Grounds maintenance is the process of managing and looking after the external areas of a building or space. This includes cutting grass, hedge cutting, maintaining debris, litter, leaf clearance and much more. It is the responsibility of the grounds maintenance team to keep all external areas in good order

Investing in soft landscaping services has many benefits such as improving air quality and increasing wildlife in the area.

In general, it is best to trim hedges in the late spring or early summer, after the threat of frost has passed and the hedge has started to grow new foliage. Some hedges, such as deciduous hedges, should be trimmed while they are still dormant in the late winter or early spring. This will allow the hedge to put all its energy into new growth and help it to maintain a neat and compact shape.

Our grounds maintenance teams are able to plant bulbs to enhance your existing development, adding spring and summer colour to borders.

Bare root whips are young trees that are sold without soil around their roots. They are typically available in the mid-late winter through to early spring, and should be planted as soon as possible after delivery.

Here is recent issue our soft landscaping division encountered, how it could have been avoided and what we did to deal with it.

Landscaping can be seen as the art of shaping, caring for and integrating natural elements into an external space