I'm Alfie. We build gardens.

The short version

I've been landscaping for ten years and now run Teddington Landscapes across South West London with a small, trusted team.

Between us we've designed and built gardens for clients who knew exactly what they wanted, and clients who hadn't a clue. There's a pattern in the good jobs: the prep is always over-engineered, the materials are always sensible rather than fashionable, and nobody is in a rush.

Why we stay small

After ten years working for other landscapers I set up on my own. I've a daughter to think about, and running the business properly was the way to build a better life for her. The team grew from there: a small group of people I trust to do the work the way I'd do it myself.

The business is small on purpose. We take a small number of jobs a year, do them properly, and stay close to the work. If you want a contractor with thirty trucks and a sales team, we're not it. If you want a small team where I quote the job, I'm on site for the build, and one team is responsible from the design through to the aftercare, we are.

How we work

• Honest pricing

  Every quote is itemised. You see what each part costs. If a slab range is dearer than you expected, we can swap it. If a part of the job is cheaper than you expected, you keep the difference.

• Alfie on every job

  The person who quotes the job is the person who leads the build. There's no project manager who only visits on Tuesdays.

• Tidy at the end of every day

  Tools away, materials covered, site swept. You shouldn't dread us being on your driveway for two weeks.

• Materials chosen for your garden, not the catalogue

  SW London is wet. Some patio materials handle that better than others. We'll always recommend what suits the site, not what makes us the best margin.

Insurance

We carry £1m public liability insurance with Simply Business and can share the certificate on request.

Areas we cover

The team is based in Teddington and we work across South West London. Most of our jobs are within a fifteen minute drive of Teddington station: Twickenham, Kingston, Hampton, Hampton Hill, Hampton Wick, Strawberry Hill, St Margarets, Whitton, Surbiton, New Malden, Worcester Park, Richmond, East Sheen, Mortlake, Barnes, Putney, Wimbledon and Raynes Park. See the full list of areas covered.