Planting, Borders & Hedging
Hard landscaping gives a garden its bones, but it is the planting that brings it to life. Well-designed garden landscaping borders soften paths and patios, give the eye somewhere to rest, mark the seasons with shifting colour and texture, and pull the whole layout together. We design, prepare and plant borders, beds and hedges across Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties, with a focus on schemes that look good year-round and stay manageable over time.
Planting Schemes, Borders & Hedging
- Bespoke planting plans based on aspect, soil type and how you use the garden
- Full border preparation turf removal, soil improvement, edging and mulch
- Mixed shrub, perennial and ornamental grass schemes for year-round interest
- Topiary, specimen trees and structural evergreens
- Formal and informal hedging yew, beech, hornbeam, laurel, privet and box alternatives
- Instant impact hedging with semi-mature plants where required
- Mulching, irrigation provision and seasonal maintenance plans
- 2-year workmanship guarantee (workmanship only excludes weeds, natural wear & weather damage)
Good garden hedging UK projects rely on choosing the right species for the job. Yew gives you a dense, traditional formal hedge that takes hard pruning. Beech and hornbeam hold their copper leaves through winter and look brilliant against modern hardscape. Laurel grows fast and screens quickly but needs space. Privet is reliable and forgiving for first-time gardens. We will talk you through the trade-offs, final height, growth rate, trim frequency and exposure tolerance before recommending what to plant where.
On the borders side, our garden landscaping borders are designed in layers, with structural evergreens at the back, mid-height flowering perennials through the middle and lower edging plants at the front. The result is a border that has presence in January and is full of colour by June. Get in touch for a free consultation and we will put together a planting plan and a fixed quote that works for your space and your time commitment.
Why Choose Vantage?
We deliver complete start-to-finish landscaping services with a focus on quality, reliability, and attention to detail. With our experienced in-house team, transparent pricing, and 2-year workmanship guarantee, you can trust us to transform your outdoor space with confidence.
- 2-Year Guarantee on All Works
- Fully Insured Hertfordshire Based Team
- Complete Start-to-Finish Service design, groundworks, build, electrics, planting, all in-house
- We are a registered waste carrier, ensuring all materials are removed and disposed of responsibly in line with UK regulations.
- We carry out CAT scanning and utility detection before all groundworks to identify underground services and ensure safe, damage-free installation.
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Coverage Areas
We cover the whole of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire and all surrounding areas. The towns below are just examples of where we work. If you’re not sure whether we cover you, just give us a call.
and surrounding areas