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land clearance for land owners
Two similar projects in August 2021. Both to clear out pieces of land. LAND CLEARANCEA privately owned land in central Reading, littered and overgrown. To see what it looked like and what we did please watch this video...
One days worth of work in a garden
A team of gardeners for a day ? - I'm sure you wonder .. what could they do in a day. For quite a few reasons gardens can quickly become unmanageable for customers and this is when our team can quickly turn it around. Please see photos below. In...
Garden needs a tidy up ?
It wasn't our first visit to this garden. We have done a tidy up in the same garden about three season ago. Back then it wasn't much better and generally our work involved mowing, strim, cut back and brambles uproot. I have to say it isn't a great...
Builders around Reading
Builders in and near Reading ? I am often asked if I know other gardeners, landscapers or builders.. I have recently got in touch with very friendly and helpful builders from Reading. By builders I mean a company that can deal with all the common...
Year round garden maintenance
Small garden landscaping & turfing
More videos about this landscaping project in Reading on our Youtube channel Check it out, subscribe and stay up to date ! https://youtu.be/85BTaJRbMjg
Oak sleepers in a garden
If you ever use sleepers in your garden always use hardwood. Oak being hardwood will last a long time either as an edge, retaining wall or raised beds. Here’s latest project in pictures. https://youtu.be/EV43_Qg-v3E
Landscaping. Day with a digger
What's been keeping one man busy from 7am till 7pm ? Master digger operator has been at it since 7am. Finished just after dusk.. I'm happy with the result, customer seems happy ! Would You be happy ? [gallery type="divi" link="file" size="large"...
Landscaping a garden. New patio – Calcot / Reading.
Landscaping back garden. New patio area in a garden in Calcot Not beating about the bush let's see what the patio area looked like before and after. https://youtu.be/YDF7Wyxq4bI https://youtu.be/-ibVkpCjwFw And some still photos of the same area.....
Pointing a patio
A quick guide how to point a patio using a geo-fix jointing compound. a really quick one 😉 https://youtu.be/lbgftd3seG0
Winter plants worth having
Attractive and beautiful winter plants ? Winter in your garden doesn't have to be grey, leafless and boring. With the right planting you can make it even more attractive in winter than it is in the summer !Evergreen plants play a vital role in...
Little planting in Tilehurst
Small, shady patch at the front of the house has had a small makeover. Previously two euonymouses and various weeds. We kept euonymouses, added 5 sweet boxes and topped it all with plenty of ajugas. Perfect choice for shady areas like this...
Landscaping. Day with a digger
What's been keeping one man busy from 7am till 7pm ? Master digger operator has been at it since 7am. Finished just after dusk.. I'm happy with the result, customer seems happy ! Would You be happy ? [gallery type="divi" link="file" size="large"...
Planting in Shinfield, Reading.
We've done some planting together with turfing and edging job for this customer in Shinfield already, but we've been asked to come up with ideas for another area... So the idea was to create something like below Originally the area was quite empty...
Plants and planting
EVERY BEAUTIFUL GARDEN STARTS WITH THE RIGHT PLANTS IN THE RIGHT SPOTS We can provide you with your desired plants. We can source them and plant them in. We can also design a planting scheme based on your likes. Be it a single feature plant or a...
Landscaping. Day with a digger
What's been keeping one man busy from 7am till 7pm ? Master digger operator has been at it since 7am. Finished just after dusk.. I'm happy with the result, customer seems happy ! Would You be happy ? [gallery type="divi" link="file" size="large"...
Stumps removal – difficult access
Earlier today we have removed a medium size stump from a very tight corner. Never let a self seeded tree to grow when it shouldn't grow - that's first advise but if you had let it go wild and one day you go "what the heck it's doing here" ... well...
2 apple tree stumps removed in Earley
Today we have removed two apple tree stumps from a garden in Earley / Reading. Stump grinding was only a part of a bigger autumn tidy up in this garden which included general tidy up, lawn cut and hedge trimming. [gallery targetsize="full"...
Another tree stump removed
This time a quick grind of that old-ish tree stump It was already largely consumed by various microbes so was fairly soft and all went pretty quickly. Before and after photos below: [gallery targetsize="full" captiontype="h4" gutterwidth="15"...
Tree stump grinding / removal service in Reading
I would like to share with you some photos and videos of a stump grinding service we provide in Reading A couple of photos of the actual tree stump in question. What's pretty obvious is access. Restricted and difficult. With lots of rubbish /...
