Astro grass with sleeper flower beds in Elmers End, Beckenham
New astro grass with a sleeper flower bed on both sides, supplied and fitted in 3 days for £3,820 including VAT, all in.
- Price
- £3,820 inc. VAT, all in
- Time on site
- 3 days
Beckenham BR3 · Flower beds & raised beds
Flower Beds in Beckenham
Raised beds that lift your planting out of the clay.
As local landscapers, we build raised flower beds in Beckenham BR3 in timber sleepers and brick, filled with fresh topsoil and set out to frame a lawn, a patio or a path. In Elmers End we edged both sides of Robert's new astro lawn with sleeper beds in three days.
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Your garden, considered
Why raised beds suit Beckenham gardens
Heavy clay is slow to drain and hard to dig, so plants sitting in it often struggle through a wet winter. A raised bed filled with good topsoil gives roots a free-draining layer above the clay, warms up sooner in spring and saves you bending down to weed.
Beds also give a long Beckenham garden its shape. Run them down both sides and the lawn or paving becomes a clear centre, as in Robert's garden in Elmers End. Build them in brick around a lawn and they become low walls you can sit on, as in Andrew's garden in Streatham.
We build the beds as part of a bigger job or on their own, and we fill them with fresh topsoil so they are ready to plant the day we leave.
Real jobs · real prices
Flower beds we have built near Beckenham
One in Elmers End, Beckenham, and three more in south-east London. Each case study shows how the beds fit the rest of the garden, with the price.
Curved porcelain patio, composite deck and new lawn in South Norwood
A garden stripped back and rebuilt in two weeks: a rendered retaining wall, around 20m² of curved beige porcelain, a 4m x 4m composite deck, steps, new turf and circular flower beds.
- Price
- £17,000–£22,000
- Time on site
- 2 weeks
Garden porcelain paving project in Lewisham
A narrow back garden fully transformed: cleared, paved fence to fence in beige 60 × 90cm porcelain, with raised wooden sleeper beds along the side and around the tree, and a wooden fence post replaced, in seven days for £7,000 including VAT.
- Price
- £7,000 inc. VAT
- Time on site
- 7 days
Indian sandstone patio, path to the shed and new lawn in Streatham Hill
New Indian sandstone paving and a footpath to the shed, with flower beds on both sides and new grass in the middle, in 5 days for £6,500 including VAT.
- Price
- £6,500 inc. VAT
- Time on site
- 5 days
Details from our portfolio
Photos from a garden built around brick and sleeper beds
Every photo here is from Andrew's back garden in Streatham SW16, where brick walls and raised sleeper beds frame the new lawn and paving.
Materials & possibilities
Sleeper or brick flower beds?
Both make a neat, raised edge. The choice comes down to the look you want, the height and how long you want them to last before any upkeep.
What goes inside the bed matters
A raised bed is only as good as its soil. We clear weeds and old roots, lay the sleepers level or build the brickwork on a footing, and fill with fresh topsoil rather than the clay dug out of the garden, so the bed drains and the plants have something to root into.
From first ideas to finishing touches
A clear path to your finished garden.
Survey
We look at the light, the soil and where beds would frame the garden best.
Plan and quote
Size, height, sleepers or brick, and the topsoil needed, priced in writing.
Build
Clear the area, set the sleepers or build the brickwork, fill with topsoil.
Ready to plant
We leave the beds raked level and the garden cleaned down.
Documented project · Streatham SW16 · 4.8 miles from Beckenham
Full back garden transformation with new paving and brick walls in Streatham
Andrew's back garden in Streatham was rebuilt around new beds: brick walls around the planting, raised sleeper beds, granite edging, new paving and turf, French drains and a new manhole cover, despite difficult access. Two weeks, £15,760 including VAT. Drag the slider to compare before and after.
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How much do raised flower beds cost in Beckenham?
Flower beds are usually part of a wider job. Robert's astro grass with a sleeper bed on each side in Elmers End was £3,820, Mark's sandstone patio and path with flower beds on both sides in Streatham Hill £6,500, and Alice's porcelain garden with raised sleeper beds £7,000. Andrew's brick and sleeper beds came within a £15,760 full garden rebuild.
Request your free quote- Material
- Timber sleepers, or brick built on a footing.
- Size and height
- Length of the beds and how many courses high.
- Topsoil
- How much fresh soil is needed to fill them.
- The rest of the garden
- Lawns, paving or paths built alongside.
Compare like for like. Check whether the price includes clearing the area, the footing for brick beds and the topsoil to fill them, not just the sleepers or bricks.
What gardens with new flower beds have cost
| Project | Where | Time on site | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astro grass with sleeper flower beds in Elmers End, Beckenham | Elmers End, Beckenham BR3 | 3 days | £3,820 inc. VAT, all in |
| Indian sandstone patio, path to the shed and new lawn in Streatham Hill | Streatham Hill SW2 | 5 days | £6,500 inc. VAT |
| Garden porcelain paving project in Lewisham | Lewisham SE13 | 7 days | £7,000 inc. VAT |
| Full back garden transformation with new paving and brick walls in Streatham | Streatham SW16 | 2 weeks | £15,760 inc. VAT |
| Curved porcelain patio, composite deck and new lawn in South Norwood | South Norwood SE25 | 2 weeks | £17,000–£22,000 |
Prices as shown on each case study. Every garden is different, so your price is fixed in a written quote after a free survey.
Beckenham · BR3
Flower beds across Beckenham
We build raised beds throughout BR3, from small terraced gardens near Clock House and New Beckenham to the longer gardens of Eden Park, Elmers End and Langley Park. Robert's sleeper beds in Elmers End are a short drive from most of Beckenham.
We are based in Norbury, SW16, about 4 miles away, and work across the whole Borough of Bromley, including Penge and West Wickham.
- Elmers End
- Eden Park
- Langley Park
- Clock House
- New Beckenham
- Kelsey Park
- Park Langley
- Birkbeck
- West Wickham
- Penge
A few useful answers
Flower Beds in Beckenham: your questions
Still deciding? Tell us about your garden and we can talk through the next step.
Read our warranty termsWhy build raised beds on clay soil?
Raised beds sit above the clay and are filled with fresh topsoil, so roots get a free-draining layer and the bed warms up sooner in spring. It is the easiest way to plant well in a heavy Beckenham garden.
Have you built flower beds in Beckenham?
Yes. In Elmers End we built a sleeper flower bed on each side of Robert's new astro grass, as part of a three-day job for £3,820 including VAT.
Should I choose sleepers or brick for my beds?
Sleepers are quicker and have a natural look; brick is more permanent and can be capped to sit on. Andrew's Streatham garden used both.
Can you build flower beds as part of a new lawn or patio?
Yes, that is how most are done. Robert's beds framed new astro grass, Mark's lined a sandstone path and Alice's ran alongside new porcelain paving.
Do you fill the beds with topsoil?
Yes. We fill with fresh topsoil rather than the clay dug from the garden, so the beds are ready to plant when we finish.
How long does it take to build raised beds?
Robert's two sleeper beds and astro grass took three days. Beds built as part of a full garden rebuild, like Andrew's, are done within the main project.
Can you build circular flower beds?
Yes. In Trevor's South Norwood garden we set circular flower beds into the new lawn on the lower level.
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