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Assessment · decking installers round decking-installers-2026-09

SM Landscaping review

Ranked 10 of 10 in Decking installers in Telford

Best for: garden-wide landscaper with a decking service

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Trading as S M LANDSCAPING (2021) LIMITED · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shropshire

SM Landscaping in short

SM Landscaping is a Trench-based landscaper for garden-wide briefs, naming decking and fencing inside garden design, driveways, patios and artificial grass. Quotes come free including by WhatsApp with photos, which keeps first contact fast. The company record runs since 2021. Cover runs across Telford and Shropshire from the Trench base, and it is one of three firms in the table that name decking outright. The Trench base keeps it local to Telford streets.

Customer reviews lean on Google: 4.8 from 45 ratings naming patio and garden transformations, with a weaker Trustpilot set beside it. The Google base sits in the upper half for size, so the score rests on more than a handful of jobs. The Trustpilot side stays small, which keeps the split honest.

Our verdict: SM suits one landscaper for a garden-wide brief with decking in it. The WhatsApp quoting route with photos keeps first contact simple. For garden-wide briefs that simplicity counts.

What counts against it: no insurance details are published, and no rates, call-out fee or VAT position appears. The waste carrier register holds no entry for the firm, which leaves clearance as an open question. In our view the split between the two review sets matters more than the missing paperwork. For garden-wide briefs that trade-off may still satisfy; for deck-only jobs the named-service rivals read stronger.

SM Landscaping reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for SM Landscaping, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google4.8 out of 545
Trustpilot3.7 out of 59

Our verdict

Our judgement: SM suits you if you want one Telford landscaper for a garden-wide brief with decking in it, reached fast by WhatsApp with photos [1]. The Trustpilot set trails the Google set. Insurance and pricing detail are the other gaps [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
59.0 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

64

Google 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews; Trustpilot 3.7 out of 5 from 9 reviews [3] [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2021 [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

55

A free quote route and competitive rates are stated, but no rates, call-out fee or VAT position appears [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

80

Service lists, a quote route and contact routes are all present [1].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Limited company since2021Source companies-house
Free quotesFree no-obligation quotations stated on websiteSource provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • Decking and fencing is a named service within garden design, driveways, patios and artificial grass, quoted free including by WhatsApp with photos [1].

  • Google shows 4.8 from 45 reviews, seen 4 September 2026, with customers naming patio and garden transformations [3].

  • The company has held the Companies House record since 2021 [2].

Limitations

  • Trustpilot shows 3.7 from 9 reviews, below the Google figure, so read both sets [4].

  • No insurance details are published, and no rates, call-out fee or VAT position appears [1].

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Questions about SM Landscaping

Is SM Landscaping any good?

On the evidence, yes for garden-wide briefs with decking in them: SM Landscaping names the work, holds a strong Google record and quotes fast by WhatsApp. Its Trustpilot set trails Google and paperwork is unpublished, so read both sets. Send photos for a free quote. Read the strengths and limitations on its card before deciding.

Is SM Landscaping a member of a trade scheme?

Industry qualifications cannot be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked, and the waste carrier register holds no entry for the firm. Ask what accreditation and insurance sit behind the quote. Get each answer in writing before work starts. Keep whatever they send with your quote paperwork.

How much does SM Landscaping charge?

It publishes no rates, call-out fee or VAT position, though a free quote route including WhatsApp with photos is stated. That means your quote does the talking: send measurements and photos of the garden. Ask for labour, materials and VAT priced separately. Get the fixed total and the payment stages set down too.

Where does SM Landscaping work?

The landscaper works from Trench across Telford and Shropshire on garden design, driveways, patios, artificial grass, fencing and decking. Garden-wide briefs are its core work rather than deck-only jobs. Send your postcode with the job list to confirm you are covered. Send garden photos with the postcode when you enquire.

How is SM Landscaping ranked?

It ranks tenth of the ten decking installers in our September round, the garden-wide pick with decking actually in the list. The trailing Trustpilot set is the gap behind higher firms. Read the full review, then send your photos with your postcode. The position reflects the whole scorecard, not the stars alone.

How do I get a quote from SM Landscaping?

Use the free quote route including WhatsApp with photos, and send measurements of the garden with the job list. Since no rates are published, the quote does the talking: ask for labour, materials and VAT priced separately. Send your postcode with the photos so the firm confirms cover. Ask for the fixed total in a written reply.

What do customers say about SM Landscaping?

Customers rate the firm strongly on Google, naming patio and garden transformations, with a weaker Trustpilot set beside it. That split is the story of the file: one record attracts, the other cautions. Read both sets rather than either alone, since each tells a different story. Treat the gap between them as information, not noise.

How does SM Landscaping compare with the other decking installers in this round?

It closes the table as the garden-wide pick with decking in the list: the named service and the WhatsApp quoting route set it apart from the decking-silent firms above it. The trade-off is a trailing Trustpilot set and unpublished paperwork. For one landscaper across a garden-wide brief, that trade still reads fairly; for deck-only jobs the higher firms compare better.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Arcox Landscaping Ltd72.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for established landscaper with the strongest stated paperwork.
  2. Rubik Builders69.6 / 100Ranked 2. Best for accredited builder for retrofit-led projects.
  3. Tri Pave Construction Ltd68.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for deep Checkatrade history on drives and patios.
  4. GES Solutions Telford65.9 / 100Ranked 4. Best for composite or timber decking within wider landscaping.

Sources

  1. SM Landscaping — provider website Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House — S M LANDSCAPING (2021) LIMITED (13419504) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps — SM Landscaping listing Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Trustpilot — SM Landscaping reviews Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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