Child Safe Gardens in Colliers Wood, designed for real family life. We create safer outdoor spaces with secure boundaries, clear sightlines and softer landings. Enjoy a garden that looks premium and works brilliantly for children.
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Families around Wandle Park and the River Wandle want gardens that feel relaxed, not risky. We design and build child-friendly outdoor spaces with secure fencing, safe equipment zones and visible play areas. From pond safety to soft landing surfaces, every detail is planned to reduce hazards without making the garden look clinical. If you’re in SW19, we can tailor a solution that suits your layout and daily routines.
Colliers Wood has a mix of Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and modern apartments, each with different safety challenges. Narrow side returns and shared access routes often need carefully positioned secure gates and robust fencing. Smaller patios benefit from rounded edges and multi-use surfaces that stay comfortable underfoot. For newer builds, we can integrate safety features neatly into contemporary planting and clean-lined hardscaping.
Our process starts with a site survey and a child-safety checklist, then a clear design proposal with materials specified. We install secure fencing, non-toxic planting and safe surfacing with tidy workmanship and minimal disruption. Fine Landscaping is based just 10 minutes away, so aftercare is straightforward and responsive. Homeowners choose us for practical advice, transparent options and a finish that stands up to busy family use.
We’re used to Colliers Wood access constraints, including narrow passages and limited on-street parking near busier routes. Gardens close to the River Wandle can have wetter ground, so we specify stable sub-bases and drainage-friendly surfaces where needed. We also consider boundary heights, sightlines and neighbour interfaces typical of Merton’s terraces and semis. If any rules apply, we’ll help you check requirements before work begins.
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Costs vary with size and the safety features you choose. As a guide, a small safety upgrade (gate latches, rounded edging, minor surfacing) is often £800–£2,500. A mid-size redesign with secure fencing, soft landing areas and planting typically falls around £4,000–£12,000. Larger gardens needing new fencing runs, drainage, pond protection and play-surface zones can be £12,000–£25,000+. We’ll itemise options clearly.
Most projects take 2–10 working days depending on scope. Simple upgrades such as gate hardware, minor edging changes and small safety surfacing can be completed in 1–3 days. A full build with new fencing, multiple zones, planting and safe equipment bases usually takes 1–3 weeks. Timescales depend on access, ground conditions, curing time for bases, and whether bespoke fencing or gates are being made to order.
Many garden safety improvements are permitted development, such as internal fencing, new planting schemes, or replacing like-for-like paving. Planning can be relevant for boundary fences and walls at the front, changes near highways, or if your property is listed or in a conservation area. We’ll flag likely issues during the survey and can help you check Merton guidance before committing. If permissions are needed, we’ll design within the rules.
We provide a 10-year warranty on our workmanship for installed landscaping elements such as fencing installation, hard landscaping and constructed features, subject to normal use and maintenance. Manufacturer warranties apply to specific products (for example, certain gates, fixings or surfacing systems) and we’ll pass these on in writing. We also give practical aftercare guidance, and if anything settles or needs adjustment, we’ll advise promptly and arrange a visit where appropriate.
We tailor designs to your space and style, from Victorian terraces to modern flats. Popular options include closeboard or slatted secure fencing, self-closing or lockable secure gates, rubber mulch or bonded resin for soft landing surfaces, and composite or smooth sandstone with rounded edging. For pond safety we can add rigid grids, raised edges or discreet barriers. We’ll recommend non-toxic planting and layouts that keep play areas visible from key rooms.
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