Five last minute gift ideas for the gardeners in your life! Get inspired by the following (but hurry up, Christmas is… Read more.

As well as landscaping and designing gardens we are happy to be able to offer the service of constructing timber… Read more.

Autumn, for me, is the time for trees. When you think of autumn you likely think of the fiery reds,… Read more.

Update 9/12/2019: Lawn and planting now complete! See photos below. Over the past few weeks we have been building a… Read more.

Update 9/12/2019: See new photos showing the newly laid lawn below. Things are taking shape at our recent design project… Read more.

We've just published another featured project - this time an ultra contemporary family garden in Twyford. The brief was to… Read more.

...how Katie Thomas, our in-house designer took on the challenge of coming up with a design for a front and… Read more.

We've just published a couple of new featured projects, and thought we'd highlight one of them here on our blog… Read more.

A very common request when discussing planting requirements with clients is for a garden with year-round interest - it normally… Read more.

Love the flower and wafting scent of Lilac, but put off by the fact that they grow too big too… Read more.

Granite paving and circular patio areas have transformed a recent ALDA Landscapes project in Woolton Hill! Our client’s brief for… Read more.

One of the most common requests I receive from clients when designing gardens is to ensure that the planting (amongst… Read more.

From John and Kate's recent visit, details of what was trending at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2019... THE COLOUR… Read more.

Until recently, Nandina domestica was little known and rarely used by gardeners in the UK, but it is now gaining… Read more.

We have noticed a real trend over the last 2 years for using porcelain tiles in our clients’ gardens. So… Read more.

Clients often ask me how I know how far apart to space plants when designing a new planting scheme. And… Read more.

Our brief was to transform our client's front garden, creating a design that would compliment the period character of their… Read more.

What should I do with my lawn after the ravages of last summer? In summary: Don't panic!! Replacing your entire… Read more.

We've recently completed a stunning contemporary garden in Twyford... This garden was transformed with a modern new look, and we… Read more.

Spring bulbs are the underused category of plants that can really lift your garden and add a pop of colour… Read more.

One of our recent designs involved creating a back garden design for a client whose recent extension left them with… Read more.

A Victorian look black and white tiled path transforms a front garden in Reading... The problem An uneven and tired-looking… Read more.

Let’s face it, gardens don’t always look their best in mid-winter. Yet, looking out at my back garden this morning,… Read more.

You know it’s nearly Christmas……. when the first thing that greets you at your local garden centre is a vast… Read more.

Last month’s feature garden in Maidenhead with the shutter screen trellis (see work in progress here) is now ready for our… Read more.

For me, one of the joys of designing, and then constructing gardens for people is witnessing the pleasure that clients… Read more.

A shutter screen can be a good alternative to a more traditional looking trellis or fence line… At our most… Read more.

The brief from our client: To build an outside bar within the confines of an attractive bespoke shed, which could… Read more.