Turfing & Lawns in KT8
Turfing and new lawns in Hampton Court, Surrey
New lawns laid on graded, rotavated and topsoiled ground, so the turf knits in instead of sitting on clay.
9.86/10Turfing for Hampton Court gardens
Period houses and villas on the streets around the palace and the station, with Victorian terraces behind them. Gardens are modest, enclosed and often walled, and the setting sets the tone for the materials.
Sandstone and brick suit this setting better than large format grey porcelain, and we will say so if the brief points the other way.
The build
How we build it, Hampton Court or anywhere else
The method does not change: old lawn off, ground broken up and graded, screened topsoil blended in, fresh turf laid the day it arrives and watered in before we leave. What changes is how much spoil has to come out and whether the ground drains.
Turf is heavy and perishable, so access decides the day's plan. We check it on the first visit rather than finding out with a pallet on the pavement.
- Levels, drainage and access checked on your plot
- Old lawn stripped and carted away
- Ground rotavated, stones and roots removed
- Screened topsoil supplied and graded to a fall
- Fresh cultivated turf laid, tamped and edged
- Watered in, with a written first-season brief
- Full clear-up, pallets and packaging taken away
The full detail on materials, build-up and what a quote covers is on our turfing & lawns page.
Nearby project
300 sqm porcelain patio, Oxshott
Our nearest completed case study to Hampton Court, built to the same specification we would use on your garden.
Over 300 sqm of porcelain paving wrapped around a large Oxshott house, with a bullnosed curved step and built in planters.
- Timescale
- Several weeks
- Approximate value
- Available on request
On the ground
Working in Hampton Court
How we work on site
Parking is under pressure and the roads are busy with visitor traffic, so deliveries are booked and staged. Walled gardens mean materials in and spoil out by the same planned route.
Waste and permits
The borough boundary runs close here, so the skip permit comes from Richmond upon Thames or Elmbridge depending on the address, and we confirm which before booking. Conservation area status applies to much of the area around the palace.
Reviews
What our clients say
9.86/10“Hayden & Danny did an amazing job in our small garden, good ideas and excellent work coupled with speed and efficiency. Will definitely use again and recommend their services.”
Julian · a year ago
Google · 5/5
“HD were recommended to me and I was a bit unsure as I'd never met them before. From the get go they were polite, helpful and informative. They made me feel”
Stogey G16 · a year ago
Google · 5/5
FAQs
Turfing questions we get asked
How much does a new lawn cost?
Most new lawns we lay come in between £1,200 and £4,000, depending on the area, how much old ground has to come out and how much topsoil goes in. Turfing is often part of a bigger garden job, in which case it is priced within that scheme.
When is the best time to lay turf?
Autumn and spring are ideal, because the ground is warm and damp and the turf knits in with little watering. We lay through the summer too, but you have to be willing to water it properly every day for the first three weeks, or it will not take.
How long before I can walk on the new lawn?
Keep off it for two to three weeks apart from watering, then light use only until after the second or third cut. Children and dogs are best kept off for a month.
Can you just lay turf over the old lawn?
No, and anybody who offers to is selling you a lawn that dies. Turf laid on old grass or compacted ground cannot root. The old surface comes off, the ground gets broken up and topsoiled, then the turf goes down.
My lawn floods every winter. Will new turf fix it?
Not on its own. If water sits on the ground, the drainage has to be dealt with first, with a regraded fall, land drains or a soakaway, otherwise the new lawn goes the same way as the old one. We will tell you which of those your garden needs at the site visit.
Turf or artificial grass?
Real turf almost always looks and feels better and is cheaper to install. Artificial grass wins in deep shade where grass will not grow, in small courtyards, with dogs, and where nobody is going to maintain a lawn. We install both and will give you an honest answer for your garden.
Free site visit
Get a fixed price for your Hampton Court garden
Tell us the postcode and roughly what you are after. We will come out, measure up and give you a proper fixed price for Hampton Court, not a ballpark over the phone.