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When choosing a home, it’s easy to get drawn in by the bricks and mortar, how many bedrooms, what the kitchen’s like, where the nearest school is. But take a moment to look just outside. That mature oak in the front garden? Or the silver birch lining the street? It might not be on the estate agent’s checklist, but it could be one of your new home’s most valuable assets.

When new homes are built, trees are often treated as optional extras. Some are kept, many are removed, and replacement planting is added into planning conditions as a way to “offset” the loss. On paper, it looks balanced. In practice, it doesn’t work.

When we talk about housing developments, the conversation usually centres on the number of units delivered, the speed of construction, or the quality of the homes themselves. But ask the people who will live in those homes, and a different story emerges. Our research shows that green spaces and mature trees are just as important to buyers as the houses themselves.

When a project calls for a short-term fix, be it a site compound, access route, or overflow parking, it's easy to reach for a quick solution. But if that solution isn’t up to the task, the consequences can linger: rutted ground, wasted stone, vehicle damage and rising maintenance costs.

Introducing our DIY range of geosynthetics, designed to provide small contractors and homeowners with professional-grade solutions for landscaping and ground reinforcement.

Modern landscaping is about more than just aesthetics—it’s about creating spaces that are resilient, functional, and environmentally responsible.