Landscape Creations

Landscape Creations: bespoke garden design and landscaping in Huddersfield

Landscape Creations Ltd. is a landscape gardening company based at Broad Oak Barn in Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The firm presents itself as a specialist in landscape gardening, garden design, garden makeovers, planting schemes and bespoke gardening services for Huddersfield and the surrounding areas. It was established in 1994 and is owned and run by Ben Stirling, who holds a National Diploma in Horticulture and was trained in three National Trust gardens.

The company states that its team has worked with more than 2,000 customers and that its staff have achieved distinctions in the Horticultural Trades Association's Landscape Award. It also reports membership of the Association of Professional Landscapers, the Institute of Horticulture and the Horticultural Trades Association.

Design and build services

Work is organised as a complete landscape gardening service, from an initial consultation through garden design to the finished makeover. The company says it manages projects of very different scales, from small garden designs and planting schemes to larger garden design ideas, and that each project is treated as unique.

• Gravel gardens
• Patios, walls and steps
• Driveways, including cobbled driveways
• Planting schemes
• Turfing, seeding and meadows
• Garden features and feature lighting
• Fencing, decking and pergolas
• Ponds and water features

The team describes itself as skilled in all aspects of landscape gardening and able to handle every type and size of garden, including hillside terraced gardens. Once work begins, the same team stays with the project until completion, and an aftercare service is offered for advice once the garden is finished.

Plants and client involvement

Plant knowledge is presented as a central part of the service. According to the company, all staff have a strong knowledge of plants, and customers are invited to take part in the planting schemes by visiting nurseries to select their own plants. The design process is described as producing practical garden solutions tailored to each customer's needs.

Awards and recognition

Landscape Creations lists several awards and projects: Best Northern Garden for a new build site, a medal at the Tatton Park Flower Show, participation in Bradford Magical Gardens in Centenary Square, and assistance to a horticultural college in constructing a medal-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. The company also refers to its designs as award-winning and showcases case studies such as The Manor House Gardens, The Bridge Garden and a Low Maintenance Family Garden.

Coverage across Yorkshire

The company reports completed projects across Huddersfield and a long list of nearby places, including Holmfirth, Kirklees, Saddleworth, Leeds, Halifax, Bradford and the wider West, South and North Yorkshire areas. It also states that it regularly works throughout Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Named locations in its project list include Hepworth, Birkby, Linthwaite, New Mill, Marsden, Meltham, Slaithwaite-area villages such as Diggle and Dobcross, Shepley, Kirkburton, Almondbury, Honley, Mirfield, Dewsbury, Brighouse and Wakefield.

Working with the team

The company emphasises regular communication during a garden build and describes the process as hassle-free for the customer. It also notes that it is currently recruiting new landscaping staff. Testimonials published on the site include praise from a training provider that ran a first aid course for the team and from a Huddersfield customer who described being made to feel valued throughout the project.