- Raised beds can give boundaries to a garden but without making it feel too enclosed or clostiphoebic.
- They can make maintenance to the beds far easier, as instead of bending down to the beds, they are at more accessible height.
- They can be made from many materials such as wooden close board or reclaimed railway sleepers, to brick or stone which can then be painted if you so wish.
- They can be built into other design features such as a window seat or archway, which can then be planted up with climbers to give a dramatic view.
- They can also be planted in the side, this allows colour to grow out of what can be a very bland space.
- Decking and pergolas can create a very strong image in the garden, but yet also a practical one.
- The decking provides a place in which you can relax and enjoy your garden.
- The decking can be built in terraces. This allows what was a step useless area to be transformed into a place of entertainment and relaxation.
- Pergolas can give a garden a fantastic view point; somewhere that draws the eye.
- They can be covered in climbers which gives a wonderful place to sit and relax
- There are many styles of paving, hundreds of different mediums. Everything from a simple concrete slab path to a gravel or shale path. Other gardens suite a hidden path; one of grass maybe, but even a grass path can last with a fixing system.
- Paving is an underestimated medium that can transform a garden this is because it links areas, and how is up to you; do you want a pathway that blends in and becomes un-noticeable or one that creates a strong line; one that leads the eye and makes you want to explore the garden
- Terraces transform useless areas into useable space.
- By using the steep banks, we can provide a space full of colour or for a place for entertainment and relaxation, or simply somewhere to put the garden shed.
- Lawn edging provides a solid line to which to trim back to. These can be created in one of two ways; by simply cutting the turf back to a required line and edging with edging shears every time the grass is cut, or by fitting a solid edging medium such as brick or a plastic or metal edging strip.
- By using a proper edging strip, the edges stay in place much more firmly than without; without, simply stepping on the edge will flatten it loosing the crisp edge effect.
- Gravel drives are the quintessentially English driveway; a feature of nearly every country house in the country, but also a far more cost effective and attractive alternative to the bland concrete or tarmac, whilst being much safer in icy conditions.
- Gravel drives; however, do, over time have the fault of leaf litter etc getting imbedded beneath the gravel, allowing grass and other weeds to grow through.
- We can remove this layer of debris, and where needed put down a base layer and membrane and recover in a new layer of gravel.
- Another problem is that over time they can loose there gravel covering; we can also rectify this by simply topping up the gravel.
Here in the Cotswolds, we are lucky to have a means of natural features; be it wooded backdrops or rolling countryside. We use existing resources where ever possible and bring in quality materials to add structure and prominence, creating the perfect landscape setting for your home or business.
It is important to ensure that the garden landscape compliments your lifestyle and links naturally with the style of the house. So whether you prefer a clean and modern look, traditional or a little softer around the edges, we believe it is important to see the house and garden as a whole.
