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Built to the architect’s drawing

Three sheets at 1:200, with hard landscaping, levels and planting all specified. We priced it, built it and handed it back matching the plan.

Architect’s master plan sheet, built by Stone Valley Landscapes

Master Plan · Sheet 01 · 1:200Built by Stone Valley Landscapes

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A full garden transformation

This one started as a tired, uneven back garden, with a patchy lawn, no real structure and nowhere to sit.

We stripped it back, re-levelled the whole plot, and built it up in layers: a grey porcelain patio, sleeper-edged borders, a fresh laid lawn, and slatted timber screens dressed with planting and mirror features.

Before: a patchy lawn and bare borders — Before

Finished: porcelain patio, planted border and new lawn — Finished

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Front garden, new lawn and irrigation

At the front, the lawn was replaced with blue-grey chippings, a sandstone path with stepping stones, box hedging and planted borders.

At the back, the old lawn was dug out, a pop-up irrigation system was laid in, and the garden was re-turfed.

After: Front lawn to gravel, planting and box hedging — **Front garden** Front lawn to gravel, planting and box hedging.

Before: Front lawn to gravel, planting and box hedging — **Front garden** Front lawn to gravel, planting and box hedging.

After: Thin lawn to new turf with a pop-up irrigation system — **Back garden** Thin lawn to new turf with a pop-up irrigation system.

Before: Thin lawn to new turf with a pop-up irrigation system — **Back garden** Thin lawn to new turf with a pop-up irrigation system.

Laying the irrigation

The front garden finished

Before and after

More before and afters

Photos Dave took before each job started and after it finished, from the same place. Drag each slider.

After: Overgrown back yard to a sandstone patio with a slate path and gravel — **Patios & Paths** Overgrown back yard to a sandstone patio with a slate path and gravel.

Before: Overgrown back yard to a sandstone patio with a slate path and gravel — **Patios & Paths** Overgrown back yard to a sandstone patio with a slate path and gravel.

After: Cracked concrete slabs to a new slate patio — **Patios & Paths** Cracked concrete slabs to a new slate patio.

Before: Cracked concrete slabs to a new slate patio — **Patios & Paths** Cracked concrete slabs to a new slate patio.

After: Bare ground by the house to a raised porcelain patio — **Patios & Paths** Bare ground by the house to a raised porcelain patio.

Before: Bare ground by the house to a raised porcelain patio — **Patios & Paths** Bare ground by the house to a raised porcelain patio.

After: Worn old paving relaid in sandstone — **Patios & Paths** Worn old paving relaid in sandstone.

Before: Worn old paving relaid in sandstone — **Patios & Paths** Worn old paving relaid in sandstone.

After: Cracked concrete drive to block paving — **Driveways & Block Paving** Cracked concrete drive to block paving.

Before: Cracked concrete drive to block paving — **Driveways & Block Paving** Cracked concrete drive to block paving.

After: Tarmac drive to a gravel drive on a stabilising grid — **Shingle & Gravel** Tarmac drive to a gravel drive on a stabilising grid.

Before: Tarmac drive to a gravel drive on a stabilising grid — **Shingle & Gravel** Tarmac drive to a gravel drive on a stabilising grid.

After: Muddy track to a gravel drive — **Shingle & Gravel** Muddy track to a gravel drive.

Before: Muddy track to a gravel drive — **Shingle & Gravel** Muddy track to a gravel drive.

After: Worn lawn to artificial grass — **Artificial Lawns** Worn lawn to artificial grass.

Before: Worn lawn to artificial grass — **Artificial Lawns** Worn lawn to artificial grass.

After: Grass matting in front of a garden room to artificial grass — **Artificial Lawns** Grass matting in front of a garden room to artificial grass.

Before: Grass matting in front of a garden room to artificial grass — **Artificial Lawns** Grass matting in front of a garden room to artificial grass.

After: Tired decking and old slabs to restored decking and new turf — **Decking** Tired decking and old slabs to restored decking and new turf.

Before: Tired decking and old slabs to restored decking and new turf — **Decking** Tired decking and old slabs to restored decking and new turf.

After: Old sleeper wall to a stone-clad retaining wall — **Walls, Steps & Retaining** Old sleeper wall to a stone-clad retaining wall.

Before: Old sleeper wall to a stone-clad retaining wall — **Walls, Steps & Retaining** Old sleeper wall to a stone-clad retaining wall.

After: Sleeper steps to stone-clad steps — **Walls, Steps & Retaining** Sleeper steps to stone-clad steps.

Before: Sleeper steps to stone-clad steps — **Walls, Steps & Retaining** Sleeper steps to stone-clad steps.

After: Broken front fence to a slatted timber planter — **Fencing** Broken front fence to a slatted timber planter.

Before: Broken front fence to a slatted timber planter — **Fencing** Broken front fence to a slatted timber planter.

After: A pile of stone to a rockery waterfall — **Water Features** A pile of stone to a rockery waterfall.

Before: A pile of stone to a rockery waterfall — **Water Features** A pile of stone to a rockery waterfall.