Such garden design is served well on this site with contractors specialising in patio construction, dry stone walling, timber decking, water features, planting, containerised trees, shrubs, fencing, block paving, slabbing and even automated irrigation systems. Many of the businesses are run by small time honoured landscapers who understand the art of landscaping and the ways of the soil. Their standard of garden design is the highest in the UK, each having to qualify before they are accepted by the British Association of Landscape industries. Commercial landscaping is well represented with everything from canal restoration, industrial landscaping, hotel grounds, work for public authorities, forestry, woodland management, estate maintenance etc. Landscaping companies often offer sports facilities, turfing pitches, sowing seed, tarmac tennis courts and golf course greenkeeping.
Horticulture is an important part of landscaping and is the backbone of a quality landscaper.
Grounds maintenance companies do rotavating, fencing, grass cutting, hedge trimming, forestry, tree planting and tree surgery, reclamation of the environment, water ways dredging etc.