Garden design, landscaping & maintenance · Godalming & Guildford, Surrey
The landscaper Surrey clients name by name.
Hammond Landscapes is a design-and-build garden company run by Sam Covele-rose, working out of Godalming across Guildford, Surrey and the surrounding counties. Read our Google reviews and you'll notice one thing: Sam is on-site, named in nearly every one. That's the whole idea — one landscaper you can point to, from first sketch to the last plant.
Sam, on site, named in nearly every review · design & build · Godalming
Sam, on site
owner-led on every project
Design & build
one team, sketch to planting
Godalming based
local across Guildford & Surrey
4.8 ★ on Google
across 21 reviews
Owner-led · Godalming · Hammond Landscapes Ltd
You'll know exactly whose hands your garden is in.
Most landscaping firms sell you a brand. Hammond Landscapes sells you Sam. Read the reviews on our Google profile and the same name comes up again and again — “Sam and his team,” “Sam just gets it,” “you should feel totally safe in his hands.” That isn't marketing copy; it's what clients across Guildford and Surrey wrote themselves.
It matters because a garden is built over weeks, not hours. When the person who quoted the job is the same one on site setting the levels, choosing the stone and placing the plants, nothing gets lost in a chain of subcontractors. We design and build the whole scheme in-house — groundwork, paving, structures, lighting and planting — and bring in accredited specialists only where the law requires it, for tree surgery and electrical connections.
One name, on site
Sam quotes the work, sets the levels and is there through the build. That's why clients name him personally in nearly every review — there's no sales layer between you and the person doing the job.
One team, whole garden
Groundwork, paving and walling, structures, lighting and planting are carried by one crew — so nothing gets lost between trades and the garden you agreed is the garden you get.
Certified trades, coordinated
Where a job needs a specialist — tree surgery, or an electrical connection for lighting — we bring in accredited subcontractors and manage them within the project, so you deal with one point of contact.
What we do
From first design
to build to aftercare.
01
Garden Design
A considered design for the whole plot — levels, structure, hard landscaping and planting drawn up as one coherent scheme before a spade goes in.
02
Landscape Construction & Planting
Whole-garden builds carried by one team — groundwork and levels through to the last plant, designed and built as a single project.
03
Paving & Walling
Indian sandstone, natural stone and porcelain laid clean and true, with retaining and feature walling built to hold — the hard landscaping a garden is built around.
04
Garden Structures & Lighting
Pergolas, corten-steel features, steps and integral garden lighting — the structures and moods that make a garden usable after dark.
05
Planting Work & Plant Supply
Borders and beds set out to suit your soil and aspect, with plants selected and supplied to match the design and the site.
06
Kitchen Gardens
Raised beds, fruit cages and productive planting — a working kitchen garden built and planted to last.
07
Garden Maintenance
Grass cutting, weeding, pruning and seasonal upkeep — protecting the investment a new garden represents.
08
Garden Makeover & Renovation
Tired gardens brought back to life — reworking what's worth keeping and rebuilding the rest into a garden you'll use again.
09
Project Management & Consultation
Larger schemes coordinated end to end — one point of contact for design, trades, materials and programme.
10
Tree Surgery & Electrical (accredited partners)
Specialist work handled by accredited subcontractors we coordinate — so certified trades sit within one managed project.
Why clients name Sam by name
“Sam and his team were absolutely BRILLIANT. They were like knights in shining armour as they rescued my beloved wisteria and rebuilt the pergola that completely collapsed and snapped in the second of the storms, in early December. I have been so impressed not only with the quality of workmanship but also the friendliness and politeness of the team. What is more they left my garden in perfect condition.”
★★★★★ — Anita Hughes, via Google · recently
Recent work
Real Guildford & Surrey gardens, in clients' words.
A collapsed pergola rebuilt, a wisteria rescued
“Sam and his team were absolutely BRILLIANT… they rescued my beloved wisteria and rebuilt the pergola that completely collapsed and snapped in the storms. What is more they left my garden in perfect condition.”
★★★★★ — Anita Hughes, via Google
Driveway setts, corten steel and integral lighting
“The project involved driveway setts with integral lighting, design and installation of corten steel feature and steps, planting design and plant selection, new turf lawn, lighting and irrigation installation.”
★★★★★ — Heather Johnson, via Google
A new patio and a lovely new space
“We had a new patio installed and some additional landscaping by Hammonds which was professionally done and exactly what we wanted… they created a lovely new space in our garden.”
★★★★★ — Rebecca Wallis, via Google
Back again, for a few projects now
“I have used Sam and Hammond Landscapes on a few different projects now… super efficient, speedy and deliver a great service. Sam just gets it… you should feel totally safe in his hands.”
★★★★★ — Lisa Collins, via Google
How it works
Design, build, aftercare — one team.
01
Design & consultation
Sam comes out, walks the plot with you and listens to how you actually use the garden — sun, slope, drainage, access, the lot. Then we put a clear design and an itemised quote to it, with real options to choose between rather than one take-it-or-leave-it plan. For larger schemes we handle the project management and any planning questions too.
02
Build & planting
One team carries the whole build — groundwork and levels, paving and walling, garden structures and lighting, then turf and planting. We work tidy and explain each stage before it happens. Where a job needs a certified trade — tree surgery or an electrical connection — we bring in accredited subcontractors and coordinate them so you don't have to.
03
Maintenance & aftercare
A new garden is an investment and it needs looking after to reach its best. We can keep it right afterwards — grass cutting, weeding, seasonal planting care and general maintenance — so it goes on maturing through the seasons rather than drifting back to where it started.
In their words
“Sam and his team” — again and again.
Verbatim from our Google profile, where we hold a 4.8 ★ rating across 21 reviews.
“Sam and his team have recently completed a front garden project at our property which we are very pleased with. The project involved driveway setts with integral lighting, design and installation of corten steel feature and steps, planting design and plant selection, new turf lawn, lighting and…”
“We had a new patio installed and some additional landscaping by Hammonds which was professionally done and exactly what we wanted. Sam and the team were great to have on-site and they created a lovely new space in our garden.”
“I have used Sam and Hammond Landscapes on a few different projects now. I have always found them to be super efficient, speedy and deliver a great service. Sam just gets it, he is a great Landscaper and you should feel totally safe in his hands. Highly recommend.”
Where we work
Godalming based, right across Guildford & Surrey.
From a base at Brook House on Mint Street in Godalming, Hammond Landscapes covers Godalming, Guildford and the villages between — Farncombe, Milford, Shalford, Bramley, Cranleigh and Haslemere — and out into the surrounding counties, including Hampshire. Being genuinely local means we know the greensand and clay soils, the sloping plots and the styles of these gardens. For larger design-and-build projects we'll happily travel further across the South East.
- Guildford
- Godalming
- Farncombe
- Milford
- Shalford
- Bramley
- Cranleigh
- Haslemere
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