The ground beneath
Know the ground.
Design and build start below the surface. Across North Wiltshire, the Cotswolds and the Cotswold Water Park the ground changes within a few miles, and what is underneath decides what a garden needs. Here is the ground we work, and what each asks of a garden.
The ground beneath
The ground changes within a few miles.
From the clay of the vale to the limestone wolds and the gravels around the lakes, each asks something different of a garden. Tom builds for the ground in front of him, not a generic specification.
Indicative ground profile
The low ground of the Avon vale is Oxford clay: alkaline to neutral, slow to drain, and prone to holding water through winter then baking hard and cracking in summer. It swells and shrinks as it wets and dries, so paving, foundations and walls are built to allow for movement rather than fight it. We plant for damp winter feet, raise levels where it matters, and design drainage in from the first survey.
Indicative ground profile
The low ground of the Avon vale is Oxford clay: alkaline to neutral, slow to drain, and prone to holding water through winter then baking hard and cracking in summer. It swells and shrinks as it wets and dries, so paving, foundations and walls are built to allow for movement rather than fight it. We plant for damp winter feet, raise levels where it matters, and design drainage in from the first survey.
Start with a survey
Tell us about your site
Every garden starts with a conversation and a site visit, never a price list. We read the ground, the levels and how you want to live outside before anything is drawn or costed.