Work was carried out to remove a mature Laurel Hedge and replace with a Picket Fence in Bodenham, Hereford. We removed and discarded the side Laurel Hedge and began landscaping the garden. We erected a one metre picket fence using 4 x 4 100 x 100 tanalised wooden posts and 4 x 1 100mm x 25mm wooden slats with 4 x 2 wooden rails.

We created a straight-edged flowerbed, dressed with soil containing coarse sand and compost and planted perennial plants to create a cottage theme. The remaining front Laurel hedge was neatly toped and reduced to a level of four feet /1.2 metres to allow light in to the front of the property. The ivy was removed from the retaining wall to reveal the ornate stone work.

We then removed a panelled fence to the side of the house, excavated the existing ground and stoned up with 40mm down to dust stone, ready to receive a top dressing of decorative stone. This material allows for good, natural permeable drainage of rain water.

We also replaced a close board fence to the rear of the property, boxed in an existing soil pipe and fitted a new set of bathroom taps.