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Grounds Maintenance & Construction
Garden maintenance, patios, decking and fencing in Purley on Thames, from a family business about nine miles north-west in Wallingford.
Purley on Thames is about nine miles south-east of our base in Wallingford, around twenty-five minutes by road, with Pangbourne to the west and Tilehurst to the south.
Like Pangbourne, it comes under West Berkshire Council, and although the village centre sits just outside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, nearly two-thirds of the parish is inside it. We take on garden builds, regular maintenance and fencing here.
Patios · decking · garden builds
New patios and paths, decking, sleeper beds, brickwork and complete garden makeovers. If a garden building is part of the plan, check the address first: across much of the parish, anything built more than 20 metres from the house — sheds, enclosures, even a pool — is capped at 10 square metres in total without planning permission.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
Regular grass cutting, hedges, weeding and clearing, or a one-off visit, plus new lawns — turf, seed or artificial grass. The centre is mapped on chalk, which the RHS describes as very alkaline and often shallow and free-draining, so borders can dry out in summer.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Closeboard and panel fencing, gates and post and rail, for gardens and land. The village centre isn’t in a conservation area, so the usual limits apply: most new fences up to two metres need no planning permission, or one metre next to a road.
More on fencingFrom Purley we also cover Mapledurham, just across the Thames in South Oxfordshire, as well as Sulham to the south-west and Tidmarsh to the west.
Pangbourne is to the west and Tilehurst to the south. Our base in Wallingford is about nine miles north-west.
Jamie came round to assess the work i needed to be done for my mum. He supplied a quote and a couple of weeks later he and another came to do the work. Not living near mum i need to be able to trust tradesmen i employ to do work for mum and the great thing about Family Tree Landscaping all the work is kept within house; Jamie came to assess and also to do the work. This is not always the case with other companies i have used. I would certainly use them again; they are local, respectful and professional. I recommend them.
My mother is extremely happy with the work that Jamie and Sam have done so sensitively on her small front and back gardens. They were able to exactly create the look she wanted, with some small trees and rope work. They are lovely guys - a pleasure to have them around! They kept in touch about arrival times, and cleared everything up. Thank you!
Just completed large split-level limestone patio, planters, fencing and new widened gravel drive with sleeper border. Really pleased with all the work. Jamie and the team are easy to get on with, hard working and accommodating of changes we made to the design. Would definitely use them again. Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value
Chalk · river gravel · alluvium
The centre of Purley on Thames is mapped on chalk with nothing over it. Within half a kilometre, river gravel is mapped to the north and south, alluvium to the east towards the Thames, and Head — a mixed hillwash of clay, silt, sand and gravel — to the west.
Chalky soils are very alkaline and often shallow and free-draining, says the RHS, so lime-tolerant planting does best and watering matters in a dry spell. Closer to the river the ground is more mixed, and it can change markedly over a short distance.
North Wessex Downs · West Berkshire
The village centre sits just outside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, about 0.4 km from its boundary, but around 64% of the parish lies inside. At addresses there, an outbuilding at the side of the house needs planning permission, and anything built more than 20 metres from the house — sheds, enclosures, even a pool — is capped at 10 square metres in total without planning permission.
No conservation area covers the centre; Mapledurham’s, across the river, is about 0.8 km away. A boundary up to two metres tall, or one metre alongside a road, normally needs no planning permission.
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. It’s about nine miles from Wallingford, where we’re based, around twenty-five minutes by road, and we cover the villages around it too. Call or WhatsApp us on 07736 650477 to check your road.
Partly. The village centre is just outside it, but about 64% of the parish is inside the National Landscape, where garden buildings have tighter limits: one at the side of the house needs planning permission, and ones more than 20 metres from the house are limited to 10 square metres in total.
West Berkshire Council, the same as Pangbourne. Mapledurham, over the river, comes under South Oxfordshire District Council.
Yes — Mapledurham, Sulham and Tidmarsh, plus Pangbourne and Tilehurst.
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