Landscape contractors carry out the construction, design and planning of external spaces, from business parks, public amenity sites and pedestrianised shopping concourses to private estates, historic gardens and social housing developments. Read More
Hard landscaping includes paving and wall construction, ground engineering and preparation, site clearance, and reclamation works.
Soft landscaping includes planting shrubs, trees, herbaceous and aquatic plants, as well as grass seeding and turfing.
Many companies also offer ongoing grounds maintenance contracts.
Landscape contractors can be registered with organisations like Constructonline or BALI , which endorse their operating standards.
They employ their own teams of skilled landscapers, who can be specially trained for work in particular kinds of location, such as along railways, or can be cleared for secure sites, such as prisons, government buildings or military areas.