Landscaping in Allesley Green
Gardens are won and lost underground. A patio on a proper sub-base, a drive with real edge restraints and a wall with drainage behind it all look the same on day one and completely different after three winters.
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We are 2.8 miles from Allesley Green, which keeps deliveries and site visits straightforward on jobs that move a lot of material. We build patios, driveways, walls and fencing, lay artificial grass and clear overgrown gardens back to a usable state.
Working in Allesley Green
Allesley Green lies 2.8 miles west of Coventry city centre, in the CV5 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find Park Hill Primary School and Co-op Food, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Allesley (0.5 miles) and Mount Nod (0.6 miles), so work in Allesley Green sits inside the same run of the city.
- Park Hill Primary School
- Co-op Food
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
- Allesley Primary School
- Allesley Park Walled Garden
- St Christopher's Church
- Patios must finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course and fall away from the house.
- A permeable surface over a conventional compacted sub-base is not permeable.
- Standing water two days after rain means the fall is wrong, not that the surface failed.
- Artificial grass is only as flat as the screeded base beneath it.
- Edge restraint is what stops block paving spreading and dropping at the perimeter.
The work itself, in plain terms
The landscaping work we take on across Allesley Green (CV5), from a single patio to a whole garden rebuilt.
Patios & paving
Patios laid on a full mortar bed over a properly compacted sub-base, with the fall running away from the house.
Driveways
Driveway construction including the drainage strategy, so run-off is dealt with on the property rather than pushed to the road.
Garden & retaining walls
Retaining and decorative walling, with land drains and weep holes behind anything holding back ground.
Fencing & gates
Boundary fencing and gates, built to a height that complies — including the lower limit next to a road.
Artificial grass
Artificial grass installation — the base build-up is what decides whether it stays flat and weed-free.
Garden clearance
Clearing overgrown gardens back to a usable state, with the waste removed under proper duty of care.
Built around how you own the property
Homeowners
A finish that ages well, on foundations you will never have to think about again.
Landlords
The liability items dealt with first — loose paving, failing walls, blocked drainage.
New-build & bare plots
Starting from compacted subsoil and buried debris, which is what most new gardens actually are.
The jobs that start with a phone call
- 01
A soakaway that never worked, dug into clay that will not accept water.
- 02
A patio built up above the damp-proof course, with damp now showing on the inside of that wall.
- 03
A downpipe discharging onto a new patio, soaking the wall it runs down.
- 04
A retaining wall leaning outwards because nothing was ever drained behind it.
- 05
Gravel that has migrated across the path and into the house, because nothing was edging it.
- 06
Decking that is green and slippery from October, built where the sun never reaches it.
What we check on a property in Allesley Green
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on landscaping work in Allesley Green, and why each one changes the recommendation.
Permeability and the surfacing rules
For front gardens we check the area involved and how run-off will be handled, so the finished job complies rather than needing a retrospective fix.
Retaining height and what is above
How much ground a wall holds back, and whether anything bears on the ground above it, determines whether it needs designing rather than simply building.
Height of the damp-proof course
Any surface against the house must finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course. We measure it at survey, because getting this wrong creates internal damp that looks like a building fault.
Existing surface build-up
Whether an old patio or drive can be used as a base or has to come out entirely. Laying over an unsound base is the cheapest way to guarantee failure.
Nesting season and protected species
Clearance between March and August needs care over nesting birds, which are legally protected. We check hedges and dense growth before cutting.
Sunlight and shade across the day
Shaded areas grow algae on natural stone and will not support real grass. Knowing how the sun moves across the garden changes which materials make sense where.
Simple, transparent, no pressure
Free inspection & advice
We visit, assess the job properly and explain your options in plain English — no pressure.
Transparent fixed quote
A clear, line-by-line quote with no hidden costs. You decide in your own time.
Expert workmanship
Our qualified, insured team completes the work on time, on budget and to a high standard.
Walkthrough & tidy finish
We clean up fully and don't leave until you're 100% happy.
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Landscaping in Allesley Green — your questions answered
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Speak to us today0786 5778332Which areas near Allesley Green do you also cover?
The closest are Allesley (about 0.5 miles away), Mount Nod (about 0.6 miles away), Eastern Green (about 0.7 miles away) and Bannerbrook Park (about 1.3 miles away). All of them are inside our normal working area, so a property on the boundary is no different to one in the middle of Allesley Green. If you are unsure which area you count as, the postcode settles it.
Are you actually local to Allesley Green?
Yes. Allesley Green is around 2.8 miles west of the centre of Coventry, well within the area we work in every week. We are not a national firm subcontracting the job out.
Which way should a patio fall?
Away from the house, always, at a gentle fall of roughly 1 in 60 to 1 in 80 — enough to shed water without being noticeable underfoot. It must also finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course. A patio laid level, or laid up to the brickwork above the damp-proof course, will put water into the wall, and that shows up as internal damp that no amount of treatment inside will fix.
Do you work for landlords and commercial clients?
Yes. For rental property the usual brief is low-maintenance and durable rather than ornamental — hard surfacing, sound boundaries and nothing that needs a tenant to look after it. For commercial premises we handle car parking areas, access paths and boundary treatments, working around opening hours where needed.
Who owns the fence between me and my neighbour?
There is no universal rule — the common belief that it is always the left-hand boundary is a myth. Ownership is set out in the title deeds, sometimes marked with a T mark on the plan showing which side carries the responsibility. It is worth checking before replacing a fence, both to know who should pay and because taking down a neighbour's fence without agreement causes avoidable disputes.
Do I need planning permission for a driveway?
In England you need permission to lay more than five square metres of hard surfacing between the front of the house and a highway, unless the surface is porous or the water is directed to a permeable area within the property. Permeable block paving, resin-bound and gravel all satisfy this; impermeable concrete or tarmac draining straight to the road does not. It is a rule about where the water goes rather than about the material itself.
Why do retaining walls fail?
Almost always water. Soil behind a wall holds water, and water adds enormous pressure. Without a drainage layer, a perforated land drain behind the base and weep holes through the face, that pressure builds until the wall bows, cracks or moves. Most of the failed retaining walls we are asked to rebuild look fine from the front and have no drainage at all behind them.
Get your free landscaping quote in Allesley Green
Tell us what you want the garden to do and send a couple of photos. We will come and look at the levels, the access and where the water currently goes, then give you a fixed written price.
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- Fast response — within 24 hours on urgent jobs