Inspiration & Tips for your Garden Design
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Plant Focus: Pittosporum tenuifolium & its cultivars
As any ALDA Landscapes customer will tell you, I am a great fan of Pittosporums, and they feature in some… Read more.
Softening the Lines
Many of the gardens we work in have starkly rectangular or very angular boundaries. In addition, many modern houses are… Read more.
From sloping bank to attractive softwood sleeper terraces…
In one of our recent projects, we were presented with an interesting challenge: how to deal with an area of… Read more.
Resin: A Versatile Alternative Landscaping Product
We are now an accredited installer of resin products from the The Resin Mill and recently used it on a driveway… Read more.
Value For Money Plants
At last we have had some rain, and lawns have begun to take on a hint of green - although… Read more.
Things take shape at the sunken garden in Reading
Following on from last month’s blog, it's time to share with you our progress and new developments at the sunken… Read more.
A Guide to Garden Steps
Wherever there is a change of level in a garden, some form of step(s) or ramp is required. Garden steps… Read more.
First steps to a contemporary sunken garden…
This month in Caversham (in some of the hottest temperatures this year!) we have been constructing a sunken garden at… Read more.
Drought Tolerant Plants
As I sit in my office writing this blog, the sun is shining gloriously outside, and it is very warm… Read more.
Chelsea 2018
There is nothing like a sunny day at the Chelsea Flower Show to mark the start of summer! This year,… Read more.
A grey porcelain patio creates an impact just in time for summer
If you are looking to create a garden with a contemporary feel, take a good look at these grey oblong… Read more.
Raised Beds – Thoughts From A Designer
We build a lot of raised beds at ALDA landscapes. In fact, the majority of gardens we work on feature… Read more.
Garden Construction Time-Lapse
You might remember seeing a blog post a while back about designing on the diagonal. Our client very kindly took… Read more.
ALDA takes on a new build garden makeover
We are often approached for advice on how to transform gardens of new build houses. The builder has finished the… Read more.
How to add interest to a wide border
Are you wondering how to add interest to a wide planting border? One option is to install a new pathway… Read more.
Plant Focus: Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’
Some people love bright red. But many gardeners shy away from using red flowered plants in their gardens for fear… Read more.
A day out at RHS Garden Wisley
A family visit in late December to RHS Garden Wisley provided my first glimpse of snowdrops and brightened up a… Read more.
First Glimpses of Spring
As I sit here writing my January blog, the sky outside is grey and overcast. It seemed to take forever… Read more.
Season’s Greetings from all at ALDA!
SEASON'S GREETINGS from the hard landscaping team at ALDA (& everyone else too... but sadly they didn't quite make the… Read more.
A year in the life of a new small garden
It’s amazing how quickly a new garden can bed in and come to life! One of our clients kindly sent… Read more.
A garden swing seat proves to be just the thing…
... at ALDA Landscapes' latest design project in Finchampstead. Our client had already purchased the wooden lattice swing seat online… Read more.
Plants To Lift The Winter Gloom
Is it just me, or does it seem very grey and dark all of a sudden? As I sit here… Read more.
A Stand-Out Black Indian Sandstone Paving Area Brings a Fresh New Look…
Where: Farley Hill, Reading When: October 2017 What: ALDA Landscapes installed a black tumbled Sandstone paving known as ‘Sagar’. It… Read more.
Small Garden Transformation In Lower Earley
Prospective clients often ask us if there is a minimum size of garden that we will work on. Our answer… Read more.
A new landscaping design
What a transformation and it’s all down to a new landscaping design!…. This was the case at a converted old… Read more.
ALDA Landscapes Welcomes a New Garden Designer!
We are delighted to welcome a very talented new garden designer to the ALDA team. Katie Thomas (Living Art Designs)… Read more.
Veggies For Small Gardens – A Few New Ones To Try
As our clients will know, my veggie coffins (beds) have been in use for two years now, and I have… Read more.
Converting a large driveway back to a garden
Over the last few weeks, the ALDA Landscaping team have been busy transforming a driveway in Hamstead Marshall. Fed up… Read more.