Family Friendly Gardens in Wandsworth built for real family life, from safe play zones to relaxed entertaining. We design smart layouts with soft surfaces, lawn space, and room for trampolines, sandpits and climbing frames.
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Wandsworth is a popular family area with excellent schools and transport links, so gardens need to work hard all year. Whether you’re near Wandsworth Common or based around Wandsworth Town, we create spaces where children can play safely and grown-ups can unwind. Expect practical zoning: lawn for games, shaded seating, and clear sightlines from the kitchen. We can also add wildlife areas and growing spaces to encourage outdoor time beyond screens.
Across the family friendly gardens Wandsworth area, we regularly work on Victorian and Edwardian houses with long, narrow plots, plus modern riverside apartments that need clever balcony or courtyard solutions. Period gardens often benefit from re-levelled lawns, improved drainage, and durable paths for buggies and scooters. For newer developments, we maximise usable space with built-in seating, planters, and compact play features. Every design is tailored to your children’s ages, routines, and storage needs.
We start with a site visit to discuss safety, access, and how you want to use the garden day-to-day. You’ll receive a clear design plan, material options, and a tidy schedule that minimises disruption. Our team turns up when we say we will, keeps the site safe, and communicates throughout. Homeowners choose us for family friendly gardens in London Borough of Wandsworth because the finish is premium and the details are properly thought through.
In SW18 we often find mixed soil conditions and compact access, especially around Earlsfield and Southfields terraces. We plan deliveries, parking and waste removal to suit residential streets and local restrictions. Where gardens sit lower than the house, we can improve drainage and levels before laying lawns or soft surfacing. We also design with privacy in mind, using planting and screens that suit Wandsworth’s period boundaries and modern plots.
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Costs vary with size, access and the amount of groundwork. As a guide, a small refresh with turf, edging and a simple play zone might be £3,000–£7,000. A mid-size redesign with soft surfacing, paths, lighting and planting is often £8,000–£20,000. Larger gardens with drainage, retaining, bespoke carpentry, and play equipment bases can be £20,000–£45,000+.
Most projects take 1–3 weeks on site once the design and materials are agreed. A straightforward lawn and soft-surface play area can be completed in about a week, while full re-levels, drainage, paving and planting typically need 2–4 weeks. Timescales depend on access, curing times for concrete bases, weather, and whether you’re adding structures like pergolas or extensive raised beds.
Most garden landscaping, lawns, planting, and typical play equipment are permitted development and won’t need planning permission. However, rules can change if you’re adding large outbuildings, high boundary treatments, significant level changes, or working on a listed building. Some modern developments also have lease or management restrictions. We’ll flag likely issues early, check relevant guidance, and help you stay compliant before work begins.
Yes. We provide a 10-year warranty on our workmanship for hard landscaping elements we install, such as paving, edging, retaining work and constructed bases. It covers failures caused by installation faults, not accidental damage or normal wear and tear. We also pass on manufacturer warranties for materials and products where applicable. After completion, we’ll explain care requirements for lawns, planting and soft surfaces to keep everything performing well.
Popular options include durable turf (or reinforced lawn areas), resin-bound or rubber crumb surfacing for play zones, and smooth porcelain or sandstone for easy-clean patios. We can build raised beds for growing spaces, add wildlife planting, and create sandpit zones with tidy lids and edging. For equipment, we design safe bases for trampolines and climbing frames with correct fall zones. We’ll recommend choices based on budget, maintenance and how your family uses the space.
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