See how Hortlands transformed a garden in Upminster, Essex with full irrigation, planting, and hard landscaping – including a limestone patio, Millboard decking, and an enlarged driveway.
Project Overview
This Upminster project was a complete garden design and build, and one of the most comprehensive projects Hortlands has delivered to date. It brought together almost every service we offer under one roof: a full irrigation system, complete planting — from trees and hedging down to smaller border plants — and all of the hard landscaping across the garden. The result is a single, cohesive outdoor space rather than a series of separate additions.
Garden Irrigation
Planting
Hard Landscaping
Driveway Expansion
Planting covered every scale of the garden, from structural trees and hedging that establish the garden's framework, down to smaller plants that fill out the borders. A particular highlight is the oak arch walkway, planted with wisteria that will grow and mature over the arch in the years ahead — a feature designed to improve with every season.
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A full irrigation system was designed and installed across the garden, giving every planted area — from the new trees and hedging to the smaller planting beds — consistent, reliable watering. Built in alongside the hard landscaping and planting rather than retrofitted afterwards, the system was integrated from the ground up, keeping the garden looking its best with minimal ongoing intervention.
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As part of the wider project, the driveway was enlarged to improve everyday practicality. Previously able to accommodate only two cars, it now comfortably holds five — a straightforward but significant improvement to the property's usability, delivered as part of the same coordinated build.
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The hard landscaping combined natural and composite materials to distinct effect:
By handling irrigation, planting, and hard landscaping together as one project, Hortlands delivered a garden where every element works in concert — a durable limestone patio and composite decking for everyday use, a wisteria-clad oak arch that will only improve with age, and an irrigation system quietly supporting it all. Combined with the enlarged driveway, the project shows the full breadth of what Hortlands delivers on a single site.
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