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Project Update 2: OMHS at the Thames Barrier

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May 14th, 2015 by

You know, I do love my job, but sometimes you just want to have some time out of the office and on site. Today, I was treated to that, as I made my way from Oakleigh Manor’s site in Kent to the Thames Barrier Complex in South East London! I was visiting to see how […]

Artificial Lawns: an Update

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February 25th, 2015 by

Some of you may recall a blog post from only last week concerning artificial grass; it touched on the possibility of artificial pitches being reintroduced into English football. But a more recent article from Sky Sports informs us that this won’t be happening. As a result, it has dawned on this author that there is a […]

Artificial Lawns: Turfing out the Old

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February 18th, 2015 by

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or quite simply aren’t a fan of sports, then you wouldn’t have heard about the uproar surrounding the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup; the football tournament will kick off in Canada this year, running from June to July. The aforementioned uproar has been about artificial turf being used […]

Stop Hurting Your Garden: Avoid Fertiliser Burn

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November 24th, 2014 by

Most home gardeners know the importance of a good plant fertilisation program in an effort to grow bigger and healthier plants. They pay attention to the proper use of fertilisers to provide plants the nutrients needed for optimum growth. A common mistake committed by first-time gardeners, however, is centred on using too much of it. […]

Artificial Lawn Makeover

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October 2nd, 2014 by

Our Client was over the moon when we said that the new Artificial Lawn would be completed on her birthday. No doubt there were a few G&T’s on the lawn that day

In Bloom: Secrets to a Healthy Garden

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December 11th, 2013 by

A beautiful garden is an owner’s pride. As one of the UK’s leading providers of reliable landscape and gardern maintenance services, Oakleigh Manor will keep your small or large garden healthy and looking great. Caring for your garden doesn’t stop at planting the right species of plants, and decorating the soroundings with additional garden features. […]

Current Landscaping project – Sevenoaks, Kent

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June 20th, 2013 by

This current project in Sevenoaks, Kent is now entering week 4 within the rear garden. The Oakleigh Manor team have made great headway with the garden clearence and groundwork phase which is almost complete within the rear garden. Careful Dismantling The site teams have removed all the unwanted planting, lifted and healed in the plants […]

Garden Design & Build Project in North London

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May 20th, 2013 by

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 […]

New Lawn at Shenfield, Essex

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April 28th, 2013 by

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 […]

Landscape Design & Build project, Whitstable Kent.

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March 6th, 2013 by

We were back in Whitstable today at this Winter 2012 project to complete the remaining hardscape works before implementing the new low maintenance planting scheme. The project is looking really good however we have had a problem with the paint system used on the aluminium pergola structure. Unfortunately, the primer does not appear to of bonded […]