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How to Keep Your Garden Healthy Whilst on Holiday

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by Thames Valley Landscapes
6th August 2018
Reading time 6 minutes
It’s typical. Just as you start looking forward to your summer holiday, your garden seems to look lovelier than ever! As such, you have to start thinking about making those necessary arrangements that will ensure the survival of your precious plants and flowers while you are away. Failing to take the necessary precautions when it...
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How to Keep Your Garden Healthy Whilst on Holiday
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Six Tips For Saving Water In Your Garden

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by Thames Valley Landscapes
30th July 2018
Reading time 5 minutes

Keeping your garden hydrated during a hot spell can be a time consuming challenge. It can also be an expensive undertaking if you have a water meter fitted. But the need to save water during the warmer summer months is actually driven by factors that extend far beyond our own back yard. The uncomfortable truth

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Six Tips For Saving Water In Your Garden
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Why Every Garden Needs a Bug Hotel

by Thames Valley Landscapes
27th June 2018
Reading time 5 minutes

Bugs, critters, creepy crawlies – call them what you like. When it comes to insects people can have mixed emotions. But love them or hate them there’s no getting away from the fact that insects play a vital role in our gardens and are essential for sustaining our natural environment. If we want our gardens

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Why Every Garden Needs a Bug Hotel
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7 Things You Need To Do Before Tackling Your Garden Transformation

by Thames Valley Landscapes
17th May 2018
Reading time 4 minutes

After a long cold Winter, Spring has finally arrived and the warm sunshine is tempting us back out into our gardens. However, our first forays outside are also the time when we start to notice those neglected patches of garden that we always said we’d get round to replanting or landscaping last year. Now is

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7 Things You Need To Do Before Tackling Your Garden Transformation
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In the Night Garden

by Thames Valley Landscapes
22nd March 2018
Reading time 4 minutes

Are you someone who works on your garden all year-round only to head on inside the house once the sun goes down? If so, then you may already be pondering over some garden lighting ideas that will help keep you outdoors for longer. Thankfully, the benefits of installing outdoor lighting reach far beyond simply buying

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In the Night Garden
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Choosing Garden Fencing

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by Thames Valley Landscapes
22nd February 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Garden fencing serves many purposes. It marks the border between adjoining properties and provides privacy from prying neighbours. It keeps escapologist pets (and children) safely in your garden, as well as helping to keep your garden secure from potential intruders. Yet fencing brings so much more to your garden. With the vast choice of available...
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Choosing Garden Fencing

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