Garden Landscaping

Find advice and ideas on garden landscaping to craft an attractive space for growing plants, and enjoying your garden exactly as you and your family want.

We show you how to create a beautiful landscaped garden, with a practical layout with our tips on planning and budgeting, resourcing and building, and developing your planting scheme.

The Low Down on Low Maintenance Gardening

25th August 2020
Reading time 7 minutes

Given the demands of today’s busy lifestyles, devoting time to our gardens does not always feature top of our agendas as work, family and life commitments take priority over dreams of achieving a Chelsea inspired vision. But if you are someone who loves spending time in their garden, rather than the hassle of looking after

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The Low Down on Low Maintenance Gardening

With an artificial lawn you no longer need to “keep off the grass”

2nd April 2020
Reading time 5 minutes

For many gardens a natural lawn is the norm. In fact, achieving the perfect weed free, tram-lined patch of green is a serious pass time for many a gardener. But there are times when a grass lawn just doesn’t cut it. In areas of heavy wear and tear, shade or drought, natural lawns lose their

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With an artificial lawn you no longer need to “keep off the grass”

Garden fence or hedge? Considering your options.

2nd March 2020
Reading time 5 minutes

Fences and hedges are the most popular ways of defining property boundaries. When we buy a house we generally find there are already hedges or fences in place and we don’t give them any further thought beyond giving the hedge an annual trim or replacing a broken fence panel after a particularly nasty storm. But

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Garden fence or hedge? Considering your options.

How To Create High Drama With Garden Sculpture

22nd May 2019
Reading time 5 minutes

For the first time, sculptures are taking centre stage at RHS Wisley. In its ‘Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Sculpture’ event that’s running for the rest of this year, the charity will feature work from six 20th and 21st century artists as a way of highlighting “the relationship between sculpture and the cultivated landscape.” With

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How To Create High Drama With Garden Sculpture

Five things you’ll get from a BALI registered landscaper

26th November 2018
Reading time 4 minutes

We’re under no illusion: It’s not that hard to find a landscape gardener in the Thames Valley region. A quick look online will present you with plenty of companies offering everything from basic gardening services to grounds design and architecture. But finding a reliable and customer-centric landscaper can be another ball game altogether. How can

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Five things you’ll get from a BALI registered landscaper

The Benefits Of Porcelain Paving

24th October 2018
Reading time 2 minutes

If you’re looking for a clean, contemporary feel to your new garden scheme then look no further than porcelain paving.  Porcelain paving is a relatively new addition to materials that are suitable for garden paving, drives and patio. Man made from natural materials this type of paving resembles large tiles and provides a highly consistent

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The Benefits Of Porcelain Paving

Resin Bonded or Resin Bound Shingle?

24th October 2018
Reading time 3 minutes

Resin bonded or resin bound shingle is an ideal paving choice when you want to have the decorative look of shingle, but without the problems associated with loose stones. By adhering the shingle to a sub-layer, you will no longer have the problems of these small stones getting caught in footwear and being walked through

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Resin Bonded or Resin Bound Shingle?

Choosing Garden Fencing

22nd February 2018
Reading time 3 minutes

Garden fencing serves many purposes. It marks the border between adjoining properties and provides privacy from prying neighbours. It keeps escapologist pets (and children) safely in your garden, as well as helping to keep your garden secure from potential intruders. Yet fencing brings so much more to your garden. With the vast choice of available

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Choosing Garden Fencing