We are the lake Districts most comprehensive garden design, landscaping and maintenance company. With nearly 20 years of experience we have the expertise to help you realise the full potential of your garden and outside space with design landscaping and on going maintenance.
We are the Lake District’s most comprehensive and professional garden design, landscaping, and maintenance service. The high quality of our work combined with our efficient and friendly approach have become our trademark.
Lakeland Gardens have been exceeding expectations and growing by recommendation since 2004. We will work with you to realise the full potential of your outdoor space, from concept to completion and continued maintenance.
Garden Design 6-9
Landscaping 10-13
Case Study - Pool Foot, Ambleside 14-15
Regular Garden Maintenance 16-19
Garden Restoration 20-23
Arboriculture 24-27
Our Nursery 28-31
Associates 32
Lakeland Gardens’ talented and qualified design experts are passionate about realising the true potential of your garden and will guide you from the seeds of your ideas to an inspirational outcome.
Lakeland Gardens MD and Head Designer Sam Westcott has years of design, horticultural and landscaping experience and a team that fully understands how to harmoniously link planting and landscaping with your surroundings. We are proud that Lakeland Gardens have created some of the area’s most exquisite gardens; from tropical sanctuaries to uplifting heritage flower gardens and effortlessly elegant contemporary spaces.
Our knowledgeable team expertly navigate the Lake District’s climate and varying soils to create timeless and verdant gardens that bring year-round joy.
Our Garden Design services include:
Concepts and Inspiration - Accredited landscaping
Horticultural and planting advice - Experienced horticulturists
Professional design - Accurate drawings
Concept to Completion - Work schedule
We will come and meet you on site, at this stage we want to get a feel for the location of your home and garden and how it sits within the landscape, discuss your ideas and your budget and generally find out how you would like your garden to work for you. Whatever your requirements we will work with your ideas in the design. Following the consultation we will provide a design quote for undertaking the survey and design phase.
Upon acceptance of the design quote we will undertake a site survey if needed, which means visiting the site to take detailed measurements. This allows us to create an accurate base to draw up the new plans for your garden.
We will present you with colour drawings of the concept for your garden. The concept drawings will include a plan view scale detailed CAD drawing as well as a photographic mood board that shows a montage of photos, including potential materials or features that could be integrated within the design. We are then available to answer any questions or queries about the concept, discuss any changes required, and ensure everyone is in agreement before drawing up the final masterplan.
The masterplan stage provides you with the final plan view scale drawing of your garden design accompanied by mood boards. We will provide a comprehensive quotation for our experienced landscape teams to undertake the build of your new garden. Upon accepting the quote for the build our landscape team will follow our technical drawings to develop your garden. During this stage we will project manage to ensure the garden is built to the correct specification.
We will also provide a quote for the soft landscaping (planting) of your garden, which is undertaken by our in-
Lakeland Gardens have been offering a highquality garden design and landscaping service since 2004, combining our hard and soft landscaping abilities to create inspirational and timeless landscapes for our clients. From water features, garden rooms and rockeries to paths and patios, our fully qualified landscaping team have extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of landscaping including creating professional and accurate plans and drawings. We are proud that the high standard of our work allows us to carry the Government endorsed Trust Mark for quality and be a member of the Association of Professional Landscapers. Our professional landscapers can work with your own designs and ideas to transform your garden into a stunning outdoor space. If you require more inspiration and guidance we have a talented and experienced design team to help realise your garden’s full potential.
Full garden design and construction
Planting schemes and plant sourcing
Patios, paths and block paving
Decking and other wooden features
Ponds and water features Dry stone walling
Rockeries and other garden features
Fencing and gates installed
Lawn rejuvenation and turfing
Mature tree planting
Top soil, bark chip and mulch supplied
The garden room is an evening retreat
The owners of this pretty cottage in Windermere approached Lakeland Gardens wanting to update their garden in order to make it more usable for their growing family.
The original garden space consisted of a large sloping lawn with a small shed in the lower corner. There was a limestone path near the house and very little space to accommodate the outdoor dining furniture. Planting largely consisted of shrubs surrounding the edges of the lawn.
The client’s requests were to have a family-sized dining patio near the house, along with a lawn for the children to play and a home office with an evening seating area. They were keen on a clean, modern and contemporary design with easy to maintain planting.
The team at Lakeland Gardens worked through the design process, taking into consideration all
The owners of this pretty cottage in Windermere approached Lakeland Gardens wanting to update their garden in order to make it more
The owners of this pretty cottage in Windermere approached Lakeland Gardens wanting to update their garden in order to make it more
The owners of this pretty cottage in Windermere approached us wanting to update their garden in order to make it more usable for their growing family. The original garden space consisted of a large sloping lawn with a small shed in the lower corner. There was a limestone path near the house and very little space to accommodate the outdoor dining furniture. Planting largely consisted of shrubs surrounding the edges of the lawn.
The outdoor space of a cottage in Windermere was transformed by Lakeland Gardens to meet a variety of needs
The client asked for an outdoor dining area
The client’s requests were to have a family-sized dining patio near the house, along with a lawn for the children to play and a home office with an evening seating area. They were keen on a clean, modern and contemporary design with easy to maintain planting.
garden room is an evening retreat
of the client’s requirements, and in due course provided them with a final master plan and associated costs to approve.
We worked through the design process, taking into consideration all of the client’s requirements, and in due course provided them with a final master plan and associated costs to approve.
After some initial discussions, it had become clear that a full rebuild of the garden would be necessary. Whilst this may sound quite extreme, it often works out more cost effective than trying to modify the current layout and will result in a much more desirable outcome.
After some initial discussions, it had become clear that a full rebuild of the garden would be necessary. Whilst this may sound quite extreme, it often works out more cost-effective than trying to modify the current layout and will result in a much more desirable outcome. The sloping garden needed to be terraced. We managed to get the garden to work over two levels, the top level being for daytime dining and a lawn area, and the lower level being the home office and evening entertaining area. We incorporated a mid-level raised bed to soften the hard landscaping and to give the lower level a degree of privacy.
The sloping garden needed to be terraced. The team managed to get the garden to work over two levels, the top level being for daytime dining and a lawn area, and the lower level being the home office and evening entertaining area. A mid-level raised bed was incorporated to soften the hard landscaping and to give the lower level a degree of privacy.
The client asked for an outdoor dining area
The team decided upon a burnt larch cladding for the home office and used the same material for the arbour walkway in the upper part of the garden. Not only is burnt larch
of the client’s requirements, and in due course provided them with a final master plan and associated costs to approve.
After some initial discussions, it had
The garden room is an evening retreat
We decided upon a burnt larch cladding for the home office and used the same material for the arbor walkway in the upper part of the garden. Not only is burnt larch visually striking, it also offers superior waterproof qualities and higher resistance to fire and rot. It also has the benefit of much lower maintenance as there is no need to recoat every year as with varnishes and paints.
Corten steel planters were used to add additional planting around the garden room and work in harmony with the slate and burnt larch used throughout the design. Raising the bed surrounding the tree on the upper patio and cladding it with corten steel not only smartens the area, but also creates a feature of the tree and allows for the planting of bulbs that will bloom in the spring and summer.
The garden now feels like an extension of the home, an outdoor room if you will. The slate paving on the enlarged upper dining patio and lawn edging echoes the materials used in the house construction.
is an evening retreat
The garden room is an evening retreat
of the client’s requirements, and in due course
The home office is surrounded by composite decking and soft contemporary planting. The area is now private and secluded and an ideal space for entertaining friends. Planting throughout the garden is soft and subtle, using a muted palette of pale greens and mixing natural and structural plants to create a sophisticated feel. Variegated plants and a variety of leaf structures add to the textured feeling of the planting scheme. Pale green hydrangea ‘Annabel’ juxtaposed; neatly trimmed box balls planted alongside star-like choisya and pennisetum ‘Harlem’ soften the planting and make the arbor pathway appear to be floating. Cornus contraversa variegata brightens up a shady corner, and late flowering dogwood creates a delicate wall for increased privacy at the bottom of the garden. The garden is brought alive at night with the use of hidden lighting that casts shadows and adds a warmth and a glow to the detailed finishes in the space.
The client asked for an outdoor dining area
The client asked for an outdoor dining area
material for the arbour walkway in the upper part of the garden. Not only is burnt larch
of the client’s requirements, and in due course provided them with a final master and associated costs to approve.
of the client’s requirements, and in due course provided them with a final master plan and associated costs to approve.
After some initial discussions, it had
After some initial discussions, it had
visually striking, it also offers superior waterproof qualities and higher resistance to fire and rot. It also has the benefit of much lower maintenance as there is no need to recoat every year as with varnishes and paints.
Contemporary containers
Contemporary containers
subtle, using a muted palette of pale greens and mixing natural and structural plants to create a
Project complete
Corten steel planters were used to add additional planting around the garden room and to work in harmony with the slate and burnt larch used throughout the design. Raising the bed surrounding the tree on the upper patio and cladding it with corten steel not only smartens the area, but also creates a feature of the tree and allows for the planting of bulbs that will bloom in the spring and
Project complete
The garden now feels like an extension of the home, an outdoor room if you will. The slate paving on the enlarged upper dining patio and lawn edging echoes the materials used in the house construction.
visually striking, it also offers superior waterproof qualities and higher resistance to fire and rot. It also has the benefit of much lower maintenance as there is no need to
visually striking, it also offers superior waterproof qualities and higher resistance to fire and rot. It also has the benefit of much lower maintenance as there is no need to
The garden is brought alive at night with the adds a warmth and a glow to the detailed finishes in the space.
The home office is surrounded by composite decking and soft contemporary planting. The area is now private and secluded and an ideal space for entertaining friends.
The home office is surrounded by composite decking and soft contemporary planting. The area is now private and secluded and an ideal space for entertaining friends.
For nearly 20 years Lakeland Gardens have been setting the standard for garden maintenance within the Lake District’s and surrounding area. With an extensive range of clients, from private tranquil gardens, high quality holiday let/ second home, intimate guest houses and some of the areas most exclusive hotel gardens, keeping these gardens and grounds, looking their best all year round.
Our teams of professional gardeners are knowledgeable, friendly, smart and arrive with all the professional equipment required to carry out the tasks in hand. Our friendly professional approach to planning means our clients can fully rely on the schedule of appropriately timed visits created with them to fit their garden and outside space.
Garden Maintenance services include:
Lawn care
Grass cutting
Weeding
Planting
Hedge trimming and reducing
Tree work and woodland management
Pruning and shaping
Pressure washing
Garden clearance and restoration
Weed killing
Green waste removal
Lakeland Gardens are passionate about restoring gardens to their former glory, and fullgarden restoration is one of the specialistservices we provide. Breathing new life into aneglected garden or landscape requires skill,knowledge and imagination and we are proudthat for over ten years we have been realisingthe true potential of many of the area’s finestgardens. Our work has helped clients win overtwenty In Bloom Awards and some have evenbecome members of the national Open Garden scheme.
Within our team of horticulturists, gardeners, landscapers, and tree surgeons we have vast knowledge on what works and more importantly, what doesn’t in our climate and always consider the environmental impact and long-term goals of our work. From rediscovering lost heritage and original design features to restoring wildflower meadows or even encouraging flowering from plants put in many years ago, Lakeland Gardens can complete all aspects of garden restoration.
Initially, we will gain an understanding of the garden through on-site visits and talking through your expectations with you. We then plan what features are to be retained, restored, removed, or replaced. Professional drawings which show both planting and landscaping designs are created and agreed before we implement an efficient, effective, and achievable restoration plan for the garden or landscape in a set timeline.
On completion we can put together a schedule of regular garden maintenance visits to keep the garden looking its best all year.
All our tree services from pruning to tree felling are carried out by highly qualified, experienced tree surgeons with over 20 years of combined experience.
Our tree surgeons use the latest tree maintenance equipment, are qualified to the nationally recognised standard: BS3998, operate in accordance with all current Health & Safety legislation and are fully insured.
Our teams are skilled not only at removing, maintaining, and preserving existing trees but can also recommend and supply beautiful mature and established trees when needed. With years of professional tree surgeon experience Lakeland Gardens are well accustomed to Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and conservation area restrictions. Our practised team can even apply to the relevant authorities on behalf of our clients if these restrictions apply.
Our tree surgeons have extensive qualifications including NPTC chainsaw licenses, NC Arb (national certificate in arboriculture), climbing certificates and chapter 8 traffic management certificates.
Arboriculture includes:
Tree felling and dismantling
Crown lifting (raising the canopy of the tree)
Crown reductions
Pruning and reshaping
Removing dead wood and dangerous limbs
Tree planting
– We can also supply mature established trees
Tree preservation orders
– we will contact the relevant authorities to check for TPOs and conservation area restrictions. Where necessary, we will submit the applications for works on your behalf.
Stump removal
Hedge maintenance
Hedge removal
We design differently, we plant differently, we stock our nursery differently
Lakeland Gardens are proud to be breathing new life into Windermere’s Garden Centre. The centrally located site was originally owned by Thomas Mawson the famous Victorian garden designer but had been closed for twenty-five years until Lakeland Gardens acquired the lease in 2020. The 4,500 square metre space is once more home to specialist and architectural plants.
Lakeland Gardens Nursery specialises in plants, trees, sculptures and pots that simply can’t be found in your average garden centre. Sourced directly from the best growers in Europe and the UK by our horticultural and design experts, all plants are specially selected to thrive in the Lake District climate. Everything chosen by us will give gardens the unmistakable wow factor; from mature trees and shrubs, towering grasses, topiary and more exotic varieties such as palms. All are available in the heart of Windermere where visitors to Lakeland Gardens Nursery can expect not only the best quality plants but the insightand expertise of our knowledgeable team too.
Open Monday to Friday 9am -5pm
Lakeland Gardens, The Nursery, New Road, Windermere, LA23 2LA
015394 302012 | lakelandgardens.co.uk | info@lakelandgardens.co.uk
