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Lenham Landscape Design & Build Project

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October 10th, 2012 by

The Lenham Landscape design and build project is well under way! The Main construction of retaining walls are built and awaiting render. The stainless steel support posts are concreted into position ready for the canopy. We are prevailing through the persistent rain and paving will be going down from tomorrow. The steps linking the first […]

Project at Epping Forest – Time for Foliage & Flower

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October 9th, 2012 by

The new hardscaping is now complete with the exception of sealing the new Sandstone flags, earlier this week the team filled all the beds with deep topsoil layers and conditioned the soil with compost and slow release fertilisers. Today, we are introducing the new planting scheme, the north facing aspect brings the challenges of planting […]

New Garden Design & Build project in Lenham, Kent

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September 30th, 2012 by

This new Garden Design & Build project is under way. This area is the new lower terrace (house on left of shot), the large banks that you can see on your right hand side have been excavated back to create new larger level terraces local to the house, creating a much larger sense of space […]

The Egyptologist Garden, Stage 1 – Green Groundworks

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September 6th, 2012 by

This new project is well underway as the Oakleigh Manor team start with the early stages of groundwork and soil allocation. The team have started at the rear end of the garden, working out to the front, installing the new base foundation for the Pylon temple, the Garden Facade and the link paths, you can […]

New project commences – The Egyptologist Garden in Kingsgate, Kent

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August 31st, 2012 by

This new Landscape Design & Build project commenced this week, this garden has been designed with an Egyptian theme to provide our clients with a garden that fulfils one of their passions. The entire existing garden is being cleared except the precious plants that will be used in the new planting scheme, the main features […]

Resin Bound Gravel, Gives you WINGS!

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August 30th, 2012 by

This section of the garden within the Sussex hospice has been designed to mark their 25 years since establishing, the design of the hardscape has a Seagull’s wing as the main feature of the hardscape. The Resin team formed all the shapes using stainless steel edging to divide the varying resin areas and planting, then […]

Epping Forest Rear Terrace and Ballastrade

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August 24th, 2012 by

The Natural Sandstone terrace has now been laid with just minor pointing works to be carried out. Here you can see the Cast Stone Ballastrade which wraps the terrace, all plinths, ballasters and copings are have been installed this week leaving the grouting process to be completed. The planting scheme around the terrace is provisionally […]

New project with a water-logged garden in Shenfield, Essex

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August 24th, 2012 by

This new project in Shenfield is under way, the Oakleigh team have been making a start with the 1st phase of the rear garden works. We have cleared the large overgrown rear garden of all unwanted vegetation, the old lawn and planting areas have been left to their own devices for a couple of years […]

Sydenham Project – week 4

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July 19th, 2012 by

This new front garden and driveway design & build scheme is really taking shape. The driveway surface is being laid today after a 2 week delay of constant daily rain we have at last got some sunshine. Rain is forecast tomorrow so the team will have their hands full getting the entire 175m2 laid today. […]

Epping Forest Project – week 5 complete!

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July 2nd, 2012 by

The large sandstone terrace is now grouted and ready for sealing from the elements. The cast stone ballastrade arrives next week, our teams will be forming this during weeks 6 & 7 leaving the planting scheme and lighting system to be completed in week 8. The design team are hard at work on the planting […]