Deft Landscaping

We engaged James @ Deft Landscaping to remodel our tired small back garden in Bishops Cleeve. From the moment we met him we were impressed with his enthusiasm for the job and his ideas. He provided a plan of his design after consultation with us about things we wanted and didn’t want. Having agreed the plan he was on site as promised. He has made an “ordinary” boring back garden in to a beautiful space. We now have a brilliant porcelain patio next to our kitchen/dining room which really extends the internal space beautifully into the garden. He built a small deck area against a big shed we have which holds onto the evening sun, making it a great place to relax in the evening.James built raised beds and an amazing pond using reclaimed railway sleepers. He also added a pathway adjacent to the new lawn he laid. This is made of sleepers set into small cobblestones, looks like a nice beach, which we will plant into.We have also benefited from new fencing around the garden-which helps to finish it off.We can’t wait until next spring when the plants start to grow into their spaces.James’s ideas and standard of work is top notch and when we get round to doing our front garden he will be our choice.

The courtyard garden at our house was in dire need of a total renovation. James was brilliant from start to finish. He helped guide us through the design process, being flexible and collaborative along the way, and brought lots of ideas based on our conversations. The job was really clearly scoped and costed before we started work. And when the work itself started we thought James was highly organised and efficient. Communication was great, we made a few tweaks along the way which he both suggested and accommodated, and there were no surprises. We upgraded a few materials and added some elements to the design - nothing was problematic and the final execution of the work was great. James helped source the materials and did a nice job with the planting as well - we weren’t sure on what direction to take at points and he was great at making suggestions / recommendations. We’re really happy with the finished article. And James is also very nice which made the project easy and fun.

James was fantastic and we are delighted with our front garden. It was a collaborative project which really worked for us.

James was professional , he worked with us to create a great patio area, he also layed a shed base, replaced edging and erected trellis. James listened to what we wanted and also made good suggestions, he was reliable and worked hard. I would definitely recommend him

James is not only super hard working and a perfectionist, he's also lovely to have around and is honest and friendly. We couldn't recommend him highly enough and are so pleased with our patio area. Thanks James!

James had full ownership of the design and build of our garden, replacing a huge garden shed with a lean-to bike store and second BBQ patio area. He extended our original main patio and replaced the tired grass lawn with a sunken fire-pit/sitting area, with contrasting porcelain patterned tiles. The vertical cascading green tiles on the raised beds are an amazing feature!His attention to detail and communication throughout was exemplary and he was a pleasure to work with. 100% recommended.

James was brilliant. Honest, reliable, professional and a real craftsman.The quality of his work is exceptional.He planned and delivered the patio installation in exactly the timescale and cost that he said he would. We will definitely use him in the future.

James did an amazing job building us a new patio. He was great to have around and always kept us informed of his plans each day. Job done really well, on time and budget.