Inspiration & Tips for your Garden Design
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How to encourage wildlife into your garden
However hard it is, lockdown does have it's benefits. On several of my recent visits, clients have mentioned that they've… Read more.
Tackling a garden with a sloping back corner
Making the most of a garden with a sloping back corner in West Ilsley - our first project after the… Read more.
What to consider before your garden design consultation
January is often the time when we start to make plans for the new year. 2020 has highlighted to many… Read more.
A Town Garden Packed with Design Ideas
Finished in time for Christmas - a town garden in Newbury where the design works on many levels and quite… Read more.
Year in Review: A look back at our 2020 gardens
Despite a year full of uncertainties with the challenges of Covid, the team feel lucky to have had the opportunity… Read more.
Shrubs to add winter sparkle to the garden
The festive season has begun and as the temperature falls the garden is often seen as gloomy and dull and… Read more.
A busy (& wet!) October
It's been a busy few weeks for ALDA in a month which saw record beating rainfall - the team pulled… Read more.
Finishing touches to contemporary angular garden
We've recently added the finishing touches to the stunning contemporary garden in Kingwood Common, featured as an 'in progress' blog… Read more.
Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea)
The copper beech, also known as purple beech, has to be one of my favourite trees - I'm fortunate enough… Read more.
A very contemporary take on a back garden for a stunning modern home
The brief Create a simple design to complement a unique and ultra-modern property, with its grey outside walls and black… Read more.
Plant Focus: My Two Favourite Asters
If Salvia ‘Caradonna’ is one of my go to plants for early-mid Summer, then Aster amellus ‘Violet Queen’ & Aster… Read more.
Noticed anything different around here?
If you're a regular visitor to our website, you'll probably have noticed that things have changed a little! We were… Read more.
Using Curves in Garden Design
Have you ever noticed how the majority of gardens are rectangular in shape? It can be rather a headache for… Read more.
Curved lines transform a garden in Thatcham
The brief for one of our latest projects involved creating a beautiful garden that would make the most of every… Read more.
A pond in Wargrave gets a make-over in time for summer
Our clients’ pond had once been a main feature in their garden, situated as it is just below their patio… Read more.
Plant Focus: Ornamental Alliums
One of the most widely recognised and used perennials, the ornamental Allium is a tough, easy to grow plant with… Read more.
Keeping It Simple
After the recent completion of a beautiful front garden in Newbury, I thought I would highlight how a design -… Read more.
Four front gardens with kerb appeal…
During 2019 we noticed an increase in clients asking us to update the look of their front gardens. This often… Read more.
Before & After: A Victorian Terrace Front Garden
Time for some more before and after photos - remember the Victorian Terrace Courtyard Garden we shared a while back?… Read more.
6 ideas to steal from our most recent design build project in Wokingham
Work has just completed on our most recent design and build project in Wokingham. This time around, we thought it… Read more.
Plant Focus: Salvia ‘Caradonna’
This is definitely one of my “go to” plants when preparing planting plans as it is so reliable, well behaved,… Read more.
COVID-19 Update
Along with other small business everyone at ALDA Landscapes is doing their best to carry on as normal amongst the… Read more.
Taking a closer look at Resin
ALDA Landscapes has been an accredited resin installer since 2018, installing resin driveways, paths and surfaces across Reading, Newbury and… Read more.
Angular Design
Making the most out of the space available in a garden is a key component to a great design. Often… Read more.
Before & After: A Victorian Terrace Courtyard Garden
A quick before and after blog post to share with you photos of a courtyard garden project we undertook a… Read more.
Low Maintenance Front Garden Planting
We recently completed the planting for a front garden for a client in Twyford. This planting needed to be low… Read more.
2020… and a smart feature pathway in Twyford
It is all too easy to neglect our front garden in favour of the space at the back of our… Read more.
Plant Focus: Rosmarinus ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’
A Rosemary? Yes, I am extolling the virtues of a simple, commonly available Rosemary plant. What's to like? Rosmarinus ‘Miss… Read more.