If you’re thinking about adding a new seating area or pathway to your garden but want something a little different to paving slabs then decking is most likely the solution that you’re looking for! Long lasting, cost effective and easy to build by most experienced DIY people, it’s no wonder decking is a popular choice…
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What’s the difference between engineering and facing bricks?
I am currently in the middle of a job where today I started laying engineering bricks for a raised flowerbed which will naturally act as a retaining wall for the raised soil behind. We had the choice between using engineering bricks or facing bricks but since engineering bricks had more advantages in terms of strength…
How to cut outdoor porcelain paving slabs
It wasn’t too many years ago that all we ever seemed to lay was Indian sandstone patio slabs but over the last couple of years we’ve seen a huge increase with the number of customers asking for porcelain outdoor paving slabs. In fact, we lay more outdoor porcelain tiles now than we do natural stone…
How much does it cost to lay a concrete shed base?
Whether your looking to lay a concrete shed base yourself or have a professional landscape gardener come and do the work for you, it’s a good idea to get a rough idea on what you should expect to pay and have something to compare quotes to. Essentially there are 2 basic ways to lay a…
How to lay a patio in your garden
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but with so much to write about, where do I start? Laying a patio looks easy right? I mean it’s essentially just laying slabs as level as possible right? But there really is so much more to it…But that’s not to say that you can’t…
How to dig post holes through tree roots with pictures
As a landscape gardener, I install garden fences all the time, in fact, I pretty much rely on fencing jobs to see me through the Winter months when the need for gardening is not high on one’s priority list, but old garden fences tend to collapse in the cold and windy months and therefore in…