We moved home recently so we had a whole new garden to get our fingers dirty in. This, whilst quite daunting, proved a superb challenge and has left us feeling really proud of the results.

One problem we did have however was the hard landscaping. The property had an old driveway that needed replacing and the structure of the garden needed breaking up and redesigning. Because of the heavy lifting and the skills needed we had to hire the services of professionals to do the job for us.

Going on a recommendation, we chose a local firm who were only too happy to help. But the mess created and the amount of soil and other excess garden detritus removed, left us wondering what would have happened if we didn’t go for the hard landscaping before we got to the finer points of flowers and design.