Christchurch · Dorset
Landscaping in Christchurch
Most Christchurch gardens sit close to level, so the work is less about slope than about deciding where the rain goes once it has landed.
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Where the water is meant to end up
On the low side of town, through Purewell and out towards the water meadows, rain does not clear on its own: it travels to the lowest corner and stays there. The first decision on that kind of plot is not what goes into it but where the water leaves, and the answer has to be something real, a drain or a piped run settled before anything is dug. Falls across a lawn are gentle enough that nobody notices them, yet they decide whether it comes back after a wet week. What they must never do is move the problem onto the neighbour.
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Small level changes do more than big ones
Level ground does not mean there is nothing to do. A lawn sitting proud of the beds around it, or a fall of a few inches running the wrong way, is usually the reason one corner stays soft, and correcting it means moving soil and holding it where it is wanted with a low kerb or a timber edge. Raising a bed is one of the few dependable ways to garden wet ground, because it lifts the roots clear of it. On the clifftop at Highcliffe the sums change, because that ground has a long history of moving and extra weight or water near the top of a slope is a question for proper advice.
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Trees, roots and what they are drinking
An established garden here often came with a tree, and on the wet side of town that is frequently a willow or a poplar, sending roots a long way in search of water. Roots follow drains and soft going, so a blocked run and a big tree in the same garden are rarely a coincidence. They also decide what can be built near them: the roots keeping a tree alive sit in the top foot or so of soil and reach out as far as the branches, so soil piled over them smothers them and a trench through them takes the tree down slowly. A new level is better held away from the trunk.
Covering Christchurch
We provide landscaping throughout Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the surrounding parts of Dorset. Call 07926 470907 for a free, no-obligation estimate.
How it works
Simple, straightforward process
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Get in touch
Call, message or use the enquiry form. Tell us roughly what you need and we’ll arrange a convenient time to come and look.
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Free estimate
We visit, measure up and talk through the options and materials — then give you a clear estimate, free and with no obligation.
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The work
We agree a date, turn up when we say we will and get on with it, keeping you informed and keeping the site tidy as we go.
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The walk-round
We walk the finished job through with you and leave everything clean. If anything isn’t right, tell us and we’ll put it right.
