Landscaping work in January?
Hello there
I recently had a landscaping company out to discuss a lot of work needing done in my garden: fencing; repairing a retaining wall; removal of trees; driveway; gravelling and slabbing front garden. He says that he is available mid-January and he is provisionally booked in for then, but now I'm concerned that this may not be the best time of year to have the work done, especially as I'll be spending a bit of money on it. Would you advise that I put off till nearer springtime?
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Here they are digging the pond with the two building inspectors checking it out
It would be lovely to see some pics of the work when it's done. We love a project
However, as Dove says you can't lay paving/bricks below 5c.
Also, on the subject of planting, it may seem nice setting out and planting up a garden during the warmer months but its totally the wrong time to do it - much better to get those dormant plants in during the winter as long as the site is prepared correctly.
Frozen ground makes it very difficult for something like a driveway or paving, but so does very wet ground. The mess created by machinery would impact the soil condition too, so you'd have to wait until it was favourable enough to get into a good state for planting.
As I said though - it largely depends on exactly what you're having done. I had to have the gable end of the house re rendered a few years ago - in January. The lawn was wrecked [ and took quite a while to sort] just from the footfall, and it wasn't even that much footfall