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Modern Garden Design Ideas for 2017
Modern garden design is going through a dramatic shift. From being a simple exterior façade to the house, the garden has become a key part of the home. Designers are keen to integrate the outdoor space with the indoor space and are concerned with more than just the functional features of the garden. Trends in…
Contemporary Garden Design Ideas
Contemporary Garden Design Ideas for 2017 Gone are the traditional, voluminous shapes and profusion of colours in the garden design world – contemporary gardening is leaning more into the minimalist and sparse look, comprised of clean lines, earthy colours and open spaces. Contemporary garden design has its roots in the 1960s, when it was all…
Project Update – Landscaping – Iwade, Sittingbourne
The teams here at Oakleigh Manor have been working very hard since our previous blog at the end of October outlining the commencement of this landscape design and build project. The project is currently at its half-way point with a completion deadline of just before Christmas. The overall contours and shape of the garden can…
Top 5 Items in the Oakleigh Barrow this November
The cold weather has just begun, but there is still plenty you can be doing in your garden to create a beautiful space, even through winter, and to prepare your garden for the colder months ahead. Here are Oakleigh Manor Horticultural Service’s top 5 items in our Wheelbarrow this month: 1. Leaves Leaf…
New Rear & Front Garden Scheme completed in Brentwood, Essex
Project type: Rear & Front Garden Design & Build Location: Brentwood, Essex Project Commenced: April 2016 Project Completed: August 2016 Design brief: Our clients set out on designing and building their new home several years before implementation in 2016. Our client wanted a place to enjoy the outdoor summer life and relax and retreat from…
Project Commencement – Landscaping – Iwade, Sittingbourne
Oakleigh Manor has welcomed the commencement of a large landscaping project in Iwade, Sittingbourne this week. The project encompasses a complete garden installation, including front and rear gardens, bespoke garden joinery, planting scheme and lighting scheme. Our clients first contacted Oakleigh Manor as they were interested in having their garden designed, which has been carried…
Autumn Horticultural Update
Oakleigh Manor Horticultural Service would like to congratulate our clients Mr and Mrs Graham for winning the 2016 Veronica Knight Floral Competition for their Cottage Garden display. We are delighted to have been invited into the garden on a few occasions where we have watched it develop into a truly beautiful area. Although many of…
Project Update: Resin Bound Gravel, Essex
Look at what we have been undertaking over the summer holidays! Whilst the children and staff enjoy their well-earned break, Oakleigh Manor has been busy at Shaw Primary Academy in Essex re-laying all the pathways around the school; replacing the old paving with stunning resin bound gravel in Choc Chip Harvest blend. Hard-wearing, porous, SUDS compliant and…
Project Update: Automated Gate, Hampshire
In the beautiful countryside in Hampshire, the Oakleigh Manor Garden Joinery team have been recently working to install our Biddenden Oak Automated Gates. Each gate is fabricated bespoke for our client and can be tailored to individual needs, including personal engraving of a house name/number. Security is a common feature of our client requirements…
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown 300th Anniversary
2016 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of England’s greatest gardener, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. To mark the occasion there will be a year-long celebration of the life and work of ‘Capability’ Brown. He changed the face of eighteenth century gardening, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills…