Chris Tempfli LTD — paving, groundworks and landscaping

Landscaping

Landscaping
with structure.

Gardens and outdoor spaces shaped around how you actually use them — with the hard landscaping set out first so everything sits right.

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Grey sandstone patio curving around a shaped lawn with clipped low hedging, planted borders, timber fencing and a slatted pergola

What this
service includes.

We plan the structure of a garden before the planting: levels, paved areas, steps, edging and borders. Get those right and the rest of the space works.

From a full garden transformation to a single retaining wall or set of steps, the same approach applies — proper preparation, clean lines and a tidy finish.

  • Full garden transformations
  • Hard landscaping and paved areas
  • Lawns and planting beds
  • Edging and defined borders
  • Pathways through the garden
  • Steps and level changes
  • Retaining and garden walls
  • Shaping, grading and topsoil work

Why preparation matters.

  • Set the levels

    Level changes, steps and thresholds are planned so the garden flows from the house outwards.

  • Structure before planting

    Walls, edging and paving go in first so beds and lawns hold their shape.

  • Drainage in mind

    Water is directed away from paved areas, seating and the house.

Real projects.

Photographs of completed work by Chris Tempfli LTD.

Grey sandstone patio curving around a shaped lawn with clipped low hedging, planted borders, timber fencing and a slatted pergola
Garden patio, lawn and planted borders
Sweeping granite cobble driveway with curved kerb edging, clipped hedging and mixed planting leading to a house with a pillared porch
Curved cobble driveway and borders
Evening view of a sandstone patio with a curved rendered retaining wall, a row of clipped shrubs and small spotlights lighting the planting
Lit planting border beside patio
Newly rendered curved retaining wall with a capped top holding a narrow planting bed of clipped shrubs alongside paving at a house entrance
Curved retaining wall and planted border
Charcoal block paved driveway with a pale border course serving two new houses, edged by fresh planting beds and gravel
Block paved driveway with planted front
Flight of pale porcelain steps with dark contrasting nosings rising between established shrub planting to an upper paved terrace with a timber garden room
Porcelain step flight through planting
Timber sleeper edged planting bed of young shrubs beside a granite paved path, a pebble drainage channel and lawn, enclosed by timber fencing
Sleeper edged border and gravel channel
Freshly laid front lawn enclosed by a brick boundary wall with light granite capping and black railings, beside block paving at the house
Front lawn with walled boundary
Elevated view of an enclosed courtyard garden with a pale limestone patio, a low paved step, a level lawn and clipped planting borders along both sides
Courtyard garden with lawn and patio
Pale granite slab patio laid in a running bond beside a timber sleeper raised bed of grasses and flowering planting, next to a prepared soil area and fencing
Granite patio with sleeper raised bed
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Typical project types.

  • Complete rear garden redesign and rebuild
  • Patio and lawn areas with shaped borders
  • Steps and terracing on sloped gardens
  • Retaining walls with planted beds above
  • Paths and access routes through planting
  • Front garden and entrance landscaping

Quality principles.

  • Clean, deliberate lines and shapes
  • Solid edging that holds up over time
  • Careful shaping of levels
  • Respect for existing planting and property
  • Full clean-up on completion

How the project runs.

  1. 1

    Site visit

    We walk the garden, discuss how you want to use it and what to keep.

  2. 2

    Quote

    A clear, free quote for the landscaping work agreed.

  3. 3

    Groundworks

    Clearance, levels, drainage, walls and paved areas.

  4. 4

    Finishing

    Lawns, beds, topsoil, edging and final clean-up.

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Let's shape your outdoor space.

Send photos of the garden as it stands and tell us what you'd like it to become — we'll quote it free of charge.

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Serving Wicklow and surrounding areas within approximately 100 km.

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