About
Run by the bloke on the digger.
White Cottage Landscapes is Gaz’s firm. He quotes the job, he is on site, and he is the one you ring if something is not right.
Our story
Started with a mini digger and a van. Still turns up in the van.
We build gardens across Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire: patios, drives, lawns, walls, steps, fencing, planting, lighting and outdoor kitchens, and the groundworks underneath all of it.
We also sub-contract groundworks, civils and full external packages to builders, developers and garden designers, which is why the plant list is longer than most landscapers’.
Our standards
Six things we will not compromise on.
- 01
Base first
The bit under the slabs is where the money goes. Compacted stone, full mortar bed, photographed before it disappears.
- 02
Fixed price
Written quote, materials named, sub-base depth stated. The price on the quote is the price on the invoice.
- 03
One crew
The lads who dig out are the lads who lay the last slab. Nothing waits on the next trade.
- 04
Tidy site
Swept at the end of every day, not just the last one. Your neighbours will not know we were there until they see the garden.
- 05
Insured and carded
Public liability in place and the crew hold the tickets for the plant they operate.
- 06
Still here
Based in Daventry, in the same pub as our customers. We come back if anything needs attention.
Our equipment
Our own plant, our own operators.
- 360 excavators, 0.8t to 28t
- JCB 3CX
- Telehandler
- Dumpers
- Rollers
- Spider crane
Plus compactors, cutters, dumpers and the van that is on your drive every morning. No waiting on hire; no operator we have never met.
Developers and buildersThe White Cottage way
From the first visit to long after the last slab.
Six steps, the same on a repointed patio as on a full garden. No surprises, no trades waiting on other trades.
- 01
Meet
A free site visit. We walk the garden with you, measure up, check access, levels and drainage, and listen.
- 02
Design
A concept of your own garden, visualised from a photo, then a scale plan for the bigger builds.
- 03
Fixed quote
Written and fixed. Materials named, sub-base depth stated. The price on the quote is the invoice.
- 04
Build
One crew and our own plant, start to finish. The base is photographed before anything covers it.
- 05
Finish
Pointing, edges, cuts and a full clean, then a walk-round with you before we call it done.
- 06
Warranty
A written workmanship guarantee and aftercare notes for your materials. We come back if anything needs attention.
Where we work
Based in Daventry. Forty minutes in any direction.
We cover Daventry, Northampton, Rugby and Towcester, the Northamptonshire villages between them, and across the county line into Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.
All areas
Join our team
Good with your hands? We’re hiring.
We’re always looking for landscapers, groundworkers and labourers who turn up, graft and take pride in a finished job. Based in Daventry, paid weekly, work all year round.