Landscaping in Kingston

Thames & Oak is a design-and-build landscaping studio working across Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding areas. We take residential gardens through every stage — survey, design, groundworks, masonry, carpentry, drainage, lighting and planting — under one accountable team with a single point of contact.

Kingston gardens range from compact Victorian plots in Norbiton to expansive grounds in Coombe and riverside terraces along the Thames. Each site demands a tailored approach. We design and build to suit the property, the soil conditions and how you want to live outdoors.

Most Kingston projects combine hard and soft landscaping: porcelain or natural stone paving, brick or stone retaining walls, bespoke timber fencing and pergolas, integrated lighting and irrigation, and a year-round planting scheme. We coordinate every trade in-house so the build runs to a single schedule and a single quality standard.

Where the project benefits from supporting structures — outdoor kitchens, garden rooms, swimming pools or studios — we work with trusted specialist partners and act as the lead contractor.

Specification matters. The clay soils, mature trees and Thames floodplain across parts of Kingston mean drainage, foundations and root protection have to be done properly. We over-engineer the parts you don't see — sub-bases, drainage runs, root barriers, retaining wall foundations — so the parts you do see stay true for decades.

All completed works carry a written workmanship guarantee, with structured planting and lawn aftercare for the first season.

Parts of Kingston and Coombe sit within conservation areas, and some properties are listed. We're comfortable preparing drawings, materials schedules and supporting information for planning and listed building consents — and will guide you through the process before any work begins.