I rebuilt this dry stone wall that had collapsed, blending into the older slightly sagging rest of the wall while maintaining correct vertical levels for strength.
Lovely little patio for a pizza oven I did recently with charcoal edging sets.
Action shot from a pine removal on a construction site, this was tricky as it leaned heavily over a large hedge. So after gaining permission I decided to drop the top onto the other side and rig and fell the rest onto our side.
Here is a regular mowing job I do every year throughout the growing season for Wootton Parish Council. I also regularly tackle overgrown visibility splays on the roads surrounding and in the village.
Collecting timber from a site to be processed into firewood.
Here is a day digging footings for a path I was putting in, investing in the right tools like rotary laser levels, diggers and dumpers makes this phase of my projects a breeze.
Here is a dry stone fire pit I built, it was laid with mortar on the inside for strength while keeping the Cotswold look. Then Vitacus fire proof mortar for the inside render and pointing, otherwise the stone would crack after one fire! (the mortar does lighten in colour once its dry)
This is a small dry stone retaining wall I built to create a flat seating area on the side of a hill.
After a large hedge reduction the only way to remove the mountain of waste was via chipping.
Here is a project I did recently where the customers came to me with the aim of making the garden feel more manageable, which I was able to to do while also making it feel far larger and a more pleasant place to be.
This customer came to me wanting storage for their canoes and privacy and this was the solution, we always go the extra mile, here for example you can see I’ve set the spans between the posts to match the canoe length so it all looks symmetrical and the customer was super pleased with the result.
This was a clear fell site, where we were removing all the trees carefully and in accordance with bird nesting regulations. When felling a considerable amount of trees, it’s likely there will be some nesting, valuable flora or fauna present, which is why we first conducted a wildlife assessment on each tree and when nests were found we left and returned once they were empty.
This patio is a job I’m proud of because it was such a messy area of the garden, with parts of the retaining wall and fence missing, which I managed to rectify before completing the patio itself.
This was a big hedge reduction 30m long and being reduced from 26 foot down to 16 foot letting much more light into the garden.
Here’s another great project we did for Thomas Merrifield, a step replacement. Both the landlord and tenant were extremely happy.
Here is a lovely sandstone patio I partially relaid and fully repointed.
Here you can see the before and after of a garden renovation. I pulled up the old dangerous decking, reinforced the wobbly fence, installed gravel, new stairs and pressure washed the patio that was hidden under the decking, I also ran a strong wheeled magnet over the area to insure no rusty screws from the decking remained.
This job was for the Charlbury Nature Recovery Group. I prepared the field for plug planting by mowing, spring tine harrowing and collecting, I was pleased when a member of the charity let me know that planting was a great success because of it.
I trimmed up this overgrown hedge, bringing it back to being neat and tidy.
This was quite an complex job we did in Summertown, Oxford, as we had to take all the material through the house. We put down plastic sheeting and made sure it was left cleaner than when we arrived! We also discovered some broken and clogged drainage, so we fixed that and pressed on, another happy customer.
Preparing the field adjacent to Southill Solar Farm by scalping and spring tine harrowing, ready for planting mixed meadow seeds.
Here is a dry stone walling job we did, very satisfying end result and the customer was very pleased.
My part-time employee George and I engineered this concrete plinth to be level, square, and perfectly calculated for oil flow.
I always enjoy the patio building process and build them to be strong and drain well. This ones natural sandstone makes it look sublime.
Installed 35 meters of sleepers, level with the lawn and slightly above the slabs, preventing gravel from spilling onto the grass. This path connects the driveway, garage, and front door. The customer was very pleased and said it greatly improved the curb side value of the property.
Replacing the old falling apart fencing with new double slatted panels at the airbnb Holly Hock house.
One day job, took down the old shed and put this lovely new one up in its place and took all the waste away with us.