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Expert garden renovation services in Balham, SW12. Trusted by homeowners across London Borough of Wandsworth.
Balham's Victorian terrace gardens are some of the most common jobs on our books. These long rectangular plots, usually 10 to 15 metres from the back of the house, make a great base for a garden that pushes the family's living space outdoors. We turn them into gardens that are practical, good looking and used all year, not just for a fortnight in July.
Most of our Balham gardens open with a generous paved terrace off the kitchen extension, sized for a dining table and seating for the family. Past that we set out areas for play, for sitting and for planting, using a change of level, material or planting to mark each one out without walls that would shrink the whole thing.
Raised planters along the boundary walls are a staple for us here. Rendered in colours that pick up the back of the house, they lift the planting to eye level, define the edges and hide the base of the walls. We fill them with a mix of structural evergreens, seasonal perennials and herbs so there is something going on whatever the month.
Lighting is what makes a Balham garden work after dark. We fit uplighters in the beds, path lights along the paving, and festoon or catenary lights over the dining terrace. It is all LED, low voltage and run off smart switches you can flick from indoors.
Balham's gardens share the shape you get with Victorian terraces. Narrow, a decent length, and high brick boundary walls. The streets around Bedford Hill and Ramsden Road have very consistent garden sizes, and after years of working with those proportions we know how to get value out of every metre.
Families in Balham want a garden that does entertaining and everyday use in equal measure. Our gardens deliver both, and they get the same care and upkeep as the kitchens they lead out from.
“SOM designed our Bedford Hill garden with a big limestone terrace, raised planters packed with planting, and festoon lights strung over the dining area. It is basically an extra room. Every family do since has been out there.”
Jenny & Stuart O.
Bedford Hill, Balham
Three simple steps to your new garden renovation in Balham.
We come and see the garden, ask how you want to use it, and work up a design that suits the house and the way you live.
You get a clear itemised quote covering materials, landscaping and build costs, with a set timeline.
Our team handles the lot, from groundwork and drainage through to the planting and the finishing touches.
A typical Balham terrace garden runs between £10,000 and £25,000, depending on the paving, how much planting you want and any structural bits like raised beds or decking. We give you a detailed quote after a site visit.
Yes. We lay turf on a properly prepared base and improve the drainage where it needs it. For shaded gardens where grass struggles, we can go with shade tolerant ground cover or artificial turf instead. We tell you what suits your conditions.
Yes. We fit timber fencing, trellis panels and painted or stained screens. Where the existing brick walls are sound, we build on them with trellis topped extensions, climbers on wirework, or a rendered finish to match the garden.
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