A sunlit garden terrace under a leafy arch, with new terracotta-style paving laid either side of a brick path

Groundwork and landscaping across Oxfordshire.

Patios, walls, driveways, turf, fencing and drainage, plus digger and operator hire. Free quotations, and no job too big or small.

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Dug out
Compacted
Laid
Finished

Gravel excavated, porcelain paving laid

Sutton Courtenay · June 2026

The Great Wall of Sutton Courtenay

One garden boundary, built from the footing up.

Soil removed for the foundations: 30tonnes
Concrete poured into the footing: 25tonnes
Brickwork built: 70metres
Height: 2.5metres
Bricks laid: 25,000

Quantities as posted by RJC

70 m of brickwork, 2.5 m high

Close view of the new red brick wall, rising high above a narrow strip of freshly dug soil — 25,000 bricks laid

The ground along a hedge line cleared and dug out ready for the footing, with machine tracks in the soil — 25,000 bricks laid

The finished brick wall running away along the garden, under a blue sky with trees beyond — Brickwork and piers, finished

All aspects

What we do

Groundwork and landscaping around Oxfordshire. If it isn’t listed, ask us. No job is too big or small.

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Patios and paving

Indian sandstone, porcelain and block paving. Tired patios lifted, re-laid, jet washed and re-pointed.

A garden terrace with new terracotta-style paving beside the original brick patio

A Fossil Mint Indian sandstone patio with a new turf lawn and fence beyond

Grey paving with a dark circular border laid across a patio

Lawns

Turf and artificial grass, laid on a properly prepared base: reduced levels, weed membrane, Type 1, granite dust and a concrete edge.

Freshly laid striped turf lawn behind a semi-detached house

Artificial lawn with a curved sandstone path

Artificial grass laid beside a yellow sandstone patio, with a timber fence behind

Walls

Brick boundary walls, sleeper retaining walls, and repairs to old stone walls, repointed in lime mortar.

Long red brick garden wall behind a lawn

Sleeper retaining wall running along a raised lawn bed

Driveways and access roads

Excavation, Type 1 sub-base, drainage channels, concrete edgings and tarmac.

Newly laid black tarmac access road between fences

A narrow tarmac access road running between brick houses

Fresh tarmac beside a brick house, with red safety barriers

Bases and foundations

Excavated, compacted and poured: concrete slabs ready for a garden office.

Type 1 stone compacted inside a timber frame on a lawn

New concrete base in a garden, ready for a garden office

Drainage

French drains, internal drainage and new manhole covers, including a basement shower waste and a flooded side entrance.

Side passage with a new French drain beside the house wall

An orange drainage pipe and junction laid in a dug trench

Fencing and pergolas

Feather-edge fencing and gates, and timber pergolas built to order.

A lawn enclosed by a new feather-edge timber fence

Timber pergola over a circular sandstone seating area beside a new fence

Digger and operator hire

Need a machine and someone to drive it? We hire out both.

Mini digger working along a long garden trench

March – August 2026

Before and after

Recent jobs, with what was done on each one. Drag the line across a photo to compare.

July 2026

Complete garden transformation

The same garden with a Fossil Mint Indian sandstone patio, fresh turf, new fencing and a gate

A tired back garden with old cracked slabs, a shed and overgrown edges

Fully excavated and levelled
Old fencing removed
New Fossil Mint Indian sandstone patio
Fresh premium turf laid
New flower bed borders
New feather-edge fence and gate

Slabs and turf supplied by Nigel Belcher Stone Paving

August 2026

Access road for 12 new apartments

The new access road with its sub-base laid and an ACO drainage channel across it — Sub-base and drainage channel
50 m of tarmac

Excavated 50 m to a depth of 250 mm
Type 1 sub-base installed and compacted
ACO drainage channels and concrete path edgings fitted
17 tonnes of 20 mm open binder course laid
Finished with 9 tonnes of 10 mm SMA tarmac

Built to withstand daily traffic for years to come.

Garden upgrade

Gravel out, paving in

The same view with terracotta-style paving laid either side of the brick path, under the arch

A neglected bed of gravel and weeds either side of a brick path, with a plate compactor and a leafy arch beyond

Gravel area excavated
Replaced with terracotta-style porcelain paving
Carefully installed to complement the existing brick patio
Brick patio left untouched, as requested

A neglected area transformed into the perfect seating space for summer.

August 2026

Concrete base for a garden office

Dry lawn with a yellow spray-painted line marking where the base will go — Marked out5 m × 5 m area excavated

Poured150 mm concrete slab laid

Type 1 stone compacted inside a timber frame on the lawn

July 2026

Out with the old

The same garden with a new striped turf lawn

A worn, uneven lawn burnt dry in the sun

Uneven, worn-out lawn excavated
5 tonnes of quality topsoil imported and levelled
Premium turf supplied and laid

Another garden completed for a returning customer.

March 2026

The same slabs, restored

The same patio re-laid, clean and level, with a dark border

A tired, uneven patio behind a conservatory

Lifted all existing slabs
Dug out and prepared a fresh base
Re-laid for a level finish
Chemical jet washed and re-pointed

These are the exact same slabs, just restored properly.

April 2026

Cracked stone wall, restored

An old stone wall with a crack running through the stonework

Failed pointing carefully removed
Helifix reinforcement installed to stabilise the structure
Repointed in traditional lime mortar, so the wall can breathe

A solid, secure wall restored the right way.

RJC Groundwork & Landscaping

No job too big or small.

From re-laying a patio to building a 50 m access road for a new development, we cover all aspects of groundwork and landscaping around Oxfordshire.

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A red mini digger at work along a long garden bed beside a black fence

A finished garden with Kandla Grey sandstone paving and an artificial lawn, enclosed by a new fence — Kandla Grey sandstone and artificial grass

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