Landscape architects constantly face the challenge of balancing aesthetics with practicality, and that challenge is epitomised when it comes to turf.

Despite being present across almost every landscaping project, from a new public park to a bespoke private property, soil can often be viewed as a simple add-on or worse, an after-thought.

A lack of awareness around wider legislation governing topsoil, particularly surrounding contamination testing, is facilitating the use of potentially contaminated product on landscaping projects across the country, warns a leading soil supplier.