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Garden Design & Build Project in North London

Posted on: 20 May 2013

This garden design and build project has been started in Enfield, North London. The garden has been re-designed by the team to transform this tired and messy garden into a chique outdoor space for our young family clients. The new garden will be created by completely changing the outer retaining walls that hold the garden […]

Garden Design & Build Project – Sevenoaks, Kent

Posted on: 20 May 2013

This first Sevenoaks project of 2013 is almost complete after several weeks of intense landscaping on this challenging site. The garden is looking fantastic, it has transformed a challenging confined space with over-powering surrounding banks of grass into this spacious series of granite, lawn and planted terraces that climb the garden up through the amazing […]

New Lawn at Shenfield, Essex

Posted on: 28 Apr 2013

The turf is being laid this week on this project after several weeks of drainage works, soil conditioning and final preparation of all the groundwork aspects of this project. Underneath the new lawn is a state of the art french drainage system which is a series of 5 linear drains and the entire lawn surface […]

Garden Design & Build Project – Sevenoaks, Kent

Posted on: 24 Apr 2013

This hardscape works are almost complete, the main drystone retaining walls and steps are forming the structural framework of the garden. We have laid a new granite terrace as well and new boundary close boarded fencing. Its soft landscaping time soon, all the planting areas and the new lawn area will be soil conditioned ready […]

Landscaping project update – Shenfield, Essex

Posted on: 10 Apr 2013

The Shenfield project is well under way and making good progress in its 2nd week. The team have installed a new french drainage system within the boggy lawn area with 5 lateral pipe runs of wrapped french drain pipe totalling 300 linear metres. All trenches have been filled with gravel and the soggy topsoil is […]

Garden Design project – Whitstable, Kent

Posted on: 07 Apr 2013

This new garden design has been created by the team for a young family in Whitstable Kent. The project department will be starting work here soon, look out for the project photos on the blog. To view some of our completed projects, click our project “portfolio”  tab at the top of the screen.

Garden Design & Build project update, Sevenoaks, Kent, Day 17

Posted on: 04 Apr 2013

Sevenoaks Project, day 17. The garden area is now taking shape, you can see the paddlestone layered walling is being installed to face the strong retaining walls that hold the banks back from the main terrace area. The weather has been very cold as the east winds are staying with us this week, but at […]

New Landscape project – Shenfield, Essex

Posted on: 04 Apr 2013

This rear garden landscaping project commenced this week, the site team have been preparing the site for a new lawn drainage system which once complete will be a huge lawn and garden area. As you can see, the topsoil layer is being stripped and stockpiled to make space for the new french drainage runs which […]

Recreational re-cycled benches at Environment Agency site

Posted on: 27 Mar 2013

Five bench plinths and benches formed in recycled materials were installed recently at an Environment Agency site in London, to provide recreational seating with a public space. This area was landscaped by Oakleigh Manor in 2003, and the grounds maintenance staff have been pruning the shrub borders and the trees surgeons have carried out their […]

Garden Design & Build Project, Sevenoaks, Kent, Day 12

Posted on: 27 Mar 2013

Day 12 Its been freezing and its the last week of March, it felt like summer today, peaked at 4 degrees. The team have been battling with the temps, but made great progress installing the concrete foundations for the steps, the remaining retaining walls and made good headway with the paddlestone walling. The picture is […]