garden design and landscaping in Ashton Keynes

Waterside gardens in Ashton Keynes

Ashton Keynes is the Wiltshire-side gateway to the Cotswold Water Park, an old village of stone houses and wayside crosses with the lakes on its doorstep. We design and build considered gardens here: lakeside planting and hard landscaping, natural swimming ponds and water features, waterside decking, and outdoor living for the way these gardens are lived in through the summer.

The ground is the whole story

Under Ashton Keynes is Cotswold limestone and river gravel over a high water table, the legacy of the Water Park lakes. Water sits close to the surface, which is why natural ponds suit this ground so well, and why drainage, levels and planting must be planned around a table that rises through winter. Work that ignores the water table will not last. We survey first and build for what is actually under the garden.

Gardens that match the setting

The village mixes period stone houses with newer waterside homes, so the work ranges from gardens in keeping with old stone to clean, contemporary lakeside schemes. Either way it is considered, restrained and built to handle waterside conditions properly, with levels and edges given the care they need.

Planning in Ashton Keynes

Ashton Keynes sits within a conservation area, close to the Cotswold National Landscape, so the rules on materials and frontages tighten, and waterside work brings its own considerations. We tell you what applies to your plot before we start, and point you to Wiltshire Council where a check is needed. Guidance from experience, never a surprise.

Talk to us about your Ashton Keynes garden

We cover Ashton Keynes and the wider Water Park, including South Cerney, Cricklade and Somerford Keynes. Arrange a consultation to start.