Hertford · Welwyn Garden City
The garden you asked for, down to the last detail.
Hard landscaping, low maintenance design, grounds maintenance and tree surgery for homes and commercial sites. Jake McGrath runs the practice from Birchall Lane in Hertford.
The practice
Quality materials, and a job that is finished properly.
Hertford & Welwyn Garden City Landscapes describes itself as an award-winning team. The aim published on the site is the garden you want, down to the last detail. Products are bought from local and specialist suppliers, including companies who ethically assure their stone.
Work has ranged from modest ponds and water features to rooftop gardens and corporate landscaping, as well as the domestic gardens in the portfolio. Size and budget are part of the first conversation. The practice works to a strict code of conduct.
Services
Five ways the work usually starts.
Hard landscaping
Hard landscaping
Driveways, patios, walls, fencing, decking and ponds, built to the drawing.
Low maintenance
Low maintenance garden design
Family gardens, courtyards, and formal or informal layouts you can keep up with.
Estate maintenance
Estate and grounds maintenance
Regular gardens and grounds for homes, offices, hotels, schools and housing.
Tree surgery
Tree surgery
Felling, reductions, pruning and stump removal by arboriculturists with current certificates.
Digger hire
Mini digger and dumper hire
Machines with a driver, or machines only, for excavation, ponds and muck-away.
Also on the list
What a project can include.
- Brickwork and block work
- Paving and patios, including porcelain, Indian sandstone, granite, slate and York stone
- Bespoke planting schemes
- Fencing and gates
- Pergolas and umbrella pleached trees
- Garden lighting
- Multi-level gardens
- Raised vegetable and flower beds
- Bespoke oak-framed buildings
- Sculptures and other features
- Seating areas with fire pits
- Ponds, pools and waterfalls
- Outdoor kitchens and living areas
- Lawns and decking
- Driveways, including resin
- Living walls, follies and summer houses
- Child-friendly gardens
Portfolio
Before and after, from the published jobs.
Alley way paving
A small alley relaid in block and slab paving.
Back garden curves
A St Albans back garden redrawn as circles of patio, lawn, planting and gravel.
New front garden
A Stevenage front garden with slab paths, brick edging, a circular lawn feature and pots.
Grand entrance
A long, steep Radlett drive rebuilt in block paving with stone and wood-log walling.
Areas
Named on the site, starting from Hertford.
Guides
Notes before you call.
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A garden you can keep, in Hertford or Welwyn Garden City
How a low maintenance garden is planned when the week is already full: lawn where it is used, stone where you walk, and planting that does not need a day a month.
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Porcelain, sandstone, slate or resin: choosing a surface
The paving and driveway materials Hertford & Welwyn Garden City Landscapes is asked for, and what each one is doing on a real job.
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What a grounds visit around Hertford actually includes
The maintenance list for homes, offices, hotels, schools and housing: lawns, hedges, beds, jet washing and the one-off clearance.
Questions
Before you ring.
Where do you work?
Hertford, Welwyn Garden City, Ware, St Albans and Bengeo, from The Garden Centre on Birchall Lane. Published gardens also include St Albans, and drives in Borehamwood, Radlett and Hemel Hempstead.
Who runs the practice?
Jake McGrath. He is the person on the phone at the start. Call 01992 414 536 for an informal chat about the garden.
Do you take small gardens?
Yes. The portfolio includes a paved alley and a courtyard as well as whole back gardens and long drives.
Can I hire a digger with a driver?
Yes. Mini digger and dumper hire is available with a driver or as machines only, for excavation, ponds, demolition and moving spoil.