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5 Houzz Badges
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Ricky Goodwin
259 Munster Road
Fulham
London, Greater London SW6 6BW
United Kingdom
259 Munster Road
Fulham
London, Greater London SW6 6BW
United Kingdom
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Well-established within the industry, The Garden Builders is known for the design and construction of high-quality gardens in London, including numerous RHS Chelsea Flower Show winners.
Clients highly value our impeccable craftsmanship, attention to the minutest detail and exceptional professionalism. In 20 years of operations, since 1998, the Garden Builders has become synonymous with garden-design and construction excellence.
We work out of our in Fulham, in a locale teeming with shops showcasing garden furniture, lighting and exterior features, where our passionate team of designers, horticulturalists and landscapers collaborate closely with clients to create beautiful gardens perfect for their lifestyles and requirements.
We also have formed close relationships with garden design and landscaping professionals, both emerging and of long-standing, to interpret their designs to the highest quality standards.gardens for their clients.
Services Provided
Garden Design, Planting, Garden Lighting, Water Features, Bespoke Seating, Fire Features
Areas Served
London, Greater London
Awards
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013, 2012, 2010 & 2009 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 & 2009 APL AWard Winner 2009 Horticulture Week Landscape & Amenity Award Winner 2009 - BALI Award Winner
79 Projects for The Garden Builders
Small Garden in Hampstead Village
5 photos
Modern Family Garden
13 photos
Roof Terrace at New Concordia Wharf
7 photos
Japanese Style Garden
8 photos
Roof Garden in Kensington
9 photos
Small Outdoor Space in Kensington
10 photos
Large Contemporary Garden
7 photos
Stylish Formal Garden Highly Commended 09: Phil Frank
14 photos
Modern Small Garden in Kensington
9 photos
Garden Design in Greenwood
11 photos
Contemporary Family Garden in Barnes
9 photos
Winterstoke Garden in Mill Hill
10 photos
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11 Reviews for The Garden Builders
4.6|11 reviews
Work Quality5.0
Communication5.0
Value4.5
Graham Farmelo
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Client
I strongly recommend The Garden Builders, who did a first-class job of re-constructing and re-planting my front garden. It was a relatively small job but Mark Gilmore and his colleagues took a lot of trouble to get all the details right. I am a fastidious client, and they dealt with all my picky comments efficiently and with good humour. I'd certainly employ them again.
18 December, 2020
User
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Client
Very happy with the service from Mark and Elenko at the Garden Builders.
They were prompt, flexible with timing, tidy and did a good overall job.
Recommended.
9 December, 2020Last modified:7 January, 2021
HU-272285075
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Client
I can highly recommend these guys, they did a fantastic job on our garden. Mark who managed the job gave us great advice and was always very organised and efficient. His team were always punctual, tidy and worked very hard on site. We are so delighted with the results.
11 September, 2020
C G
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Client
The Garden Builders transformed our tired and depressing back garden into an elegant, welcoming space with a discrete but effective drainage system. We were delighted with Mark Gilmore's design and advice including the kind of stone that would best suit our needs, taste and budget. We also very much appreciated the initiative he took in having an outdoor portaloo brought onsite so the garden building team (who clearly travelled to and from work wearing masks) would not need to step into the house.
The installation was headed by the ever cheerful Lyuben. Lyuben and his team always arrived on time, worked very hard and left the area clean and tidy at the end of each day. We could not be more delighted. This is a highly professional and well-run operation. Five stars.
14 August, 2020
Jonny Lee
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Client
Mark and his team transformed our rear terrace and the front area of our house in 2019. They did a great job from start to finish and not only worked up a great design with us, but quickly and efficiently carried out the works to a very high standard.
10 August, 2020
Lynne Marcus Garden & Landscape Design
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Colleague
The Garden builders have built most of my projects since 2006 . Projects have been between around £25k to £400k amounting to millions of pound of project value over the years.
They build top quality gardens, they work collaboratively, their operatives are highly skilled, knowledgeable, have a detailed/perfectionist approach to their work, arefficient and courteous taking pride in their work.
I am exacting and so are my clients and they never fail to deliver at the top level. They continue to maintain many of my projects and continue to have a long relationship with my clients.
I attach a number of images of projects we have collaborated on.
17 May, 2019
Reeshma Jamal
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Client
Garden Builders came to carry out work on our garden in mid December 2018 after a designer had produced a scaled drawing for the site. The garden is quite a large area and there were 3 different sections of the rear garden which Garden Builders said it would cost £65K to get done. It took 1 month to get the tiling done and some of the clear out of the garden. They said they don't deal with Tree Pruning and they would hire another company to get this done which they did, they had Red Squirrel prune and cut down a couple of trees. Garden Builders do request funds for the project prior to actually executing the work. Phase 1 being around 50K was almost done but they didn't finish completely. A week before they were off to another site/job they said they won't get the garden done at this point or any of Phase 2 and it was now mid January. We met with them in April after requesting a follow up meeting given they had taken full payment of Phase 1 even though it wasn't completely finished and they said they can try to finish in June and now they came back to say the Fall, their not sure.
The work itself wasn't top notch, with the tiling they left grout marks all over the tiles, the wooden tables they built were the wrong size, they didn't level any of the garden and their communication abilities were clearly lacking given the project manager in the office didn't correspond to the site manager so we were always needing to communicate to both.
When paying this much money, you really feel they should be Outstanding. The lighting was done horribly, they didn't even show me the lights being put in prior and said that's done whether I liked it or not??
It's a clear example of a typical company that do not know how to do a job properly but definitely know how to market themselves with the Chelsea Design Show and the fellow garden community.
I honestly wouldn't recommend them at all and I am still awaiting for them to show me how to use the irrigation put in and remove the grout marks left all over the tiles. There was a list of 7-8 items they didn't do well.
Given I paid Garden Builders fully, I am really struggling to get the £5-10K they took for the work that wasn't completed.
The pictures on their website and list of all the awards they have won looks soo impressive but BEWARE - its definitely not a company I would work with again or recommend to anyone. Picture below is what the designer produced, we only recently hired a new landscaper who fingers crossed will finish what Garden Builders could not finish.
14 May, 2019
Melanie Driver Landscape and Garden Design
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Colleague
The Garden Builders won a tender to build a challenging double roof terrace for a penthouse in central London. The planning and build to completion took nearly two years and their approach throughout was highly professional, bringing the project in on time, on budget and with a large amount of tricky logistics to solve. The result are two stunning terraces benefitting from immaculate attention to detail. Highly recommended.
9 October, 2017Last modified:9 October, 2017
Shelley Hugh-Jones Garden Design
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Colleague
Garden Builders built a large London garden for me and implemented my plan and specification to a very high standard.
I find that they work in a collaborative way , and always have creative solutions to any problems that may arise.
Their strengths are good communication, efficiency, quality craftsmanship and professionalism.
I would definitely use them again.
31 May, 2016
Sam Butler Garden Design
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Colleague
I have worked with the Garden Builders on several projects now and I know that I am in safe hands when they are building one of my designs. I know that they will call me if they have any queries, but at the same time they are great at resolving any issues that may crop up during the build. Most importantly the quality of their work is really good but on another note I can relax knowing that they will leave the client's house clean and tidy at the end of every working day.
7 October, 2015
colinofmunsterrd
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Client
I used Jack from the Garden Builders which is a local business to where I live. I had them completely redesign and construct my small Fulham patio garden. Jack provide a very helpful and complete service from start to finish. He was very good at keeping me informed on progress ( by email and photos) and nothing was too much trouble. I was also very pleased with the final result. I would highly recommend him to anyone.
1 October, 2014
Commented: love thisHi, these chairs were sourced by the client themsleves and we don't have a record of where they are from. Sorry we could not help you further.
13 May, 2020
Commented: Where can I get a fountain like this?Hi Wendy,
Sorry for the delay in replying. We often use a company called Fair Water, who have provided us with stunning bespoke water features. Their website is www.fairwater.co.uk and their number is...
31 January, 2020
Commented: Wall of ivyHi, thank you for your query. Please look at the details of this garden here: https://www.gardenbuilders.co.uk/p/5092/modern-family-garden-battersea.
22 May, 2017
Commented: HedgesHi,
Thanks for the question. The boundary hedge is Viburnum Tinus.
Hope it helps. Best wishes,
The Garden Builders team
22 January, 2017
Commented: Furniture.Hi Florencia,
Thank you for getting in touch.
The garden furniture is available at INDIAN-OCEAN FURNITURE.
Hope it helps.
Thanks,
The Garden Builders team
11 January, 2017
Commented: I love the extension.Hi, thank you!
It was our (The Garden Builders) pleasure constructing this beautiful space. You can check the details of this project on our website: www.gardenbuilders.co.uk or discover more on our H...
8 January, 2017
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We are disappointed to hear that you are unhappy with both the works and service provided by The Garden Builders.
As mentioned in our last correspondence, we would be more than happy to resolve the issue using BALI’s dispute resolution service. This is a free impartial adjudication process that reviews your claims against the works carried out by ourselves, we would be more than happy to take part in this process to provide closure to all parties concerned.
To be clear, our payment terms were clearly stated on the accepted quotation and you paid the interim and final payment in full, indicating that you were happy we had completed works for phase 1. As you are aware, the overall project had to be split in two separate phases through no fault of our own and it was made perfectly clear what works were to be included in both phases along with a clear and concise breakdown of costs per phase.
There were no payments made for un-finished works. We decided not to proceed with phase two and not to see the whole project though, as did the designer. We had discussed the possibility of carrying out phase 2 but not until the works were agreed/finalised and we felt confident there would be no further delays whilst on site. As a result, we were unable to give an exact indication of when we may return.
All the best,
The Garden Builders