Hardscaping in Drakes Broughton: Walls, Steps and Drainage

We build retaining walls, raised beds, garden steps and drainage for homes in Drakes Broughton, Pershore, Kempsey, Crowle and Worcester.

Adding shape to a flat, plain garden

Newer gardens are often flat and featureless. A raised bed along a fence, a low wall around a patio or a short run of steps down to the lawn adds depth and gives you places to plant at a comfortable height. Even a single feature wall can break up a plain boundary.

Sleepers give an informal look, while brick or rendered block suits a more finished scheme. The base should be firm and the beds should drain freely, or the soil becomes waterlogged in winter.

• Raised beds in sleepers, brick or block
• Low walls to define patio edges
• Steps between levels
• Land drains, channels and soakaways

Dealing with levels and water on bigger plots

Larger established gardens can include slopes, awkward corners and damp patches. A retaining wall creates a flat area where there was a bank, and a soakaway or channel carries water away from the lawn and the house. Where a slope is gentle, shallow terraces can be easier to build than one tall wall.

These jobs are best planned together, since walls, steps and drainage all affect each other. We can look at the ground and the water on a free site visit and suggest a sensible order of work, so that nothing has to be dug up twice. Good planning here saves effort later.