With many of our native species under threat, creating a wildlife friendly garden will encourage an array of wildlife species into your garden, giving you the opportunity to get closer to some local wildlife. It can be a single bed or border or extend across the whole garden.
A good place to start is to visit your local country parks to get an idea of what native species are in your area, allowing you to plan your garden in accordance with the local environment. Here are some ways in which you can create a haven for creatures great and small.
Wildlife will quite happily take residence in our gardens with some small steps of encouragement.
A good way to support pollinating insects in gardens is to choose a mix of flowering plants from different countries and regions. The more flowers within a garden throughout the year the greater the number of bees, and other pollinators will be attracted to it. Some good examples are; lavender, penstemons, verbena bonariensis, buddleia. These plants while a fantastic food source are also stunning to look at.
Planting for pollinators
A good way to support pollinating insects in gardens is to choose a mix of flowering plants from different countries and regions. The more flowers within a garden throughout the year the greater the number of bees, and other pollinators will be attracted to it. Some good examples are; lavender, penstemons, verbena bonariensis, buddleia. These plants while a fantastic food source are also stunning to look at.
If you would like your garden redesigned by our Design team, simply complete the enquiry form or call the team today. No fees are charged for an initial chat or for most initial site meetings. We will prepare you a written “Design Fee Proposal” prior to proceeding with any charges to you.
So firstly, we will need a little bit of your time to find out a little about your ideas, then we would look to arrange an Initial Site Meeting with one of our designers, at a time convenient to you, preferably at the site location or to view drawings of developing scheme projects. At the meeting, we will listen to your requirements, then suggest the some ideas and provide advice for your project. This will take approximately one hour of your time.
Once we understand your Design requirement, we will submit a Design Fee Proposal for you to consider with no obligation, this will state our Design Fees and the stages of design work we will carry out for you. Our service is tailored to suit you, your home and your requirements so your Design Fee proposal will specify the correct type of survey required, whether you will need to invest into an optional Concept Design stage, and the appropriate stages of the process.
Each Design Package offers the most suitable survey type, a client brief, a conceptual stage if required, finally we will create a large format Master Design together with a Garden Installation Quotation & Specification to construct the new design.
We also provide planning guidance for all projects that require local authority or other permissions.
The Oakleigh Manor group provides a huge range of services geared for a beautiful Garden or Landscape, Driveways, Garden Lighting and Illumination, Drainage and/or Irrigation systems, Swimming Pools, Artificial Grass Surfaces, Resin Gravel Surfaces and more in Kent and the South East of England.
Simply complete our online Enquiry Form or call the Oakleigh Manor team on 0800 023 1310 to discuss your requirements. Our team can guide you through the options available for all our services, provide initial budgets or arrange an Initial Site Visit from one of our friendly team.
