Oakleigh Manor provides Oak framed Car Barns, Cart Lodges, Garden Rooms and other garden buildings, all designed to suit Permitted Development regulations with your local authority. To view our completed projects, click the “Portfolio” link at the top of this page or choose from our “Services” drop down menu at the top of the page, to see our full range […]
Why native trees? ‘Native’ means that these trees are ‘at home’ in Britain: they’ve grown here for thousands of years! So if you live in the UK, plant these trees because they help native insects and other animals to survive. 10 trees you should plant in your garden Alder, Alnus glutinosa A quick-growing, nitrogen-fixing, insect-harbouring, bird-loving […]
This new Car Barn project started this week, near to base at Faversham, Kent. The new building is a 3 Bay Car Barn with a Lean-Too side Log Store built in over a hipped & Cat slide roof. Mark, the Groundwork Manager has set out site and excavated the outer ring foundations, removing approximately 55 […]
Vertical gardening is a classic garden fashion that remains among the hottest trends today. Green walls bring a sense of depth and height to small spaces. These can also serve as privacy screens to cover unwanted views around the garden. A living wall adds character to your outdoor area and provides the perfect ambience for […]
After 2 weeks of hard work, one of the teams have just completed this new driveway scheme in central London. Within the first week, the 70-75 tons of spoil was excavated removed from the old driveway to create enough depth for the new porous base layers of the new driveway. An oval shaped central planting bed […]
This landscape design & build project is now complete. The new light stone coloured brick piers and black iron railings have made a fantastic front boundary to the busy london street, at 1.5m high the railings present a firm and secure boundary line without creating a compound like-environment. The driveway area is surfaced with Harvest […]
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.
Proper lighting can add colour and elegance to your garden, aside from making it easy for you to walk around after night falls. Lights can also add drama to the scenery, depending on how you position them. However, before you begin lighting up your garden here are some of the things that you should take […]
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 […]
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 […]
