The Best Gardeners in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2025)

We have worked with Helen Taylor & Associates for the past 3 years. We are a local community group, and now a Registered Charity ( No. 1189048) , which was set up in 2018 to help maintain and improve the parks which abut the River Wharfe in Ilkley. We had lots of ideas and plans about what we needed to do to achieve this goal. We can honestly say that without Helen and her colleagues, who give their professional time pro bono, it would have been much more difficult for us to achieve the amazing transformation in the parks areas over the last 4 years. They helped us prepare a Master Plan and have supported us with Planting Schemes and practical help with new flowerbeds and the regeneration of other areas of the park. They have been simply brilliant partners to work with, and with potentially more improvements in the pipeline we look forward to our continuing partnership. Ed Duguid Chair, Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks

The one day design process with Helen resulted in a scale plan ready for hard landscaping and with planting suggestions. I couldn’t have been more pleased with the sensitive, collaborative method of working. My ideas were incorporated and developed in an exciting way. Thanks Helen.

I wanted to convert my back garden to incorporate a single floor extension and a courtyard garden in the other half. Helen visited for a garden planning day and produced a very stylish design, which I has completely transformed the space. It's a great feeling every time I look at the garden through extension bifold doors - the icing on the cake of this development, which in all respects has exceeded my expectations. I've found Helen very helpful and a pleasure to work with - both at the time of planning and since.

We wanted our garden redesigned to make better use of it, but had little idea what to expect. Helen took us carefully through each stage of the design process from initial ideas to planting, taking time to listen and discuss options. There was even a visit to the nursery to help select plants. We are glad that we took the plunge to have a garden redesign - it was an enjoyable process. We have definitely benefitted from Helen’s creativity and expertise. The result - a lovely green space, full of interesting plants and views.

Melissa did a very good job for us and we were very happy with the result. Melissa was diligent, very efficient and kept us well informed on her plans and progress,especially as the redesigning of our front garden was done during the pandemic when communication was difficult.We asked for all year colour and interest. Winter colours from the plants was very pleasing and we are looking forward to the summer blooms.Our front garden has been completely transformed and will give much pleasure for many years to come. Thank you Melissa.45

We really didn't know what to do with our small rear garden attached to a new build house. After reviewing numerous websites we chose MMGD. Initially we asked Melissa to provide a One Off Consultation /Garden Inspiration service. The meetings helped us to think through & define what we were were looking to achieve. Melissa worked closely with us to develop the ideas further via the Flash Planting Service. It was Melissa's vision & creativity that ensured our objective of an attractive, colourful garden providing a haven for wildlife, was delivered. We love the end result. Very good value for money.

Melissa was a pleasure to deal with and made the process of transforming our garden a really enjoyable process. With Melissa's help, I learnt that despite my ignorance of gardens and plants, I have strong preferences, and Melissa translated my choices into a beautiful and elegant garden which is perfectly suited to the site and to our lifestyle. Highly recommended.

I was lucky enough to spend a couple of hours with Melissa in my garden. I arranged the consultation as we’re in the process of having new windows and doors fitted and I needed advice on the best way to prune back our existing planting close to the house to allow the work to be undertaken. As it turned out, this was the least of what we covered in those hours! I absolutely loved our time together and the consultation far exceeded my expectations. Melissa is extremely knowledgeable, a great teacher and very good fun! I’m keen to improve my own gardening skills and Melissa took the time to describe to me what she was doing and why, in the hope that I might be able to do it next time on my own. We agreed on a plan of works for the front of the house which will include several more ‘teaching’ visits over the next 6 months. Having made a plan for the front we moved on to a really enjoyable, visionary, creative conversation about the possibilities for our small yard garden at the back of the house. At the end of the 2 hours I felt totally inspired about the future of what is essentially quite a small and uninspiring space. No small feat! I also spent the rest of the weekend gardening. I’m really looking forward to Melissa’s great eye and superb knowledge influencing the shape of our garden over the next few years.

We recently used Thomas Moore Landcapes for an overhaul of our front garden and we are so happy with how it has turned out. From start to finish, the team demonstrated impressive skill, professionalism, and attention to detail. Each member of the team clearly takes pride in their work, and it shows in the quality of the final result. The project finished right on schedule and on budget. Tom did a great job of keeping us posted at regular intervals and also used his creativity and contact base to navigate certain site challenges which may have otherwise led to potential cost increases and delays. Beyond their expertise, the team was an absolute pleasure to work with. They were friendly, approachable, and open to our ideas, patiently answering our questions and making us feel involved in the whole process. They were also well organised and tidy. We couldn’t be happier with how it has turned out and would highly recommend Thomas Moore Landscapes to anyone looking for top-quality landscaping.

Highly recommend! Thomas, Sam and the team were a pleasure to have working at our home and they can turn their hand to absolutely anything! I feel rarely do you have your expectations exceeded and do people go above and beyond to ensure the job is done properly. The workmanship of Thomas and the team was exceptional in the walls they built for us, they also solved a complex drainage problem on the property, installed a treatment works to replace an old septic tank, landscaped a field and our garden and moved a very large drive. Everything was seamless, they were reliable, quick and just nice people to have around. Thomas has clearly built a good business based on sensible pricing and delivering on his promise, if only everyone could operate as he does!

Rachel takes time to understand a client’s preferences and how the space will be used and works within budget to create a practical but beautiful garden. She is a pleasure to work with and her plant knowledge is vast. I would highly recommend her services whether considering a garden refurb or major makeover.

Rachel was the perfect answer to our needs, and helped us in so many ways from initial advice, through to the excellent garden plan, then plant suggestions and even helping dig where they were to go! She offered support during the time the contractors were working on the landscaping, making sure the work was to the plan and she picked up several issues and was able to put them on the right track before they became larger problems. We really appreciate the time and effort Rachel gave us, and can't wait until spring when the garden will look even more amazing...

100% Recommend Kettlewell Groundworks!!! Attention to detail and hard work from Richard and Ben totally updated both our front and back gardens and also added a purpose built shed to fill wasted space at the side of our house. We are so pleased with the quality and choices made and are grateful for the advice given to us from Becky throughout the works. Now all we need is sunshine😂😂☀️☀️

Richard has helped on a number of projects I’ve been involved in and his attention to detail is brilliant. Jobs have always been completed in time said and is very professional in all ways. Can’t recommend this company enough. Keep up the good work 🙏🏻😷🌈 Photos are of 20th Low Moor Scout Group When Richard helped tidy grounds up doing block paving and car park kerb stones.

We could not be happier with the work that Richard and Ben have done for us. They have transformed our garden from a muddy bog to a beautiful family garden. The recommendations and advise Richard gave at quote stage were both honest and practical within our budget. The whole team was incredibly professional from Start to finish. Becky’s communication from the office was brilliant, just what you need to make sure the project goes as planned. I would not hesitate to recommend them to Friends, Family and colleagues in exactly the same way that they were recommended to us. It was that good I have booked them to come back and do a 2nd phase of work ASAP.

We had recently had our house extended, the original flags were laid round the extension but we wanted the patio area extending, plus the existing lawn retaining, Richard suggested this was done with sleepers. Richard was easy to deal with and we are very pleased with the end result.

Amazing design ideas and wonderful work and great communication.

It was a pleasure to work with James. He designed our amazing garden, created the planting plan, procured the plants and completed the planting. James has demonstrated significant expertise in all of these processes. He was always communicative and determined to deliver what I wanted as the client. We have already had many enjoyable evenings in our new garden and had incredible feedback. Thank you.

Tom and the lads did a great job removing our huge hedges and replacing them with a feather edge fence. Always turned up on time and were informative of all works throughout the job. Even the unexpected extras were no trouble. Would 100% recommend!

Second job Tom has done for us. Previous job was to remove and re concrete some large concrete fence posts that had moved after 15 years. This job a car ran into our fence, broke the fence panel snapped the concrete post and gravel board. Tom came out same day to look and completed the work the following week. Great job done in a quick timeframe and a good price.

I am vary happy with the work Tom completed to install a fence in my garden. Tom prepped and installed the fence efficiently and to a high standard. He removed all waste materials as agreed I would definitely recommend for garden and fence work.

Amazing job, done straight away, removed tree and put up some concrete post fencing at a very very competitive price. Overall amazing lads and amazing work would 100% recommend.