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The Great Wall Of Wallingford

by George Smith / on 28th January 2016 / in Blog, Gardens

In November 2015, we started a project with some unusual challenges. Our client’s recently refurbished energy-efficient Superhome was set back from and raised up above a busy road in central Wallingford.

The brief was to create a front garden with space for parking, a seating area, a swimming pond and wildlife pond, natural planting and wildflower lawn. The clients were very keen to use native species of plants to encourage wildlife, with a further emphasis on reducing road noise whilst affording privacy and security.

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Urban Foxes – Friend Or Foe?

by George Smith / on 28th January 2016 / in Blog

There are few more beautiful wild animals in the British countryside than the fox and to spy one during the day moving across an open field is one of life’s pleasures. However, more and more foxes are choosing to share our gardens and whilst most of us would still consider an occasional visit as a treat, some foxes may choose to build their den in your garden.

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Win This Metal Robin Sculpture!

by George Smith / on 28th January 2016 / in Blog

As well as encouraging you to support The Big Garden Birdwatch, we’d like to find out what your favourite garden bird is.

We’re asking you to vote for your favourite from the top ten birds that were spotted in UK gardens in 2015. Just visit our Facebook page to cast your vote and you will be automatically entered into the draw to win this beautiful metal sculpture from our friends at Kew Gardens.

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Sowing Seeds For Summer Colour

by George Smith / on 28th January 2016 / in Blog, Tips

Although we’ve had one of the mildest winters, more cold weather is predicted. So, why not head indoors or to the greenhouse and get started sowing seeds now to create a mass of colour in the summer?

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Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane?

by George Smith / on 30th November 2015 / in Blog, Gardens, Tips

Following on from my earlier blogs on wildlife gardens and ponds you’ll have guessed by now that, allied to my professional interest in gardens and all things horticultural, is a fascination for wildlife and, in particular birds.

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You’ve got a friend in a leaf

by George Smith / on 22nd October 2015 / in Blog, Gardens

Last month we were waxing lyrical about Autumn leaves. But for most of us leaves are great while they are still on the trees, but once they fall, they lose their attraction. They can clog up ponds, kill your lawn, encourage slugs and generally make your garden look a mess. So this month’s top tips are all about leaves and what you can do to make leaves your friends:

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Go on – take the plunge. Create your very own wildlife haven.

by George Smith / on 22nd October 2015 / in Blog, Gardens

“What would you like to get out of your garden?” This is the first question we ask our customers and over the last twenty or so years of designing and creating gardens, the answers have been many and varied. Most, however, tend to include the same overall themes; seating areas, lawns, colourful and interesting planting, space for the kids to play etc. Them come the ‘nice to haves’; water somewhere would be nice, lighting, irrigation (we never have time to water). Almost all say ‘low maintenance’ – no one has ever asked us for a ‘high maintenance’ garden!

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The Autumn leaves have got me thinking….

by George Smith / on 21st September 2015 / in Blog, Gardens, Tips

Autumn leaves can be very evocative and one of the most dramatic signs of the changing season. But by the time they come, many of the jobs you need to think about to prepare your garden for the cooler months, should already have been started.

To save you having to worry about what you need to be doing in your garden during the Autumn and Winter so that it is ready to burst into life again in the Spring, we’ve put together an Annual Garden Care and Development Programme.

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