As usual my visit to Chelsea this year didn’t disappoint – around every corner there were creative gems to inspire… Read more.

This month in a garden in Lower Earley, we built a bespoke timber storage area as part of a wider… Read more.

It is easy to underestimate the impact a new patio can have on your garden. It can instantly update and… Read more.

At our recent landscaping project in a garden in Caversham, the landscaping team at ALDA constructed two bespoke builds –… Read more.

This week the landscaping team at ALDA have been busy constructing a curved brick seat in a garden in Barkham.… Read more.

Busy days leading up to Christmas for the ALDA Landscape team... A question I am often asked at this time… Read more.

A trellis screen can come in very handy.  It can effectively minimise the impact of a nearby eyesore and so… Read more.

When it comes to the hard landscaping of any of our garden designs, sustainable drainage systems are crucial to the… Read more.

Problem: what to do about a crumbling flint wall in a cottage garden Solution: replace it with a new dry… Read more.

Yorkstone is a naturally occurring sedimentary Carboniferous sandstone of extremely good quality.  It is sourced from the quarries of Northern… Read more.

Porcelain paving is a relatively new and exciting product to arrive on the paving market and is proving popular due… Read more.

Client Brief: create a new level lawn for their children to play on. Problem: how to create a workable garden on… Read more.

As I look back on my visit to Chelsea Flower Show this May it is the explosion of colour on… Read more.

Like sandstone and limestone, slate is a natural stone which has been used for hundreds of years as a building… Read more.

Natural limestone has been a key building material throughout the ages and used all over the world – even the… Read more.

Of the many options available for paving, my personal favourite is Indian Sandstone.   Currently it is by far the most… Read more.

As promised an update from last month’s blog on our artificial lawn in Maidenhead ….. the artificial grass is now… Read more.

As a landscaping company we lay a lot of natural turf in our day to day work but we are… Read more.

What a difference a new wall can make to the appearance of a front garden! This was the case at… Read more.

Mostly when it comes to installing fences, our clients ask us to install traditional fence panels in their garden.  Last… Read more.

Following on from my September blog!… as I promised here is an update on how things have progressed at our… Read more.

From small beginnings big things take shape…….. many clients might not appreciate how important the first stages of a garden… Read more.

Curve appeal……… this month we have transformed a back garden in Maidenhead where curves take centre stage and give a… Read more.

Tempted by a chill out space in your garden…..?  This summer house built by ALDA Landscapes in 2011 in my… Read more.

Mastering the problem of a manhole cover..... manhole covers might not seem the most exciting topic when considering a new… Read more.

As soon as I walk into the grounds of Chelsea Flower Show I know I am in for a creative… Read more.

Are you fed up with back breaking days in the garden? Here's a thought - why not make life easier… Read more.

As part of one of our most recent garden make-overs in Newbury, our client had requested a seating area at… Read more.