garden design and landscaping in Melksham

Gardens across Melksham

Melksham is a Wiltshire town on the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal, a practical, growing town with a good deal of family housing. We design and build gardens here across the range, from full garden design and build to patios, planting and outdoor living, with a particular eye for turning ordinary back gardens into proper outdoor rooms.

The ground around Melksham

Melksham sits on the upper greensand, a sandy, free-draining soil that warms quickly and rarely waterlogs, but holds little moisture, so planting needs good soil preparation and mulching to get through a dry summer. We prepare the ground for what it is and choose planting that suits free-draining soil, and we build hard landscaping on a base that suits the lighter ground.

Outdoor living, done properly

A lot of the work around Melksham is transformation: taking a tired or unused garden and making it somewhere the family actually lives through the warmer months, with a good terrace, considered planting and the structures, a pergola, a garden room, an outdoor kitchen, that make it usable. We design the whole thing as one rather than adding pieces over the years.

Planning in Melksham

Most of Melksham is not designated land, so much garden work sits within permitted development, with the usual exceptions for listed buildings and conservation pockets. We tell you what applies to your property before we start, and point you to Wiltshire Council where a check is needed.

Talk to us about your Melksham garden

We cover Melksham and the surrounding villages, with Chippenham and Calne nearby. Arrange a consultation to start.