Retaining walls split the fall into levels, and steps join them. A bank you could only look at becomes a patio, a lawn and a place to sit in the evening sun.

A stone retaining wall terracing a garden below a house, with wide stone steps up to the paved area and a level lawn below

Sloped gardens are our specialism.

What terracing gives you back

Room for a patio that is flat
A safe, level place for children to play
A garden that's easier to keep on top of
Somewhere you want to be, instead of a daily challenge

How we do it

Retaining walls hold the ground back and split the fall into levels you can use. Steps link them. Decking gives you a flat platform where digging out isn't worth it, and a cascade can put the gradient to work instead of fighting it.

Brick retaining walls holding back a bank around a lower paved terrace, with brick steps running up to the level above

Stone steps set into a sandstone retaining wall, linking a lower lawn to an upper lawn and flagged path

A terraced garden with curved sandstone retaining walls, steps to an upper level and a circular fire pit in the paving

A garden in Ben Rhydding dropped two metres from back to front, which made it useless for young children. We designed it with minimal terracing and removed 130 tons of spoil. In went 30 tonnes of river sand, around 54 square metres of random stone and 280 square metres of turf, with Kandla grey pavers for the patios. Four months, over a winter wet enough to turn the site into a bog.

At Menston we divided a sloping garden with oak sleepers. A paved patio sits at the top where the sun lands, and an artificial lawn at the bottom for the children.

Come and look at it

Each slope is different. Send a photo or ring.

What could your garden become?

Send us a few photos and tell us what you would like from it.