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Guidance, advice and ideas from the experts at Thames Valley Gardens on how to build, maintain and grow your dream landscaped garden. Find tips on what to do each month. Inspiration for creating the garden design of your dreams. Planting ideas for year round colour and scent, and how to guides for maintaining your garden and keeping your lawn in pristine condition.
The Low Down on Low Maintenance Gardening
Garden Landscaping, Gardening TipsGiven the demands of today’s busy lifestyles, devoting time to our gardens does not always feature top of our agendas as work, family and life commitments take priority over dreams of achieving a Chelsea inspired vision. But if you are someone who loves spending time in their garden, rather than the hassle of looking after
... read moreGardening for Health and Happiness
Gardening TipsDuring our recent period of lockdown, I think we can all admit to times of feeling anxious and worried by the array of new challenges we faced and expectations of ‘carrying on as normal’ whilst our lives were anything but. In fact, a recent article from the Guardian shows that the psychological toll from Covid-19
... read moreGrowing Their Own At Oakley Court Hotel
Garden MaintenanceWe are proud of our long relationship with the Oakley Court Hotel in Windsor providing year round maintenance of their beautiful riverside grounds. So, were delighted when they approached us last December with an exciting new project to expand their kitchen garden to allow them to grow more produce to supply their restaurants. ‘’Here at
... read moreThe Rise of Vertical Gardening
Garden Design IdeasSmall spaces are proving creative outlets for keen gardeners during lockdowns. Tiny gardens, petite patios and bijou balconies are all receiving green makeovers to create oasis of calm for some much-needed escape. Using containers and pots has traditionally been the way to pack a small plot with plants. But a the growing trend for vertical
... read moreGreat Ideas To Get Kids Gardening During Lockdown
Child Friendly GardenAs we face another 3 weeks of lockdown due to COVID 19 we’re sure many parents are looking for ideas to keep kids active and amused. With good weather and longer days just around the corner, getting them out in the garden and engaged with nature is not just good for their physical and mental
... read moreWith an artificial lawn you no longer need to “keep off the grass”
Garden LandscapingFor many gardens a natural lawn is the norm. In fact, achieving the perfect weed free, tram-lined patch of green is a serious pass time for many a gardener. But there are times when a grass lawn just doesn’t cut it. In areas of heavy wear and tear, shade or drought, natural lawns lose their
... read moreGarden fence or hedge? Considering your options.
Garden Design Ideas, Garden Landscaping, Wildlife GardeningFences and hedges are the most popular ways of defining property boundaries. When we buy a house we generally find there are already hedges or fences in place and we don’t give them any further thought beyond giving the hedge an annual trim or replacing a broken fence panel after a particularly nasty storm. But
... read moreSummer Lawn Care – The Essentials
Garden Maintenance, Gardening TipsThere is nothing as redolent of an English summer as a classic billiard table lawn. Immaculate stripes of green basking in the sunshine with a strategically placed table and parasol for that all-important afternoon tea. These days, fewer people seem to have the courage to opt for a lawn but you don’t have to take
... read moreHow To Create A Child Friendly Garden That You – And Your Kids – Will Love!
Child Friendly Garden, Garden Design IdeasAs a good proportion of us at Thames Valley Landscapes are parents, we’ve first-hand experience into how difficult it is to convince our kids to get outside and reclaim their rightful space in nature. Yet we also notice that, once they’re out in the great outdoors, they quickly reconnect with the elements and start enjoying
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