Stuart

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Garden Design & Landscape project in Canterbury, Kent

Posted on: 11 Aug 2013

Landscaping Project Near Canterbury, Kent This project has recently been completed, to see more of our projects click the “portfolio” tab at the top of the screen.

Garden Design & Landscaping project in Shenfield, Essex

Posted on: 19 Jul 2013

The Oakleigh team have been busy here this week completing works on this fantastic project in Shenfield, Essex. The large garden scheme has been completely re-landscaped, back to the bone. A large french drainage system has been installed within the large rear garden area, to relieve the natural ground springs that soaked the garden into […]

Attention to Detail – Resin Bound Gravel

Posted on: 18 Jul 2013

Project Location: Enfield, North London Surface Type:  Resin Bound Gravel, colour Golden Glow, blend 13.36 Application: Used to create a Lounge Terrace within a new rear garden scheme Other detail: 3mm thick Stainless Steel edging forms a crisp and distinctive edging around the Resin Gravel and creates a division between the Planting Beds  

HSE Advice for installing Automated Gates

Posted on: 17 Jul 2013

Installers, designers, maintenance firms and manufacturers of electric gates, are being urged to seriously consider new safety advice issued by the Health and Safety Executive today, following the recent deaths of two children involving these gates. The safety alert points out that limiting the closing forces of gates alone will not provide sufficient protection to […]

Current Landscaping project – Sevenoaks, Kent

Posted on: 20 Jun 2013

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 Whitstable, Kent

Posted on: 18 Jun 2013

Our Whitstable project complete, we managed to get some photos in the poor weather conditions. The planting scheme has really softened the space and added so much interest, balancing off the hard-landscape and structures. The spring colours are looking really good for such a young scheme. We fitted the irrigation system today so the garden will […]

Automated Gate – Air dried oak five bar gate, Faversham, Kent

Posted on: 13 Jun 2013

This Oak Gate was installed today together with its electric automated opening system, near Faversham, Kent. The gate and posts were made for this project by our garden joinery company “Bay & Green”, as you can see the gate has been engraved with our client’s property name. A Nice Metro automation system has been fitted, […]

Garden Design & Build Project – North London

Posted on: 08 Jun 2013

This project in Enfield, North London is almost complete. This week we planted the new planting scheme which has encapsulated this small city garden with a mass of colourful foliage, flower and beautiful aromas. The scheme has also been designed to create a private paradise for our clients as the boundary fence and tree structures […]

Resin Bound Gravel Driveway, Erith, Kent

Posted on: 08 Jun 2013

Another new Resin Bound Gravel driveway has been completed this week in Erith, near Dartford, Kent. The entire low maintenance front garden and driveway scheme was designed by Stuart Barten of Oakleigh Manor, and implemented by the various landscape teams of craftsmen. The driveway has a fully SUD’s compliant porous sub-base and asphalt base layers, […]

Garden Design & landscaping project, Sevenoaks Kent

Posted on: 04 Jun 2013

Recent project completed in Sevenoaks, Kent. A beautiful new rear garden scheme, too see more of our projects click the portfolio tab at the top of the screen.