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Cable Trenching - New Arena Lighting
Trenching cable runs for new arena lighting at Rawlins Farm Competition Horses for Mark Corbett Eventing, with electrical works by a local contractor
Regular Maintenance
Regular ongoing maintenance after new low maintenance planting installed. This area was planted and turfed to aid in catching excess water - as well as to add colour and life to an area surrounding a water treatment plant.
Hand Cut & Finished Bullnose Patio Steps
Hand shaped Dijon Tumbled Limestone steps and copings, bull nosed and polished to add the finishing touches to this huge patio terrace
Raised Level Patio
This clients garden slopes by over a metre from one side to the other so a level patio of c.140 Sq.M. was laid with rebar and concrete filled hollow blocks, as a full retaining wall, then brick faced. Hand shaped limestone steps and copings, bull nosed and polished - and just awaiting planting up in the integral beds
Private Garden Enhancements
Extended raised terrace with retaining wall and glass balustrade, alongside new drainage & land drains, mature boundary hedging and a re-turfed lawn
"Infinity Lawn"
Ongoing maintenance - providing classic stripes to the lawns as the garden rolls into the adjoining fields. Labour intensive, but worth it!
Mature Planting
For that instant look!
Not all of us fancy waiting for the garden to mature over the years. So we offer all elements of planting from beds to full makeovers, using drought and flood resilient easy care plants and trees.
Waterfront Marketing Suite & Sales Centre
Keeping a strong theme throughout this coastal sales centre, the developer client wanted an eye catching feature planted with hardy flowers and grasses resilient to sea spray and salt. Parts of the garden were turfed with open areas for coastal planting in drifts, with the boat being a central feature, segmented, holes drilled for drainage, and planted
Water Feature - Hartley Whitney
A large multi-faceted project on a grand scale. Drainage, soil & turf management, planted beds, and a water feature with mature tree and shrub planting to boundaries.
Seasoned Jump Builders
A snapshot of recent jumps - Built to FEI Regulations a showjumping upright / double. 30cm & 60cm Cross Country Steps, and a lined Ditch
SuDS - Sustainable Drainage Systems
Installing a 1m3 soakaway drain to outbuildings as part of a sustainable drainage system allowing the slow release of water from guttering back into the ground
Fencing Contractors
This private client needed an element of screening from a nearby field and footpath so they could use the home pool without any onlookers. A neat diamond trellis was secured to the existing sound wall, with a gated arbor for access to the gardens, and plenty of space for the clients rambling roses and clematis
Woodland Stream Weir (Dam)
Used to obstruct a water course in order to divert it, create flooding, or simply slow down the flow of water. In this case, Chestnut logs were used for flood control, to stem the flow, and for habitat creation.
Stabling and Outbuildings
Outbuildings are a large part of country properties, but can easily be restored to become a watertight, usable space. Improved drainage, new guttering, and a new roof makeover for this old stable block
Arena-side Seating Gallery
Designed and created in a 'barn style' to blend into the semi-rural surroundings, with a split level base for raised seating set 500mm above ground
Burghfield, Berkshire
A simple chestnut post & rail fence installed to finish off the front of this impressive property as part of other works. In keeping with others locally
Trough Planter
Making use of existing items on a rural estate to provide a soft planting scheme, including this water trough filled with evergreens and annuals taking a watering feed from the shed guttering
Garden Additions - Pangbourne
With an underlying chalk base, the client needed additional water retention in certain areas. Finished with an extended patio with soakaways beneath for winter run off, a clay paver path and mature planting, a concrete base and a summer house, plus a full re-turf.
Wildflower Planting
Using turf from The Wildflower Turf Company; seed, or their Meadowscape Pro medium, there are various products for different applications
No Step - Garden Porcelain Paving
Despite having a sloped garden this client didn't want any steps throughout to allow for wheelchair access. With a level patio at the highest point in the garden to take in views across Surrey, and low level lighting to ensure safe visibility in the evening
New Home - Contract Turfing
A small development of 9 properties each of differing sizes, requiring turf and a minimal planting scheme on a budget
Revamped Show Home Garden
After 18 months this show home garden was becoming tired and the small circle of shaded lawn struggling to survive. Removal of some large shrubs, a new firm base, and bright white chippings, along with lots of seasonal colour, brightened the space with a mirror to cleverly disguise the rear gate and add depth