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From a single path to a full garden redesign. Here is everything Lawn & Leaf take on across Bradford.
Fresh turf, properly prepared
If you would rather have a real lawn, new turf is quick and gives you an instant result. The secret is the ground: weeds and old grass stripped, the soil loosened and levelled, topsoil added if it is poor, then turf laid tightly so the rolls knit together.
- Old lawn and weeds cleared away
- Soil raked, levelled and firmed
- Topsoil brought in where needed
- Turf laid brick-fashion with tight joins
- Watering advice for the first few weeks
Retaining walls, steps and raised beds
Sloping gardens need holding back before they can be enjoyed. Timber sleeper beds, stone and block walls, and steps with comfortable treads turn a steep bank into levels you can actually use, with planting built in along the way.
- Single and stacked sleeper raised beds
- Stone, brick and rendered block retaining walls
- Drainage behind walls so they stay upright
- Steps sized for easy, safe use
- Existing stone walls repaired and kept where possible
Pergolas, canopies and outdoor kitchens
A bit of cover means you can sit out when it drizzles, which in Bradford is a real bonus. Timber canopies, aluminium louvred pergolas and covered barbecue areas, planned into the paving so posts, power and drainage are all sorted from the start.
- Timber canopies and aluminium louvred pergolas
- Covered barbecue and outdoor kitchen areas
- Post footings built into the patio base
- Power and lighting cables laid in advance
- Guttering routed away from seating areas
Garden lighting
Good lighting makes a garden usable after dark and makes it look great from inside on a winter evening. Uplights on trees, lights in steps and walls, and warm strip lighting under seating and pergolas. Cheapest and neatest when cabled in during the build.
- Uplights for trees, shrubs and walls
- Step, wall and path lights for safety
- LED strip under benches and pergola beams
- Cables run before paving is laid
- Warm white finish that suits a garden
Fencing and screening
Being overlooked is one of the main reasons people do not use their garden. Slatted screens, close-board fencing and well-hung gates give you privacy and shelter from the wind, and tie the garden together visually.
- Slatted timber and composite screens
- Close-board and panel fencing on concreted posts
- Gates hung to close and latch properly
- Screening planned alongside decks and patios
- Matching finishes across the whole garden
Borders, beds and gravel
Planting softens all the hard edges. Borders along fences, gravel strips against walls, shrubs and grasses that suit a Yorkshire climate, and bark or mulch to keep things tidy between visits.
- Border planting along fences and walls
- Gravel, slate and pebble strips
- Hardy shrubs, grasses and small trees
- Bark and mulch to suppress weeds
- Edging that keeps beds and lawn separate
Plan it once, build it once.
Paving, grass, walls and lighting all depend on each other. Designing them together means the levels match, the cables are in before the slabs and you only have the disruption once.
Across the Bradford district
From the terraces round the city centre out to the hill villages and up the Aire valley.
Somewhere not listed? Give us a ring on 01274 066175 and ask.
Book a free look at your garden
Fill in the form or phone. We come round, look at the ground, the slope and the way in, talk through what you want, then put a written price in your hands with the preparation and the finish listed separately. There is no charge for the visit and no follow-up pestering.
- Based inBradford, West Yorkshire
- Working acrossBradford, Shipley, Bingley, Baildon and the villages between
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