are the right choice where appearance matters — but expect to deal with the posts eventually, even pressure-treated ones.
Do you work for landlords and commercial clients?
Yes. For rental property the usual brief is low-maintenance and durable rather than ornamental — hard surfacing, sound boundaries and nothing that needs a tenant to look after it. For commercial premises we handle car parking areas, access paths and boundary treatments, working around opening hours where needed.
How high can a fence be?
In England, generally up to two metres without planning permission, dropping to one metre where the boundary adjoins a highway used by vehicles, including a front garden fence facing the road. Different rules can apply to listed buildings and some conservation areas. If a fence is going in near a road, the one metre limit is the one that catches people out.
How long does a patio or driveway take?
A typical patio is around one to two weeks depending on size, excavation depth and how far the spoil has to be carried. A driveway is usually similar. Access is the biggest variable: a rear garden with no side access, where every barrow of waste and every tonne of aggregate goes through the house or over a wall, takes substantially longer than the same job with a drive to the gate.
Get your free landscaping quote in Warwick
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