Garden design · Build · Maintenance — Leeds, UK

Gardens built to last.

Blakewood Landscapes designs, builds and looks after gardens across Leeds — patios, lawns, fencing, walling, planting and year-round maintenance, done by our own crews since 1995.

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LandscapingLeeds, UK(555) 010-2030
EST. 1995LEEDS, UK 5 CREWSBLAKEWOOD

We are a Leeds landscape company with more than thirty years behind us. Three maintenance crews and two development crews, most of them with us for years. We show up when we say we will, we leave the site tidy every night, and we build gardens the way we would want our own built.

Our work has been featured in Yorkshire Life, but the jobs we are proudest of never make a magazine — small terraces, school grounds, family patios. Ordinary jobs, done properly.

Every member of the team is responsible, dependable and proud of the work. That sounds like a line from a brochure, so here is what it means in practice: fixed written quotes before we start, proper groundwork you never see but always feel, and planting chosen for Yorkshire weather, not for a photograph.

Services

01 / 10 TRADES
01Garden design & buildFull redesigns from a blank lawn to a finished garden — layout, levels, drainage, planting and lighting planned as one job, not bolted together.Domestic
02Patios & pavingPaths and patios in Indian sandstone, porcelain and York stone. Proper sub-base, correct falls, joints that stay put — the unglamorous work that decides whether a patio lasts five years or twenty-five.Domestic
03Turfing & lawnsNew lawns from bare soil: rotovate, level, quality turf, and honest aftercare advice so it roots instead of sulking. Repairs and re-turfing for tired grass.Domestic
04FencingCloseboard, overlap panels, trellis and concrete-post systems. Storm-damaged runs replaced straight and true, gates hung to swing properly.Domestic
05Stone & brick wallingGarden walls, raised beds and retaining walls in stone or brick, built plumb with footings below the frost line. Also repairs to leaning and blown walls.Domestic
06Tree pruningCrown lifts, careful reductions and deadwood removal at the right time of year. We prune for the tree's health and your light — timing matters more than convenience.Domestic
07Pergolas & timberPergolas, arches and timber structures in treated softwood or cedar, postcreted deep and braced square — built to take a Yorkshire winter.Domestic
08Water featuresPonds, rills and fountains with proper liners, filtration and planting. Wildlife-friendly options that look after themselves once established.Domestic
09Commercial groundsGrounds maintenance and landscaping for offices, schools, retail parks and housing developments. Scheduled visits, tidy sites, one point of contact.Commercial
10Maintenance contractsRegular mowing, hedge cutting, weeding and seasonal tidy-ups on an annual contract — the same crew, the same standard, every visit. Many of our customers have been with us for years.Contract

How we work

02 / RESIDENTIAL · COMMERCIAL

Residential gardens

Most of our domestic work starts with a garden that frustrates its owner — boggy lawn, a patio that ponds, fences leaning like dominoes. We visit, we listen, we measure, and we design for how you actually live: room for the dog, sun for the table, low maintenance if you'd rather be at work than weeding.

  • Free site visit
  • Fixed written quote
  • Tidy site daily
  • Planting for Yorkshire

Commercial grounds

Three dedicated maintenance crews look after commercial sites across West Yorkshire — offices, schools, retail parks, new-build communal areas. Scheduled visits you can set a watch by, litter picked, hedges crisp, lawns striped. Annual contracts with a single point of contact and reports after every visit.

  • Annual contracts
  • 3 maintenance crews
  • Risk-aware working
  • Visit reports

Year-round care

A garden is never finished, it just changes seasons. Our maintenance customers get spring wake-ups, summer mowing rhythms, autumn cut-backs and winter tidy-ups — the quiet calendar that keeps a garden looking intentional instead of accidental.

  • Spring & autumn tidy
  • Hedge cutting
  • Mulching & feeding
  • Same crew each time
30+
Years in Leeds
05
Own crews on the road
1995
Established
XX+
Gardens a year

Process

03 / FOUR STEPS
STEP 01

Walk the garden

We come to you — anywhere in Leeds — walk the space, listen to what drives you mad about it, and take measurements. Free, no obligation, usually within the week.

STEP 02

Plain-English plan

You get a fixed written quote that says exactly what happens, what materials, and what it costs. If something doesn't make sense, we change it before we start, not after.

STEP 03

The build

Our own development crews do the work — no passing your garden to strangers. Materials arrive, groundwork goes in first, and the site is left tidy every evening.

STEP 04

Handover & aftercare

We walk it with you, show you how everything works, and leave planting notes. Want us to keep it looking this way? That's what the maintenance contracts are for.

Word of mouth

04 / REVIEWS

"Fran and his team did a great job fully landscaping my gardens."

— Robert Lynch

"Can highly recommend Blakewood Ltd, very professional at all times."

— Frazer McCann

"Very happy for many years with the annual service contract we have."

— Paul Miller

Quoted from the business’s own website (blakewoodlandscapes.com)

Sample pricing

05 / GUIDE ONLY
Sample pricing — every garden quoted individually
JobSample rangeNotes
Fence run, closeboardSample £90–£140 / bayConcrete posts, gravel boards, waste removed.
Patio, Indian sandstoneSample £140–£200 / m²Full dig-out, sub-base, drainage falls included.
Lawn re-turfSample £18–£28 / m²Ground prep, quality turf, aftercare sheet.
Maintenance contractSample £120–£260 / visitMowing, hedges, weeding; priced by garden size.

Samples are only to calibrate expectations. Your fixed written quote follows a free site visit — that number is the number.

Questions

06 / FAQ
Do you give free quotes? +
Yes — every quote starts with a free visit. We come to your garden anywhere in Leeds, measure up, talk through what you want, and leave a fixed written quote. No obligation and no hard sell; about half our quotes turn into jobs and we are fine with that.
How much does a new garden cost? +
It depends on ground conditions more than on taste. Access, drainage, levels and demolition move the number most. The sample guide above gives a feel; the honest answer comes after we have stood in your garden. We never guess over the phone.
Which areas do you cover? +
Leeds and the towns around it. We are based in Morley and work across Leeds — Wakefield, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax, Harrogate, Pontefract, Castleford and Dewsbury. Further afield for larger commercial contracts; just ask.
Do you take on commercial grounds work? +
Yes, it is half the business. Three dedicated maintenance crews look after offices, schools, retail parks and housing developments on annual contracts. References from current contract clients available on request.
When could you start? +
Honestly: it depends on the season. Spring books up fastest; winter is usually quickest for build work. Maintenance contracts can start any time. Call or send the form and we will give you a real date, not a vague one.

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07 / CONTACT

Tell us about your garden.

Phone: (555) 010-2030
Email: [email protected]

Serving Leeds & surrounding areas:
Morley · Wakefield · Bradford · Huddersfield · Halifax · Harrogate · Pontefract · Castleford

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