LIVING LANDSCAPES LIMITED

What LIVING LANDSCAPES LIMITED does

Living Landscapes Limited is a UK-based soft landscaping contractor founded in July 1969 by David Crabtree and headquartered at Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester. The firm delivers high-end soft landscaping construction services — including tree planting, shrub installation, and full landscape development — to commercial developers, corporate headquarters, financial and insurance institutions, sports venues, religious campuses, and government clients across the North West and the wider United Kingdom. Notable engagements include the Liverpool Football Club main stand expansion, Circle Square Manchester (£750 million transformation for Bruntwood), the Chester Zoo Islands project, Marks & Spencer Money HQ, British Nuclear Fuels HQ, Pearl Assurance HQ, MBNA Bank HQ, the Preston Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Greater Manchester Police HQ.

A core operating differentiator is the firm's ownership of a 20-acre wholesale plant nursery producing thousands of high-quality plants each year, including specimen-size shrubs grown to project specifications. This vertically integrated plant production underwrites deliveries such as 900 semi-mature trees and 36,000 specimen shrubs at Chester Zoo, 100-plus semi-mature trees up to 70cm girth at Liverpool FC, and 50 trees predominantly at 60/70cm girth at Circle Square. In-house horticultural capability is paired with documented expertise in handling complex city-centre installations with restricted space and tight timelines. Industry accreditations include BALI registration (with three Grand Awards), SMAS, CSCS, and HTA membership.

The firm generates revenue through bespoke project-based contracts, with pricing determined by project scope and specifications rather than published rates. It is engaged directly as a specialist subcontractor by main contractors and developers including Carillion, BAM Nuttall, Wates, John Sisk, BCEGI, and Bruntwood. Marketing is anchored by the award-winning project portfolio and BALI recognition rather than digital campaigns. The firm operates with approximately 8 employees, is privately held with no disclosed funding, subsidiaries, or public-market presence, and has no digital product, app, or platform offering beyond its company website.

Name

LIVING LANDSCAPES LIMITED

Legal name

Living Landscapes Ltd

Website

https://livinglandscapesltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Living Landscapes Limited is a UK soft landscaping contractor founded in 1969, delivering high-end landscape construction for commercial, corporate, and institutional clients through a proprietary 20-acre wholesale plant nursery and specialist project execution capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Landscaping Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (56173), Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Installation (Plants, Sod & Soil) (HSAIABAB), Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Soft landscaping construction
• Commercial landscaping services
• Wholesale plant nursery
• Landscape contractor
• Tree planting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Living Landscapes Ltd is a UK landscaping contractor delivering soft landscaping construction services — including tree planting, shrub installation, and landscape development — for commercial and institutional projects. The company also operates its own 20-acre wholesale plant nursery that produces thousands of high-quality plants per year, including specimen-size shrubs and semi-mature trees, supplying both internal projects and providing supply-chain control.

Product overview

Living Landscapes Ltd is a landscaping services company offering soft landscaping construction services and operating a 20-acre wholesale plant nursery. The company produces its own high-quality plants including specimen shrubs and semi-mature trees, which are used across their portfolio of commercial landscaping projects. Their services span from initial design implementation to full landscape construction and installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soft Landscaping Construction Services Professional soft landscaping construction services including tree planting, shrub installation, and landscape development for commercial and prestige projects across the UK. Delivered as complete construction packages for main contractors and developers on large-scale commercial, corporate, and institutional developments.
• Wholesale Plant Nursery In-house 20-acre wholesale plant nursery producing thousands of high-quality plants annually, including specimen-size shrubs and semi-mature trees (up to 70cm girth and 10 metres high). The nursery provides supply control and quality assurance for Living Landscapes' own projects and supports the production of plants to project-specific specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 900 semi-mature trees and 36,000 specimen shrubs delivered on time despite four-month delayed start
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CarillioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing trading relationship with Carillion spanning several decades. Living Landscapes was chosen by Carillion to deliver landscaping for major projects including Liverpool Football Club main stand expansion (£110m+ project) and No.1 St Peters Square, Manchester.
• BAM NuttallcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with BAM Nuttall on No.1 Spinningfields, Manchester commercial development.
• WatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWates engaged Living Landscapes for Circle Square Phase 1, Manchester.
• John SiskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiving Landscapes was awarded the soft landscaping package by John Sisk in October 2019 for Circle Square Phase 2, Manchester - one of the most difficult projects in their 40 years of trading.
• BCEGIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCEGI engaged Living Landscapes for Middlewood Locks Phase 1 & 2 development.
• BruntwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiving Landscapes completed Circle Square Manchester for Bruntwood, which won the latest Principal BALI Award 2022. Circle Square is the £750m transformation of the vacated 4ha Former BBC site.
• Planit-IEcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlanit-IE were the landscape architects and lead masterplanners for multiple projects including Circle Square Manchester (joint Lead Masterplanners with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios) and Liverpool Football Club. Living Landscapes was well known to Planit-IE who were pleased they were selected to implement the landscaping.
• BALI (British Association of Landscape Industries)coreOthersRegistered and accredited by BALI. One of only two companies to have been awarded the prestigious BALI Grand Award three times. Living Landscapes Ltd are delighted to announce their Principal BALI award 2022 for Circle Square Manchester.
• SMASminorOthersRegistered and accredited by SMAS (Safety Management Advisory Services).
• CSCSminorOthersRegistered and accredited by CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme).
• HTA (Horticultural Trades Association)minorOthersMembers of the HTA (Horticultural Trades Association).
• Dan Pearlman ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased in Berlin, designed the Chester Zoo development - a multi award winning immersive new area with Indo-Pacific themed islands and 14 individually designed buildings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• idverde: idverde is the UK's largest landscaping services provider, offering grounds maintenance, landscape construction, and arboriculture across public and commercial sectors. It is comparable to Living Landscapes as a UK commercial landscaping contractor but operates at substantially larger scale and with a broader service portfolio including maintenance contracts.
• Kier Group: Kier Group is a UK-listed infrastructure and construction services group with significant involvement in highways, utilities, and public-realm projects that include soft landscaping scope. It is comparable as a much larger incumbent engaged with the same developer/main-contractor clients, though landscaping is only a sub-component of its broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Bowland Forest Timber / Bowland Landscape Services: Bowland Forest Timber and its associated landscape operations supply trees, hedging, and landscape services across the North of England. It is comparable to Living Landscapes as a regional North-of-England supplier with both nursery production and landscaping delivery capabilities targeting similar commercial clients.

Emerging players

• Hillier Nurseries: Hillier Nurseries is a UK plant nursery business with wholesale production and a large garden-centre retail network. While more retail-oriented than Living Landscapes' wholesale nursery, its plant-production capability is comparable and it serves an overlapping trade customer base in the UK landscaping supply chain.

Others

• Planit-IE: Planit-IE is a UK landscape architecture and masterplanning practice that designed flagship Living Landscapes projects including Circle Square and Liverpool FC. It is comparable as a partner along the same project value chain, designing the landscapes that Living Landscapes constructs.

Direct peers

• Johnsons Nurseries: Johnsons Nurseries is a UK wholesale nursery supplying container-grown trees, shrubs, and hedging to landscape contractors and developers. It is comparable to Living Landscapes' nursery function, supplying the same trade customer base of landscape contractors and competing for the wholesale plant supply that underpins soft landscaping projects.
• The Landscape Group: The Landscape Group is a UK landscaping contractor providing landscape construction, design, and maintenance services for commercial and public-sector clients. It directly competes with Living Landscapes in commercial soft landscaping construction and shares exposure to main-contractor relationships.
• Maydencroft Landscape Contractors: Maydencroft is a UK landscaping contractor specialising in landscape construction, ecological restoration, and environmental contracting for commercial and public-sector projects. It is a direct peer to Living Landscapes in commercial soft landscaping construction with similar reliance on developer and main-contractor relationships.
• Ground Control: Ground Control is a UK commercial landscaping and grounds-maintenance contractor delivering soft landscaping, tree planting, and environmental projects for developers, retailers, and corporate clients. It is a direct competitor to Living Landscapes on commercial soft landscaping packages and shares the project-based, contractor-driven delivery model.
• Wyevale Nurseries: Wyevale Nurseries is one of the UK's largest wholesale nurseries, supplying plants to landscape contractors, garden centres, and developers. Comparable to Living Landscapes' 20-acre nursery capability, it competes in the wholesale plant supply market that supports commercial landscaping projects in the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-landscapes-limited

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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