Garden Construction
Granite paving and circular patio areas have transformed a recent ALDA Landscapes project in Woolton Hill! Our client’s brief for our designer Katie Thomas was to create better access from…
Ideas, Inspiration & Trends
We have noticed a real trend over the last 2 years for using porcelain tiles in our clients’ gardens. So much so that this month we have invested in a…
Garden Construction
Our brief was to transform our client’s front garden, creating a design that would compliment the period character of their house. Right from the start, the priority was the construction…
Garden Construction
A Victorian look black and white tiled path transforms a front garden in Reading… The problem An uneven and tired-looking path, which is not in keeping with our client’s Victorian…
Garden Construction
Last month’s feature garden in Maidenhead with the shutter screen trellis (see work in progress here) is now ready for our client to enjoy over the festive period. In my opinion…
Garden Construction
A shutter screen can be a good alternative to a more traditional looking trellis or fence line… At our most recent design project in Maidenhead our client wanted us to…
Garden Construction
The brief from our client: To build an outside bar within the confines of an attractive bespoke shed, which could also house BBQ equipment when not in use. The bespoke…
Garden Construction
In one of our recent projects, we were presented with an interesting challenge: how to deal with an area of sloping bank whilst providing better access around the edge of…
Garden Construction
We are now an accredited installer of resin products from the The Resin Mill and recently used it on a driveway in a front garden in Newbury. Our client’s requirement was…
Garden Construction
Following on from last month’s blog, it’s time to share with you our progress and new developments at the sunken garden in Reading… all the hard (& hot) work has…
Ideas, Inspiration & Trends
This month in Caversham (in some of the hottest temperatures this year!) we have been constructing a sunken garden at our client’s property. Sunken gardens are a design concept we…
Garden Construction
If you are looking to create a garden with a contemporary feel, take a good look at these grey oblong shaped porcelain paving slabs – used here in one of…
Advice
Here at ALDA Landscapes, we build a lot of raised beds. In fact, the majority of the designs I prepare for clients feature one or more raised beds in some…
Garden Construction
You might remember seeing a blog post a while back about designing on the diagonal. Our client very kindly took a time-lapse video of the whole garden construction process, as…
Garden Construction
We are often approached for advice on how to transform gardens of new build houses. The builder has finished the house to a high standard and yet the garden fails…