Founded in 2001 the company has rapidly expanded and now undertakes work for a large portfolio of clients including homeowners, local authorities, schools, charities, sports clubs, building contractors and facilities management companies. We also offer a completely free educational outreach service to primary schools which includes provision of lessons and workshops which employ both classroom and outdoor-based learning to cover relevant areas of the national curriculum. The company adheres to all legislation governing our services and has a strong health and safety ethos, being affiliated both to the SAFEcontractor scheme operated by the National Britannia Group and the ContractorPlus scheme operated by Safety Management and Monitoring Services.
Designs can be produced to suit your needs and budget and range from simple concept sketches to fully annotated plans complemented by 3-dimensional drawings detailing specific features of the landscape. Our landscape design service is usually a precursor to landscape construction works but can also be provided as a separate individual service. The landscape design process starts with a free preliminary discussion to establish the scope of the project, from which be provide a fixed free quotation for our design service.
All our arborists are specialist staff who are comprehensively trained and fully insured to undertake work on any scale. They all hold nationally recognised training certificates from the National Proficiency Tests Council which include topics such climbing, aerial rescue, rope management and the use and maintenance of arboriculture equipment and machinery. Due to the potentially hazardous nature tree work - which involves climbing, use of chainsaws, falling timbers and sometimes use of chemicals - our team also adheres to stringent health and safety procedures to protect both themselves and members of the public.
Lancashire Landscapes offer an industrial pressure-washing service on all hard surfaces including tarmac, concrete, paving slabs and block paving. Pressure-washing is an activity common to both landscape construction and estate maintenance duties and, as a consequence, all our staff have undergone training in the safe operation of high pressure water-jetting equipment. We also undertake chemical control of moss, algae and mould as either an individual service or as a pre-cursor to pressure washing.
Over the years Phil has overseen the construction of landscapes of increasing complexity for clients including private homeowners, schools, commercial landlords, facility management companies, local authorities and mental health charities. Today he heads a team of experienced professionals with skills in walling, paving, joinery, metalwork, aquatics, turfing and planting. They have the expertise to transform the grandest of design concepts into a living landscape of the highest quality. Efficient, high quality construction is dependent on effective communication between those involved at every level of the construction process.
Weed control techniques include removing weeds by hand pulling, hoeing, flame gun and application of herbicide and also prevention of weed growth by application of residual herbicide which prevents weed seed germination. For small infestations of such weeds we would usually recommend a regime of control with herbicide and for large infestations a combination of excavation followed by chemical control. We can also install sub-terrarium weed barriers to restrict spread. The use of chemicals to control weeds carries with it a responsibility towards the safety of employees and other site users and towards the protection of the natural environment.
We most commonly undertake such work in the gardens of vacant houses or in the grounds of vacant industrial buildings where the problems are often compounded by fly-tipping, vandalism and squatting. Typical work activities include intensive litter picking, clearance of rubbish heaps, removal of mud deposits along kerb edges, weed eradication, cutting of long grass, pressure washing of paving and chainsaw work to reduce overgrown trees and shrubs. The key to successful landscape restoration often lies with having the confidence to hard-prune trees and shrubs, which often means cutting them completely to the base.
This department offers professional advice on how to properly maintain landscapes of all sizes and types including school grounds, commercial premises, sports fields and natural environments such as woodlands and meadows. The end product of our consultancy role is most commonly a detailed Landscape Management Plan which provides an overall long-term vision for a landscape and provides a step-by-step schedule of works required to achieve this vision, sometimes spanning periods of several years. However, we can also provide reports or simple verbal advice on how to deal with common landscape problems including weed infestations, overgrown plantings, poor quality grass, pests and diseases, compacted ground and drainage problems.
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