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LANDSCAPING & GARDENING AWARDS
Best Landscape Architecture Services Provider - UK & Ireland RPS Group Plc - page 4
Best Landscaping Service 2017 - Rhode Island Aquidneck Landscape - page 6
Welcome to the 2017 Landscaping & Gardening Awards The landscaping and gardening industry is rapidly becoming a popular sector, with the idea of a well-designed garden or landscape mirroring a good composition on a photograph. Creating these picturesque sceneries are the dedicated, talented individuals and firms who strive to creating such scenic views. As such, the 2017 Landscaping and Gardening Awards pay homage to those from all corners of the industry from those in design to the ones who create, but least not forgetting those who provide the materials and those who work to maintain these impeccable landscapes and gardens. These awards aim cast a light on both the individuals and firms for their incredible achievements.
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The Winners Are... 4. RPS Group Plc Best Landscape Architecture Services Provider UK & Ireland 8. Aquidneck Landscape Best Landscaping Service 2017 - Rhode Island 10. OASE UK Ltd. Best Fountain & Pond Materials Manufacturer 2017 11. Hortus Landscaping Works LLC Best Residential Landscape Design/Build Company - UAE 12. TLC Environmental Limited Best Landscape Architecture Practice - South Scotland 13. Esmond Landscape and Horticultural Pte Ltd Best Residential Garden Design Specialists & Award for Excellence in Water Feature Designs Singapore 14. The Green Energy Trail, Ltd Best Luxury Property Landscaping Business Turks & Caicos 15. Design Landscapes Best in Public Domain Landscaping - Asia Pacific & BUILD Excellence Award for Stormwater Harvesting 16. Leicestershire Garden Design Company Ltd Best Garden Design Company - Midlands
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Company: RPS Name: Douglas Lamont Email: lamontd@rpsgroup.com Web Address: www.rpsgroup.com/uk Address: RPS, 20 Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4SH Telephone: 01235 438 151
Best Landscape Architecture Services Provider - UK & Ireland
RPS has been at the forefront of landscape architectural consultancy for over 40 years, providing advice and solutions upon the sustainable development of the urban and rural landscape for the benefit of community, commerce and the environment. We invited Douglas Lamont to share a fascinating insight into the secrets behind the firm’s success. RPS is an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, providing advice upon all aspects of the built and natural environment. The firm works with both public and private sector clients across a wide range of industry sectors, providing a unique range of professional and technical expertise. Douglas outlines the vast array of services the firm offers internationally and discusses how it works to deliver the very highest standards of service to its clients. “With unrivalled knowledge and experience we support clients throughout the complete development lifecycle, on all type of projects. Within Europe we support clients in the assessment, planning, development, management and operation of assets and people.” “Globally, we employ over 5,200 people in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. Our
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international presence allows us to undertake coordinated and integrated projects throughout the world. From our network of landscape offices, we are able to deliver a high quality, cost effective service using state of the art Computer Aided Design and BIM compliant specialist software.” “Landscape Architecture is a core service within RPS; we provide comprehensive landscape planning and assessment, landscape design and landscape management services throughout all stages of a project, from inception, planning, assessment and construction right through to the handover and long term management, and all stages in between.” To ensure it offers clients the services they need, RPS is a Landscape Institute Registered Practice with an established team of professional Landscape Architects operating nationally from local offices throughout the UK. Outside of the UK, the firm also deliver Landscape Architecture services
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on an international scale, with a particularly strong presence in Australia and New Zealand. Douglas is keen to emphasise the versatility of the company and the wide range of projects it is able to undertake. “At RPS, we work across a wide range of projects, regardless of scale or scope, ranging from large scale infrastructure and renewable energy proposals to intimate courtyard developments for schools and care homes. Our clients include central and local government as well as private organisations, both large and small, across all sectors of the economy. Our work is therefore diverse, frequently requiring a combination of specialist skills provided within the landscape teams.” “By working with RPS, all of our clients benefit from a dedicated and personalised, professional service, backed by the resources and reassurance of a larger organisation. This provides our clients with access to the knowledge and insight informed by our wider in-house multi-disciplinary team which, in turn, allows us to add value and deliver a cost efficient ‘onestop’ solution to help our clients achieve their goals. We pride ourselves on establishing long-term relationships with our clients and much of our work is repeat business – the best possible endorsement of the services we provide and testament to the high quality work we have continually delivered for over 40 years.”
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“While our aspirations may be high, our approach is simple. Our success comes from our ability to listen to our clients, understand their needs and provide commercially viable project support. We put client communication at the forefront of everything we do, and are dedicated to working in an open and honest manner.” Client service is of vital importance, but RPS also acknowledge that this vast service offering would be impossible without a dedicated and professional workforce. “Fundamentally, our people are what make us, we are passionate about what we do and employ talented individuals who embody our professional standards, including: Chartered Landscape Architects; Chartered Environmentalists; Registered EIA Practitioners and Urban Designers as well as a wide range of associated environmental professionals in the fields of Arboriculture, Ecology, Archaeology and Engineering to name but a few.” “Our Landscape Architects bring a considerable breadth and depth of experience to ensure our clients benefit from innovative and high quality design solutions that can be delivered effectively within project programme and budget requirements. Above all we are team players, adaptable and well placed to adjust to changing market forces, regularly working with multidisciplinary project teams or as lead consultants and project managers. Thanks to this skilled and committed team we have the resources and expertise to assist with any project regardless of scale, location or complexity and have thorough understanding and experience of the issues relating to the sustainable development of the urban, rural, coastal and seascape environments and the interface between them.”
Ultimately, RPS is committed to conducting its business in a collaborative, responsible and sustainable way, and as such the firm takes pride in delivering commercially aware, creative solutions that reflect and enhance the environment. Its teams have a unique understanding of the collaborative approach required to successfully meet the challenges of today and the future, as Douglas proudly concludes. “Looking ahead at RPS we remain optimistic, although measured, about the changes the landscape profession is set to face. Sharing the concerns of the Landscape Institute, RPS is paying close attention to plant health and invasive plant species; Ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) is one of a number of pests and diseases threatening the landscape of the UK. To monitor this, we continue to follow updates and advice of the LI Biosecurity Group and stakeholder members on the DEFRA Tree Health Policy Group.” “Further ahead, the long-term impact of Brexit on Environmental Policy, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations and protected species has the potential to change the way in which the UK approaches development in the future.” “In the shorter term, the demands for increased housing, associated social and energy infrastructure and accessible public open space is, and will continue to, present significant challenges to balance the needs of sustainable growth whilst protecting the natural environment. All of these developments provide us with opportunities to adapt and develop, working with our clients to ensure that we continue to succeed and grow even further as we look towards a bright and exciting future.”
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Company: Aquidneck Landscape Service Contact: Michael Ferreira Contact Email: aquidland@aol.com Address: 72 Kerr Rd, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, RI, USA Phone: 001 401 862 2343
Best Landscaping Service 2017 - Rhode Island
Aquidneck Landscape Service is a Rhode Island based landscaping specialist providing a wide range of services. We profile the firm to learn more and explore the secrets behind its success.
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rawing on over 32 years’ experience providing a vast array of landscaping services and solutions, Aquidneck Landscape Service is able to support clients with any of their landscaping requirements.
Its dedicated and professional staff have a combined 100 years of experience, with two previous RINLA presidents and multiple committee chairmen working with the firm to ensure clients receive the very best advice and support. To ensure that its service offering is at the cutting edge of the latest industry developments and compliant with the latest regulation the firm is certified in Horticulture, an ICPI certified concrete paver installer, Ideal PICP, Techniseal
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and Polymeric sealants, and Licensed in pesticide application. What sets Aquidneck Landscape Services apart from the competition is the experience of its owner Mike Ferreira. Mike has a Degree of horticulture from the University of Rhode Island and is able to offer a truly excellent level of service to his clients. As such continuing to provide the very best service to its clients will remain the firm’s ongoing aim as it looks towards a bright and exciting future. Aquidneck Landscape Service will be looking to take on new projects and build upon its current success and industry knowledge, supporting even more clients.
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Company: OASE UK Ltd. Contact Email: Enquiries@oase-livingwater.com Address: The Old Cart Shed, Apsley Barns, Apsley, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6NA, UK Phone: 01256 896886 Website: www.oase-livingwater.com
Best Fountain & Pond Materials Manufacturer 2017
OASE is an innovative waterscaping specialist dedicated to quality and innovative. We profile the firm to learn more. or decades, OASE has stood for creative design using water. Founded in 1949 as a repair shop for agricultural machines, OASE now offer market leading water garden and fountain products. The team in the UK are highly qualified and experienced to ensure that the firm help its clients achieve the garden of their dreams.
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Water is a fantastic tool to create something unique and eye-catching for all garden lovers to enjoy. At OASE, everyone is extremely passionate at delivering the best service possible. With German engineering behind it, the firm is able to ensure the highest standards of innovative product development and research undertaken. Flowing water is a beautiful way to really make a garden stand out and create something special and unique for each individual. With a full range of pond construction products to build anything from a classic garden pond with fish, an architectural pool with a fountain or a koi pond, OASE has the right tools and expertise to get the job done. There are five year guarantees on many of the firm’s products, all offering low power consumption, with complete after sales support. OASE’s longevity has cemented the firm as a market leader and its work reflects its achievements. Some of the company’s projects include the best displays around the world such as a water canal inside a shopping mall in Singapore, a ‘fire’ display in Turkey and a musical fountain in Mexico. These types of projects help OASE to remain the market leader in water garden and fountain technology and this is where its focus is in the long term. Fundamentally, OASE is a forward thinking company with innovative ideas and products that provide solutions to the biggest aspirations and designs. Standing for premium design features it is important that this is followed through with the installation and knowledge of products. The firm’s clientele, which consists of landscapers and installers are vital to the firm’s success; therefore, OASE constantly seek to ensure they are kept up to date and have the best knowledge available to them. As a result, the firm have created the Authorised Installer Scheme, offering a training initiative designed to inform its clients on their products along with numerous other benefits to its Landscaping and Waterscaping associates.
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Alongside this innovative tool, the knowledgeable OASE trained landscapers can help create artistic water garden ideas using high quality products Not only does the consumer benefit from professional products but also the expert installation service professional landscapers offer. Installers and landscapers will attend training days where they will receive product specific information, general industry knowledge and tips and practical demonstrations. After the course has been completed, each installer will then qualify as an OASE Authorised Installer with an OASE website and brand link. Moving forward, developing and adapting will remain OASE’s core focus as it seeks to remain at the forefront of the latest industry innovations and offer the very highest standard of service to its clients.
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Contact: Muhamamd Nadeem Anwar, Managing Partner Contact Email: info@hortusuae.com Company: Hortus Landscaping Works LLC Office 213, The Light Commercial Tower, Arjan, Dubai, UAE. Telephone: +971502831341 WEB: www.hortusuae.com
Best Residential Landscape Design/Build Company – UAE
Hortus Landscaping is a professional landscaping firm offering full range of services in relation to exterior landscape environments from consultation to construction for all types of residential and commercial properties. Managing Partner Muhamamd Nadeem Anwar talks us through the firm and the services it provides ortus Landscaping is dedicated to prioritising the needs and requirements of its customers and draw on the experience of a team of highly qualified and industry experienced managers, professional designers, quality engineers and seasoned key staff to achieve this. These staff have helped and enhanced our core specialty services with the time, resulting a wide range of satisfied clients and range of wonderful projects. Muhamamd outlines the firm’s design process and discusses how this aims to ensure client satisfaction right from the start.
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“From initial concept to completed project, Hortus’s dedicated team shepherds the whole process and oversee all the project in details till the handover to the satisfied customer. “Starting from Swimming pools, water features, spas, outdoor rooms, patios, outdoor kitchens through to wooden and tiles decks, pergola and gazebos to creating the planting plans, ambient lighting systems, well added irrigation systems, high rise greenery, green roofs etc. all are well crafted by Team Hortus. Our desire to create beauty and comfort coupled with derive to deliver excellent customer service, we always ensure landscapes that exceeds expectations.” The firm’s mission is to exceed the client’s expectations providing them wonderful outdoor living experiences ensuring they are fully functional, self-contained eco-friendly and wonderfully manageable. Muhamamd explains how this mission is achieved through collaboration and commitment to client service at all times.
“As such, Hortus always believe in team work. We strive to work together with our clients, vendors, team members, and the entire community. To foster teamwork, we always support cooperation, show respect, adapt to the ever-changing work environment and provide effective communication to all. “The efficient use of labor and materials results in a profitable company. Being profitable enables us to reinvest in new equipment, processes, facilities and people to help us grow, provide for growth and opportunities for our team, and help our team provide for themselves and their families.” In order to continue to achieve this mission and support clients, Hortus is keen to continue growing and expanding, as Muhamamd concludes. “Recently, Hortus established our design and build offices in North America and Malaysia to have a wonderful working experience from tropical to temperate regions. Further we are introducing some amazing European products of artificial turf into UAE market with our brand name ‘Hortus Grass’. “Moreover, in 2017 we are planning to introduce most modern eco-friendly materials for high rise greenery with high rise irrigation systems, roof gardening, vertical green wall systems, indoor green wall systems, eco-friendly materials for our clients in UAE market. These developments are exciting and we look forward to the opportunities that they will bring for our firm.”
“To achieve our mission and exceed our clients’ expectations, we always keen to follow up the steps i.e. Quality, Leadership, Teamwork and Profitability. We try our best to complete each phase of our project under strict vigilant quality control, proving our commitments to highest standards in all aspects starting from material quality, best manpower, best services and safest work environments under continued vigilance. “Overall, we are keen to be the leader in our industry and our community and therefore dedicated to being the best in all that we deliver high standards in quality and services, being the best environmental stewards and act with integrity and professionalism with our employees, clients, vendors and peers to maintain an image that supports our mission.
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Company: TLC Environmental Limited Address: Old Telephone Exchange, 9A Strathaven Road, Lesmahagow, ML11 0DN Phone: 01555894631 Email: info@tlcenvironmental.uk Website: www.tlcenvironmental.uk
Best Landscape Architecture Practice - South Scotland
TLC Environmental Limited is Chartered Landscape Practice registered through the Landscape Institute, specialising in a range of services to assist in the planning of new developments through meeting the requirements of site specific planning requirements. We invited Keith Vernon to tell us more. LC Environmental provides a range of services including landscape design, environmental and ecological consultancy and planning consultancy to assess compliance with planning policy and legislation. In addition to planning based development, the firm also provide design advice to private clients to realise the garden of their dreams, a process driven by listening to the client desires and ambitions to align pragmatically with the constraints of the site. Keith outlines how the firm works closely with each client to produce the desired outcome.
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“The complexity of each new project and new client brings a need to implement new management processes to manage both the level of information and intensity of the design. Essentially it is all about managing and presenting current information to the client in a professional manner in accordance with the Landscape Institute’s requirements. “Despite the unique nature of every client and project we work on; the one factor that connects them all is our dedication to providing the very best finished project. In order to achieve this, we research thoroughly on a regular basis to investigate worldwide approaches to landscape management to offset climate change and the effects a downturn in the economy, notwithstanding the potential effects of ‘Brexit’. Landscape planning at Hilton, our current project, is formed around the works of Piet Oudolf planting designs and Travis Becks ecological planting principles. Together these are revolutionary approaches to planting and managing public open space.” The Hilton Development in Rosyth, the firm’s current project, is a large residential and commercial development based on the Garden City Movement of the early 1800s, where Ebenezer Howard shared a vision of social equality within a safe and pollution free living environment surrounded by parks, gardens, allotments and tree lined avenues. This project requires a high level of urban park designs, ecologically adaptive planting schemes and new solutions for sustainable landscape management, and, as Keith concludes, this innovative approach remains
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his firm’s ongoing focus as it seeks to offer clients the very highest standard of service. “Looking to the future, TLC Environmental will continue and strengthen its dynamic core business model of offering our clients a multi-disciplinary one-stop shop for initial landscape design and geo-technical investigations along with a wider planning consultancy to assist our clients in realising their vision.”
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Company: Esmond Landscape and Horticultural Pte Ltd Contact: John Tan Contact Email: sales@esmond.com.sg Address: 300 Neo Tiew Crescent, Singapore Phone: 65 646 808013 Website: esmond.com.sg
Best Residential Garden Design Specialists & Award for Excellence in Water Feature Designs - Singapore
Esmond Landscape design stunning residential as well as commercial landscaping projects in Singapore. We profile the firm and explore the glorious designs it creates. stablished in 1993, the company started as a small team known as Esmond Resources Pte Ltd, specializing mostly in the area of horticulture maintenance and landscape enhancement. Seven years later, it has grown into Esmond Landscape and Horticultural Pte Ltd offering a wider range of services in landscape work, such as urban landscape design, concept planning, landscape maintenance, water features design, interior plant scape design, Asian pots distribution, irrigation systems and synthetic turf.
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Looking to the future, this team will continue to develop designs that reflect and inspire their clients’ lifestyle. Their aim is to create a trademark not only in the industry but also in the hearts of people they serve.
Since inception the firm has worked on a wide variety of projects, including landscape designs for big houses and bungalows all over Singapore such as those located in Sentosa, Holland Road and Bukit Timah areas. Also, among the list are high rise residential units such as Patterson Suites, Luxus Hill and Foresque Residences – where the company renders landscape design for owned units, as well as developer’s show flats. The firm has also undertaken gardens for commercial establishments. The quality of service Esmond Landscape offers sets a standard of benchmark for the company in the Singapore landscape industry and it hopes to continue that tradition. The team constantly explores new and innovative ideas in Landscape Design and Horticulture, to deliver services with originality, efficiency and excellence. In order to offer this level of quality, Esmond Landscape’s design team is made up of creative and hardworking individuals trained locally and overseas. The firm’s designers are qualified and trained in landscape architecture. Under John Tan’s mentorship, the creative team has been involved in Esmond Landscape’s big projects as well as in design competitions. Presently, John shares his creativity and expertise being the Creative Director of Esmond Landscape and the immediate past Chairman of LIAS – Landscape Industry Association (Singapore) a non-profit organization of landscaping and horticultural firms that promotes quality products and services, to help fulfil Singapore’s vision to be a City in a Garden. He aims to provide the best quality of service to each and every client of Esmond Landscape, with Raymond’s involvement as the Project Director.
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Company: Trail Enterprises Ltd Contact: Ian Hurdle Contact Email: ian@trail.tc Address: Suite 103, Grace Bay Court, Grace Bay Rd, Providenciates, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWL, Turks & Caicos Islands Phone: 649 431 2618 Website: www.trailturksandcaicos.com
Best Luxury Property Landscaping Business - Turks & Caicos
Trail Enterprises Trail Enterprises Ltd (TRAIL) is an innovative landscaping firm committed to providing clients the very best in design build landscaping and irrigation solutions. We profile the firm to find out more about this unique approach.
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stablished in 2012, TRAIL is on a mission to provide affordable landscape design build solutions to the people and business community of the Turks and Caicos Islands and beyond.
British born Founder, President and Horticulturalist, Ian Hurdle, has lived and worked in the Islands since 1993, and has been primarily involved in some of the largest luxury landscape projects in the Caribbean. Resorts such as Seven Stars, The Somerset, West Bay Club, The Tuscany, The Venetian and Windsong have all benefited from his signature design build stylings. Luxury Villas include Stargazer, Mothershouse and Tip of the Tail Villa. Commercial interests include numerous donations to community projects such as The Lower Bight Park and Kew Town Park whilst he was also directly responsible for the Islands first grass soccer field at the TCIFA National Academy.
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To ensure that everyone TRAIL works with receives the very highest standard of service Ian regularly attends trade events in the US to keep his finger on the pulse of what is happening in the industry and is a long-standing member of both the FNGLA and The Green Building Council. Moving forward, TRAIL has projects lined up for Government and Luxury Residential Customers as the Island once again goes through a development renaissance. Working collaboratively with Ian’s other Company, Solar Island Energy, TRAIL can provide the very best in green solutions for high net worth individuals in the Turks and Caicos Islands and beyond.
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Company: Design Landscapes Contact: Michael Platt Contact Email: michael.platt@designls.com Address: 586 Willoughby Road, Willoughby, NSW 2068, Australia Phone: 0061 02 9958 9400 Website: designls.com
Best in Public Domain Landscaping - Asia Pacific & BUILD Excellence Award for Stormwater Harvesting
Design Landscapes Drawing on over two decades’ worth of experience, Design Landscapes is an internationally renowned landscaping specialist based in Australia. We profile the firm to learn more about its projects.
ounded in 1988, Design Landscapes has grown since inception to become internationally respected, servicing projects in Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and China. The firm specializes in public domain and landscape infrastructure projects for clients who demand innovative solutions combined with the latest construction techniques, all with an overriding emphasis on quality.
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The core service at Design Landscapes is the construction of public domain and landscape infrastructure projects. Since its establishment the company has demonstrated its ability to successfully complete both broad acre through to highly detailed works encompassing all facets of civil and landscape construction.
The firm’s leadership ability often sees Design Landscapes take on the principal contractor’s role to manage a wide range of subcontractors and specialist trade works to fulfil shared project objectives. The company also offers a design and construct service for clients with projects that can benefit from this particular delivery model. Ultimately, whilst every project presents a new challenge, the firm’s commitment will always remain the same; to adapt and value engineer to its client’s needs. This, underpinned by an overriding emphasis on quality, is today no better reflected than in the breadth of awards now accredited to the Design Landscapes’ name.
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Company: Leicestershire Garden Design Company Ltd Address: Unit 11, The Warren, East Goscote Industrial Estate, East Goscote, Leicestershire, LE7 3XA Phone: 0116 2100 760 Enquires: enquiries@leicestershiregardendesign.co.uk Website: www.leicestershiregardendesign.co.uk
Best Garden Design Company - Midlands
Leicestershire Garden Design Company offers a full-service design and build service for a wide variety of clients. We profile the firm to find out more.
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eicestershire Garden Design Company prides itself on being the complete design and build service. Its clients seek a visuallyaesthetic yet practical outdoor living space to entertain friends and family, whilst having a minimum amount of maintenance.
To help them achieve this, the firm’s multi award-winning design and construction team use their well-crafted hard landscaping skills to lay patio paving, build retaining walls, construct bespoke timber structures and lay smooth driveway paving. Efficiency is the firm’s key strength. Using well-planned Project Trackers, the team can transform the most difficult garden terrain in a short space of time. The Trackers detail the project from start to finish, and assure clients that their project is going exactly to plan.
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Overall, the landscaping industry is a very underrated trade, with a high level of knowledge needed to complete a design from start to finish. In Leicestershire, the industry seems to be growing year on year, as clients look to firms such as the Leicestershire Garden Design Company to take the hassle and stress out of creating and maintaining a truly stunning space that they can enjoy for years to come. To take advantage of this market growth and build upon its current success Leicestershire Garden Design Company is committed to further growth and expansion as it seeks to become the number one landscape design and construction business in the Midlands. To achieve this, Leicestershire Garden Design Company remains focused on building a first-class service with an equally impressive aftercare service.
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