Cheshire
Lawn & Granite Sett Pathway
Lawn formation, sett path & boundary works
The project
A manicured lawn with a granite sett pathway running alongside a contemporary timber and stone house, edged in steel to keep the line permanently crisp.
The effort behind it
The lawn was laser-graded to a 1:80 fall so it drains without ever looking sloped, over a sand-banded root zone that took three days to build. Turf was cut and delivered within eighteen hours and laid the same day by six people working from boards so nobody stepped on fresh grade.
Challenges faced
Lawn & Granite Sett Pathway asked the team to deliver a finished-looking garden in a single season — against wet ground, delivery restrictions in Cheshire, and planting that only tolerates being moved at the right time of year. Sequencing hard works before any soil improvement, and holding an experienced crew together through the weather delays, was what made the difference.
Team & involvement
A core landscaping crew stayed with the project from first excavation to the final sweep, supported by our in-house stone masons, electricians and planting specialists. Because the same team set out, built and finished the work, the detailing stayed consistent across every square metre — and the client dealt with one foreman and one phone number throughout.
A successful outcome
One season after completion, the garden at Lawn & Granite Sett Pathway has settled exactly as designed: drainage performing through the wettest months, paving uncracked and planting establishing ahead of schedule. The client's own verdict, at the twelve-month aftercare visit, was that it looks as though it has always been there — the highest compliment a landscape can earn.
