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Project Update 2: Swimming Pool in Brentwood, Essex

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April 24th, 2015 by

If you’ve been catching up on your Oakleigh Manor blog reading this week, you may have come across a project update post about a swimming pool construction we are currently carrying out in Essex. I also said that I would try my best to bring you another post about the project, so here it is! […]

Project Update: Swimming Pool in Brentwood, Essex

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April 21st, 2015 by

Here at Oakleigh Manor, there’s more to us than just landscaping… Nothing could be more true! The fact that we are multi-disciplinary specialists in bespoke projects is very evident here. As much as we love designing and building unique landscapes for our clients, we equally love projects relating to garden maintenance, joinery, lighting, automated gates, […]

Oakleigh Manor’s Garden Joinery

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April 20th, 2015 by

Slogans are used by firms all over the world from a marketing perspective to capture your attention. They are also called ‘straplines’ in the UK; some are more memorable than others. Some even have nothing to do with a company’s activities – simply used as a commercial tool. But here at Oakleigh Manor, a saying […]

My Day on Site

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April 8th, 2015 by

You know, I do love working in a marketing capacity, but sometimes it is nice to get out of the office environment; staring at a screen all day isn’t always fun and games! So luckily for me, our head Landscape Architect here at Oakleigh Manor Rupert Davis needed a hand in surveying a project we […]

Government’s Green Infrastructure Commitment

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April 2nd, 2015 by

With the General Election around the corner, I bet it seems that politics is dominating the news landscape of the UK. Of course, it’s very important stuff, but we aren’t going to spark a political debate! We’ll leave that to the professionals on TV this week! However, what we will touch on, in the political […]

Signs Your Landscape Needs a Makeover

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March 25th, 2015 by

The excitement that comes with gardening is so high that most homeowners tend to go right ahead without giving it much consideration. Gardening is both an art and a science. Since it is a science, you will need the opinions of experts to come up with the technical details that comprise the schemes most suitable […]

Project Update: Hard and Soft Landscaping near Ashford, Kent

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March 24th, 2015 by

Since the start of March, Oakleigh Manor have been carrying out a project for a client near Ashford, in Kent. The project involved, first of all, a hard landscape design and build was carried out by one of our in-house teams. Then, another in-house team, this time from our Oakleigh Manor Horticultural Services company, came […]

Safety Features of Oakleigh Manor’s Automated Gates

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March 19th, 2015 by

We have numerous services at Oakleigh Manor. Our expertise stretches into a number of different services that I’ve had to write them all down so I do not forget! One of them is the installation of automated and electric gates. We have a wide range of bespoke gates in the Oakleigh Manor gate collection; you […]

Project Update: Landscaping Project near Ashford, Kent

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March 17th, 2015 by

The colder and wetter weather is just starting to leave us, as we enter Spring. But that doesn’t mean to say it still hasn’t been a bit chilly, or a little soggy underfoot! That hasn’t slowed down one of our in-house teams, though, as they have been working hard on a garden landscaping project near […]

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

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March 12th, 2015 by

It may not have taken centre stage this week out of the news out of Parliament this week; that award goes to generic “Brand X” packaging of cigarettes. However, if you’re in the industry, you’ll know how important sustainable drainage systems, or SuDS, are. As ‘green’ areas have been replaced by concrete due to urbanisation, […]