Landscaping in Allesley
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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Landscaping across Allesley and the CV5 district, including Allesley Green, Mount Nod and Brownshill Green. Patios, driveways, walls, fencing, artificial grass and clearance. We design in the falls and the drainage first, because a surface that sheds water onto a neighbour or back towards the house is a problem that paving over will not solve.
Working in Allesley
Allesley lies 2.5 miles north-west of Coventry city centre, in the CV5 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find All Saints Parish Church and Anderson Garden, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Allesley Green (0.5 miles) and Mount Nod (0.9 miles), so work in Allesley sits inside the same run of the city.
- All Saints Parish Church
- Anderson Garden
- Allesley Primary School
- Allesley Park
- St Christopher's Church
- Allesley Hall Primary School
- A gutter or downpipe discharging onto new paving will undo it. Check the drainage first.
- Slabs bedded on five dabs of mortar rock within a season. A full bed is the difference.
- Weed membrane stops weeds from below; it cannot stop what blows in and roots on top.
- Deep beds need far less work than narrow borders, because planting closes over the soil.
- Boundary ownership is set by the title plan, not by which side the fence rails face.
The work itself, in plain terms
Landscaping work across Allesley and nearby Allesley Green, Mount Nod and Brownshill Green — surfaces, walls, boundaries and clearance.
Patios & paving
Patios laid on a full mortar bed over a properly compacted sub-base, with the fall running away from the house.
Driveways
Driveways in permeable block paving, resin-bound or tarmac, with the surfacing rules on drainage satisfied by design.
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 turf for shaded or heavily used gardens where real grass will not establish, installed on a screeded sub-base.
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 garden you can use, built so it still looks right in five years rather than five months.
Landlords
Hard landscaping that survives tenants, weather and years of nobody maintaining it.
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
Gravel that has migrated across the path and into the house, because nothing was edging it.
- 02
A block drive with ruts where the wheels sit and the edges dropping away, from too little sub-base and no edge restraint.
- 03
A patio built up above the damp-proof course, with damp now showing on the inside of that wall.
- 04
A lawn that puddles all winter, where the ground was compacted by construction traffic and never broken up.
- 05
Weeds through block paving joints, where builders' sand was used instead of kiln-dried or angular grit.
- 06
Steps that have settled unevenly, laid on made ground that was never compacted.
What we check on a property in Allesley
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on landscaping work in Allesley, and why each one changes the recommendation.
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.
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.
Drainage behind retaining structures
We plan the drainage layer, land drain and weep holes before the wall goes up. Water pressure is what destroys retaining walls, and it cannot be added afterwards.
Access for materials and spoil
Whether a barrow, a digger or only a bucket chain can reach the work area. On enclosed rear gardens this is frequently the single biggest cost driver.
Existing walls and their foundations
Where a wall is being retained or built onto, we check what it is standing on. Many older garden walls have almost no foundation and will not take additional load.
Drains, gullies and inspection chambers
We locate them before designing levels. Covers have to stay accessible, and a chamber discovered mid-excavation changes the layout at the worst possible moment.
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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 — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332Which part of Allesley do you cover?
All of it — the streets around All Saints Parish Church included. Where a property sits matters less to us than what the access is like, which is something we look at on the survey rather than guessing from an address.
How quickly can you get to Allesley?
Quickly — it is about 2.5 miles north-west of the city centre. Short distances are the main reason we can offer same-week surveys and come back promptly if something needs a second look.
What goes under artificial grass?
Excavation, a compacted stone sub-base, a layer of sharp sand or granite dust screeded level, a weed membrane and then the grass itself, joined with seaming tape and adhesive and pinned at the edges. Laying it over existing turf or soil is the usual cause of failure: it goes lumpy as the ground beneath settles, and weeds come through at the joints and edges within a season.
What is a soakaway and when do I need one?
A soakaway is an underground void, usually crates or stone, that takes surface water and lets it disperse into the surrounding ground. You need one when you are adding hard surfacing and have nowhere to send the run-off, and it is how a new driveway can satisfy the drainage requirement. It has to be sized for the area it serves and sited a sensible distance from buildings, and it only works if the ground beneath actually drains.
How high can a fence be?
In England, generally up to two metres without planning permission, dropping to one metre where the boundary adjoins a highway used by vehicles, including a front garden fence facing the road. Different rules can apply to listed buildings and some conservation areas. If a fence is going in near a road, the one metre limit is the one that catches people out.
Can you clear a badly overgrown garden?
Yes, and it is a common first job. Clearance means cutting back, removing, and taking away the waste, which is usually the larger part of the cost. Two things to flag at survey: a heavily overgrown garden can hide structures, drains and inspection chambers nobody knew about, and clearance between March and August needs care over nesting birds, which are legally protected while nesting.
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.
Get your free landscaping quote in Allesley
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