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Expert garden renovation services in Dulwich, SE21. Trusted by homeowners across London Borough of Southwark.
Dulwich has some of the best gardens in south London. Big plots ringed by mature trees and hedging, the sort of setting the area's finest houses sit in. We build garden renovations that live up to that.
The larger gardens around the Village and College Road let us be ambitious. Formal lawns, deep herbaceous borders, specimen trees, water features and proper entertaining terraces. We tend to plan them as a run of outdoor rooms, each with its own feel, tied together by paths and sightlines that pull you through.
East Dulwich terraces have smaller gardens, and we give them the same care. Well proportioned paving, planting chosen with thought, and lighting that gives the place some atmosphere after dark. The trick is working with the garden's actual shape and aspect instead of forcing a set layout onto it.
On Estate land the Dulwich Estate's guidelines can apply to garden work, especially tree removal or big areas of hard landscaping. We know the requirements and deal with any approvals alongside getting the garden built.
Dulwich gardens run from the big plots behind the detached Estate houses to the more modest spaces behind East Dulwich's terraces. Mature trees, established hedges and Dulwich Park nearby give the whole area a green, village feel that people here really value.
A good garden is a big part of living in Dulwich. Our renovations respect that gardening tradition while adding the practical, contemporary touches that make a garden work better for a family today.
“SOM redid our large Village garden with formal borders, a sweeping lawn, a York stone terrace and a lovely water feature. The planting looks like it's been there for years already. They worked with the Dulwich Estate requirements with no fuss at all. Really pleased with it.”
Robert & Diana G.
Dulwich Village, Dulwich
Three simple steps to your new garden renovation in Dulwich.
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.
Tree removal and larger areas of hard landscaping on Estate land can need Estate approval. We check whether your property is on Estate land, work out which guidelines apply, and handle the approval if it's needed.
Yes. The bigger Dulwich gardens are ideal for it. Formal parts like geometric lawns, clipped hedging and symmetrical borders, next to looser areas such as wildflower meadows and naturalistic planting. We make the change between the two feel natural.
We get an arboricultural survey done before anything starts, which sets the root protection zones and any canopy work. All the construction stays outside those zones, and where paving or structures go near a big tree we use tree friendly methods.
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