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SEASON’S GREETINGS from the hard landscaping team at ALDA (& everyone else too… but sadly they didn’t quite make the photo!!) – lined up and in order of appearance are Andrew,…
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We are delighted to welcome a very talented new garden designer to the ALDA team. Katie Thomas (Living Art Designs) will be working with us, alongside principal (and overworked!) designer,…
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A different – and somewhat more personal – blog post from me this month. Read on for news of an ALDA wedding, my front drive, a dustbin tree and a…
Ideas, Inspiration & Trends
Garden designers often like to tilt the orientation of a garden so that, for example, lawns and paths run at an angle to the house and boundaries. This can be…
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One of our recent clients has just sent us these photos… … and also these kind words: “I would like to thank the whole team again for transforming my back…
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Well, I’m about to pack my bags and depart to deepest Italy to recharge my batteries, but I will have plenty to do on my return. As you can see…
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At this time of year, I like to get out and about with my camera – taking photos of gardens we have recently completed to show people on our website,…
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In my eyes, it is just as important to pay attention to your front garden as it is the back. And now the BBQ season is over, this is a…
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Over the years, many of the landscaping projects I’ve worked on have involved brickwork and/or timber construction. As well as building many summer houses and arbours for clients, there have…
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If you run a business, you’ll know what it’s like to get that warm fuzzy feeling inside when the hard work pays off and you get a note from a…
Advice
Many of the gardens we design involve gradients to a lesser or greater degree. If the gradient is relatively steep, or if a completely level lawn is required, some sort…
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We know those of you who read our newsletter regularly love seeing what we’ve been up to recently… so here’s a quick update on the garden in Bray that we…
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Back in January, we blogged about garden drainage and specifically mentioned two projects where drainage was a key ‘challenge’ (and that’s putting it mildly!). Now the gardens are complete, we…
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I’ve been waiting patiently all year for the flow of work to slow down… and still I have garden plans coming out of my ears!! But as we’re reaching the…
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When it comes to designing a garden, often there’s more than just the garden to think about. Like many of our clients, you might well want (or need!) to make…