Garden design and build for homes across Ferndown, Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset — planned around how you use your garden, and built by the same team that designed it.
A good garden design starts with questions, not drawings. Where does the sun fall in the evening? Where do the kids play? Do you want to grow your own, entertain, or just sit and enjoy it? How much time do you want to spend looking after it?
From there we plan the whole space — patios and paths, lawns, raised sleeper beds, borders and planting — so everything works together. Because we build what we design, the plan is always grounded in what's practical on your site and within your budget.
The landscaping itself is done by our own team. For specialist work such as electrics and plumbing we bring in trusted trades we've worked with for years, and we manage the whole project from start to finish.
We visit, look at the space, measure up and talk through what you want from your garden. No charge and no pressure.
We plan the layout and materials, then send a clear, fixed written price with a realistic timeline — within a week.
Our own team builds it, and all waste is removed and disposed of legally — we're a registered waste carrier.
We walk you round the finished garden. All hard landscaping carries a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
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Bare, churned-up ground around a brand-new garden room, turned into a finished garden. We laid mottled grey porcelain with aged slabs, framed it with rustic charcoal edging stones and graffito grouting, ran a porcelain path down the side of the garden room, built a raised sleeper border painted in Cuprinol Shades anthracite and planted with Griselinia hedging, then laid a new lawn.
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Raised timber sleeper beds built into a veggie patch, with curved, stepped sleeper walls forming amphitheatre-style seating. Gravel paths wind between the beds and a timber pergola arch marks the way in.
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A garden taken over by weeds and brambles, cleared with a mini digger, levelled and finished with fresh natural turf for a clean, open lawn.
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A small enclosed garden rebuilt from the ground up. We built a new supporting wall along the back, laid Carbon Indian Sandstone paving, and added a panel of artificial grass over underground drainage so the whole space stays usable all year.
GM Garden Landscapes have worked for me for almost 10 years providing maintenance and landscaping services on a weekly basis.
Gary the owner is an easy-going person who you can quickly get along with. His enthusiasm and helpfulness stand out and his team’s ability to get jobs done is excellent. Very good communication skills and always tries to accommodate clients wishes with professional suggestions. Totally trustworthy and do not have any hesitation in recommending the team for almost any garden work including irrigation systems.
You will not be disappointed.
Can't see your question? Call us on 07515 341284 — happy to help, no hard sell.
No. Some customers come to us with a clear plan; others just know they want the garden to work better. Either way, we'll talk it through on site and put forward a layout and materials that suit how you want to use the space.
Yes. Plenty of projects keep what's already working — a mature tree, a good hedge, an established lawn — and rework the rest around it.
Our 12-month workmanship guarantee covers all hard landscaping. Planting isn't covered, because how well plants establish depends on aftercare, weather and soil conditions we can't control — but we'll give you clear advice on looking after it.
Every garden is different, so we price each project properly. What moves the price is the size of the space, the materials you choose, how much groundwork is needed and access. We visit, measure up and give you a fixed written quote — free, with no obligation.
The landscaping itself is done by our own team. For specialist work such as electrics and plumbing we bring in trusted trades we have worked with for years — but we manage the project from start to finish and stay accountable for it.
Also covering Bournemouth, Wimborne, Blandford Forum and everywhere within roughly 30 miles of Ferndown. Ask us if you're not sure.
Tell us a little about your garden and we'll book in a free site visit. Your fixed written quote follows within a week.
