Family Tree
Grounds Maintenance & Construction
Garden maintenance, patios, decking and fencing in Henley, from a family business based about eleven miles away in Wallingford.
Henley-on-Thames is about eleven miles from where we’re based in Wallingford — around twenty minutes by road — on the eastern side of the area we cover.
The town centre is in Henley’s main conservation area, with two more within 700 metres, so it’s worth checking the rules before changing a front boundary or taking down a tree. We take on patios, decking and garden builds here, as well as regular maintenance and fencing.
Patios · decking · garden builds
Patios and paths, decking, brickwork and sleeper beds — or the whole garden made over. Henley’s chalk is mapped under Head, a mixed deposit that can be stony in one spot and clay-rich in the next, sometimes within one garden.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
Regular or one-off: hedges, lawns, weeding and clearance work. New lawns too, turfed, seeded or artificial. On mixed ground, the free-draining patches drain quickly after rain, while clay-rich ones drain slowly.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Gates, closeboarding, panels and post and rail — for gardens and land alike. In the town’s conservation areas, taking down an old fence, wall or gate may need permission; a new one up to two metres, or one metre next to a road, usually doesn’t.
More on fencingFrom Henley we also cover Harpsden to the south, and Rotherfield Greys and Rotherfield Peppard to the west.
Shiplake lies south of the town, and Sonning Common is about three and a half miles away. Our base in Wallingford is about eleven miles off.
Jamie, Sam and Dan were very professional and responsive to my needs. Jamie arrived to give me a quote very quickly after my first contact and started the job soon after. The job was completed exactly to my specifications and additional work was also completed at my request with a short turn around. My garden has been transformed and I couldn't be happier! Thanks Family Tree :) Responsiveness, Quality, Professionalism
Came in on very short notice, completely gutted my garden, laid a new patio, flower bed and shingle all within a couple of days with a very competitive price. 10/10 would definitely recommend and would use again.
A phenomenal job done clearing a severely overgrown and neglected garden. Quick, thorough, friendly no-fuss service. 100% recommend
Chalk · Head · river gravels
Henley is mapped on chalk overlain by Head — a poorly sorted mix of clay, silt, sand and gravel that crept downslope. Towards the Thames, river gravels and alluvium are mapped within half a kilometre.
So the ground can vary from stony and free-draining to heavier and clay-rich, sometimes within one garden. Soil can change markedly over a short distance, which is worth knowing before a new lawn, patio or fence.
Henley main · St Marks Road · Reading Road
The town centre is in Henley’s main conservation area, and the St Marks Road and Reading Road conservation areas are within 700 metres. Inside any of them, you need to tell the council six weeks before tree work (trees under 75 mm across, measured 1.5 m up, are exempt), removing an old fence, wall or gate can need consent, and a shed or garden room at the side of the house needs planning permission.
The town is just outside the Chilterns National Landscape — about 0.6 km from the centre — but about 30% of the parish is inside it. At those addresses, buildings, enclosures and pools more than 20 metres from the house can total no more than 10 square metres under permitted development.
Sources: British Geological Survey, Natural England and planning.data.gov.uk (open data); the Planning Portal, GOV.UK and the RHS. The Planning Portal is a guide — your council has the final word for your address.
If yours isn’t here, call or WhatsApp us on 07736 650477.
Yes. Henley is on the eastern side of the area we cover, about eleven miles from where we’re based in Wallingford and around twenty minutes by road. Call or WhatsApp us on 07736 650477 to talk it through.
The town centre is just outside it, about 0.6 km from the boundary, but about 30% of Henley parish is inside. If your address is, buildings, enclosures and pools more than 20 metres from the house can total no more than 10 square metres under permitted development.
You might need permission to take down a fence, wall or gate, and tree work needs six weeks’ notice to South Oxfordshire District Council, unless the trunk is under 75 mm across at 1.5 m up. If the tree has a Tree Preservation Order, its rules come first. The council can confirm what applies at your address.
Harpsden, Rotherfield Greys and Rotherfield Peppard, plus Shiplake and Sonning Common.
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