Landscaper requests from Medway
Medway's hillside terraces in Chatham, Rochester and Strood often have steep, stepped back gardens, while Walderslade, Lordswood and Rainham have estate homes with flatter plots. Retaining walls, terracing, decks and new fencing are popular. We'll pass your project to landscapers covering ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME7 and ME8, including Gillingham and Hoo.
- Steep gardens in Chatham and Rochester often need retaining walls and steps before anything else.
- Raised decks on sloping plots easily go over the 30 cm permitted development limit.
- The Hoo Peninsula is low and open, so fences and planting there need to cope with wind.
Terracing steep gardens in Chatham, Rochester and Strood
Streets climbing the valley sides in Chatham, Rochester and Strood often leave back gardens that rise or fall sharply from the house. Turning a slope into usable space usually means terracing, with retaining walls, steps and level platforms for a patio or lawn. Retaining walls hold back a lot of soil and water, so ask how each landscaper will build the footing, drain the back of the wall and stop water running towards the house. A deck can be quicker than building up with soil, but on a steep site the far edge will often be well over 30 cm high, which means planning permission from Medway Council.
Estate gardens in Walderslade, Lordswood and Rainham
Homes built from the 1960s onwards in Walderslade, Lordswood and Rainham often have flatter, squarer gardens with a small patio, a lawn and panel fencing that is now reaching the end of its life. Replacing fencing along several boundaries is a frequent request, so talk to neighbours early about which fences are yours and whether to share the work. Open-plan front gardens on some estates have planning conditions about walls and fences, so check before enclosing them. If you'd like to swap a lawn for porcelain or artificial grass, ask how the landscaper will handle drainage.
Towns and villages covered
Postcodes: ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME7, ME8