76 Top Rated Landscapers in Gloucestershire for 2026

The list above ranks 76 landscapers across Gloucestershire by their Google reputation. Between them they hold 1,966 Google reviews with an average rating of 4.87 out of 5, and 58 of them are rated 4.8 or higher. The list covers landscape gardeners, garden designers, fencing and paving firms, driveway installers and businesses that offer regular garden maintenance and tree work.

When many landscapers score highly, the star rating alone will not separate them. The better questions are how many customers that rating rests on, whether the business has done work like yours before, and whether it will give you a written, itemised quote. A 4.9 from 200 customers tells you far more than a 5.0 from five.

A good way to use this page is to be clear first about what you need. That might be a design, hard landscaping such as a patio, driveway, wall or fence, soft landscaping such as turf and planting, or regular maintenance. Then shortlist three landscapers near you who do that work, ask to see photos of similar jobs, and ask all three to quote for the same plan. The sections below explain what to look for at each step.

Based on Google reviews, the highest ranked landscapers in Gloucestershire are Luxury Lawns (5.0 from 172 reviews), Golden Stones Gardening (5.0 from 101 reviews) and Trident Tree Solutions Ltd (5.0 from 67 reviews).

The 76 landscapers listed here hold 1,966 Google reviews between them, with an average rating of 4.87 out of 5. 9 of them have 50 or more reviews, which gives a rating far more weight than a handful of five star reviews.

The services listed most often by landscapers in Gloucestershire are garden design (36 businesses), patios and paving (28 businesses), garden maintenance (26 businesses) and fencing (26 businesses). Each profile shows that business's main services, taken from its own website.

Every landscaper on this page is ranked by one score built only from their public Google reviews. The score starts from the average star rating and weights it by how many reviews it rests on, so a business with a handful of five star reviews does not jump ahead of one that has kept a high rating over hundreds of jobs. A small extra boost goes to businesses with more reviews overall.

Ratings and review counts are refreshed from Google across the whole site. Nobody can pay to move up the ranked list. Businesses marked as a Featured Partner appear in a separate, clearly labelled box above the list, and the ranked order below it is not changed.

Gardeners do not need formal qualifications to trade, so the checks you make before work starts matter. Trade body membership gives some assurance. BALI, the British Association of Landscape Industries, says its Accredited members are vetted for workmanship, skill and health and safety. The Association of Professional Landscapers says its members are assessed, regularly inspected and accredited by TrustMark. For design work, the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers lists registered members.

Before you agree to any work, check these points:

• Examples and references. Ask for photos of similar jobs and the contact details of two or three recent customers.
• A written quote. A quote is a fixed price, while an estimate is only a rough guess. Ask for a breakdown for each part of the work, and whether VAT is included.
• Insurance. Ask to see public liability insurance, and professional indemnity insurance if you are paying for a design.
• Waste. Agree in writing who removes rubbish and who keeps surplus materials. A business that takes waste away must be registered as a waste carrier, and you can check the public register.
• Payments. Citizens Advice suggests paying in stages, paying by card rather than cash, and keeping any deposit to 25% at most. The RHS suggests keeping back about 15% until any faults are put right.

Anyone using weedkillers or other pesticides in your garden should hold Safe Use of Pesticides certificates. You might be able to cancel within 14 days of signing a written contract. Our guide to choosing a landscape gardener you can trust covers this in more detail.

Most garden work in Gloucestershire does not need planning permission, but a few common jobs can. The Planning Portal sets out the rules for England.

• Fences, walls and gates. No permission is needed if they are no more than 1 metre high next to a road used by vehicles or its footpath, or no more than 2 metres high elsewhere. Different rules apply if the property is listed or next to a listed building, and in a conservation area you might need permission to take one down.
• Front gardens and driveways. Permeable surfaces such as gravel, permeable block paving or porous asphalt do not need permission. Covering more than five square metres with a traditional surface that does not drain to a lawn or border does. You also need a dropped kerb to drive over a pavement onto your property.
• Decking. Decking is permitted development if it is no more than 30cm above the ground and, with extensions and outbuildings, covers no more than half the garden.
• Trees. A Tree Preservation Order means a protected tree cannot be cut down, topped, lopped or have its roots cut without the council's written consent. In a conservation area you must give the council 6 weeks' notice before most work on trees.
• Nesting birds. All wild birds, their eggs and nests are protected by law, and it is an offence to damage or destroy a nest while it is in use or being built. The RHS says the nesting season usually runs between March and August, so plan hedge and tree work around it.

Garden walls that stand on the boundary can count as party walls, which means telling your neighbour before work starts. Wooden fences are not included. If in doubt, check with your council before work begins.

Most landscaping is priced per project, so a written quote is the only reliable figure. As a rough guide, national cost guides put a landscaper outside London at about £200 to £400 a day, or £320 to £600 a day for a two person team, and a gardener for maintenance at about £25 to £45 an hour.

For whole projects, the same guides put a small garden refresh at about £2,500 to £8,000 and a mid size redesign at about £8,000 to £25,000. Laying turf is about £15 to £30 per square metre, a patio about £80 to £120 per square metre, and most fences £90 to £150 per metre fully installed. VAT is often added separately, and restricted access can add to the price.

Prices rise over time, so compare written quotes from two or three landscapers for the same plan. Our full guide to how much garden landscaping costs covers more jobs and timescales.

A clear plan makes quotes easier to compare and the finished garden more likely to match what you pictured. Our guide to planning a garden design before you hire explains how to brief a designer or landscaper.

• Patios and driveways. Most of the quality is in the groundwork you never see. A complete block paving quote should cover excavation and removing spoil, a compacted sub base of at least 150mm for anything carrying vehicles, edge restraints set in concrete, jointing sand and any drainage needed. A permeable driveway needs a contractor who knows the system, and a door to door caller offering to lay one is best turned away.
• Turf. The RHS says turf is best laid in mid autumn, and can go down any time from mid autumn to early spring when the soil is not too wet or frosty. It advises against laying turf from mid spring to early autumn, when it struggles in hot weather and needs repeated watering.
• Hedges. Formal hedges usually need trimming two or three times a year and informal hedges once or twice. Cutting costs climb fastest once a hedge is over 2 metres tall.
• Aftercare. Agree in writing what aftercare is included before the final payment, along with who removes rubbish at the end of the job.