
Upgraded Decking with Planted Borders
15 May 2026
To start the job, Jerry and Sam removed the top of the decking, which was old and rotting, but kept the timber frame below. New, composite deck boards will be added to this. Whilst the old decking was being removed, we began to take out
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Constructing a Retaining Wall
30 January 2025
When smashing up the old patio, we kept a fair bit of it to use in the structure of base. This was piled up, with ...
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Constructing a Timber Screen for Your Boundary Line
27 January 2025
The last of the 4×4 posts were added to holes that we had dug. These posts will be cut to height once the slats have ...
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Yellow Limestone Patio with Timber Screening
26 January 2025
A gap was left underneath the timber screen, on the left hand side of this photo, to enable us to remove large pieces of concrete, ...
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Large Back Garden Design in Fishponds Continues
25 January 2025
Our team carried on working on the levelling of the area, which involved removing all of the turf scalpings. If you’d like to see how ...
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Terracotta Herringbone Paver Patio
21 January 2025
The pre-sealed terracotta parquet pavers were delayed with our supplier and they’ve just arrived. So, we headed back to this job to give it the ...
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Timber Sleeper Raised Beds in Garden Design
19 January 2025
We carried on digging out soil to level the area which will be changed to lawn, and had lots of materials delivered, thankfully with a ...
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Stone Wall Restoration Project – An Update in Pictures
17 January 2025
If you would like to see our previous post about this project, click here.
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Digger Time in Fishponds
15 January 2025
The aim of our garden design is to update the space, add security and privacy with timber screen surrounding the bottom and right borders, with ...
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Glacial Garden Design in Cotham
9 January 2025
Initially, a few months ago we did some garden maintenance here, to make a start on this design. This is a large garden, which is ...
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Our Customers
"Ali and the Secret Garden team have transformed our garden in the centre of Bristol. Our outside space is relatively small and on a slope but the team have worked hard and done a lot of digging and brick work to create our vision. The team are all lovely and considerate of our space. Issues encountered were problem solved together and materials sourced were all to our spec. They also repointed our front retaining wall which took many days of repetitive work but they took great care over it. I'd highly recommend the team to anyone in need of landscaping in Bristol."
Amanda Gaulter
"I'm beyond thrilled about the transformation - from a crumbling slabbed patio to one of smart composite decking with side planters. Also a new feather edged fence with a planter in front. The majority of the work was done by Jerry and Sam who were magnificent. The quality of their work was top class and they tidied up at the end of every day. I altered the design as things progressed but nothing was too much trouble. "
Hilary Roberts
"Ali and the team did an amazing job transforming our totally trashed and overgrown garden into a lovely additional living space for our home. Ali came up with the designs and recommended materials and plants. Jerry and the team dug out the old garden (including surprise concrete!) then rebuilt from scratch. We’re very happy with the end result!"
Beth Mallam
Secret Garden have been looking after my garden for a couple of years and it has flourished under their care. Their hard work clearing, planting, and nurturing the garden has meant that I can just enjoy it. I like being able to use a local business, and I highly recommend them.
SaraBrislington
"We have used the Secret Garden services to maintain our city garden for many years. We get excellent, reliable and efficient service, keeping our garden looking lovely all year round. The garden is looked after with expertise and enthusiasm, with continuous improvements being suggested and made. I highly recommend the Secret Gardeners."
"Secret Garden has worked for me both privately and commercially on many occasions. They have always been reliable and professional. Their work is of a high standard and has always been completed within budget and on deadline. I continue to use them for all my garden work and future projects"
"We are delighted by how well Ali understood our desire to move away from a rectangular space to a more interesting garden. The team were formidable – rain or shine, they slogged away and were at all times polite and friendly. Tamsin implemented a lovely planting plan and we look forward to seeing how it has matured this season. We are very happy to recommend Secret Garden. Their work brings us daily pleasure."
"We are very happy with our garden, especially the fencing, brickwork and planting, which looked beautiful this summer!"
"We recently had Secret Garden back to do some work for us, and once again they were excellent. Ali, who organised the job, really knows his trade and takes the time to understand what you want to achieve with your outdoor space.
This time, we asked for a hedge to be planted along a bank. Joe and Ben carried out the work and did a very neat job. They were discreet, polite, and impressively fast considering the length of the hedge and the challenging soil they were working with.
We’re very happy with the results and highly recommend Secret Garden. We will definitely be asking them back again!"
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