You start by making it visible. Every other decision gets easier once you can see the ground.
Cut and clear the bulk first, before planning anything. You cannot design around what you cannot see, and an overgrown garden almost always contains something that changes the plan.
Then work in order: trees and stumps, hard landscaping, fencing, soil and levels, planting, and turf last.
Tell us what you need and we will arrange a free quotation.
| Stage | Why here |
|---|---|
| 1. Clear the bulk | You cannot plan what you cannot see |
| 2. Trees and stumps | Heaviest work, needs full access |
| 3. Structures out | Bulky, messy |
| 4. Hard landscaping | Wet trades, dust, cutting |
| 5. Fencing | Digging and spoil |
| 6. Soil and levels | Only meaningful once fixed points exist |
| 7. Planting | Chosen for the garden's new light |
| 8. Power washing | Clean up what the work left |
| 9. Turf | Last — protected from everything above |
The useful approach is to price stage one firmly and everything else afterwards. Anyone quoting a whole garden makeover through a wall of brambles is guessing, and that guess will be either padded to cover the unknowns or revised upwards later. Clearing first costs less than you fear and tells everyone what the real job is.
See what our garden clearance service covers in Keynsham, or read more about the service across the areas we work in.
Cut and clear the bulk first, before planning anything. You cannot design around what you cannot see, and clearing almost always reveals something that changes the plan.
Clear the bulk, then trees and stumps, structures out, hard landscaping, fencing, soil and levels, planting, power washing, and turf last.
Not before the first clearance. Plans drawn through a wall of brambles are usually redrawn once the ground is visible.
Because every other stage involves digging, spoil, materials and traffic across the plot, none of which new turf survives.
Price stage one firmly and the rest afterwards. Quoting a whole makeover before anyone has seen the ground means either a padded figure or a revised one.
Move clutter, mark clearly what stays, take before photographs, talk to neighbours about boundaries, and check whether any tree is protected.
Yes. Trees with a Tree Preservation Order or in a conservation area need council consent or notice before work, whatever their condition.
Yes, and it is simpler — one set-up, correct sequencing, one waste stream and one point of accountability.
Need tree surgery, hedge maintenance, fencing, garden clearance, turfing or power washing? Complete the form and tell us what work you require.
