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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.

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Create extra space with a garden room

by Thames Valley Landscapes
30th November 2020
Reading time 5 minutes
Fed up of working on the dining room table? Tired of tripping over kids toys? Looking for a quiet haven for artistic pursuits?  A way to squeeze in exercise around a busy schedule? If any of these situations sound familiar to you, then you may be asking yourself ‘how can I upgrade my home to...
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Create extra space with a garden room
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Outdoor Kitchen Ideas

by Thames Valley Landscapes
18th September 2020
Reading time 8 minutes
When the great British summer gets into its swing, there is nothing better than heading outdoors and making the most of long days and warm evenings. For many this finer weather also signals the start of BBQ season. At the first sign of Sun, many a dusty grill is rescued from the back of the...
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Outdoor Kitchen Ideas
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The Low Down on Low Maintenance Gardening

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by Thames Valley Landscapes
25th August 2020
Reading time 7 minutes

Given 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

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The Low Down on Low Maintenance Gardening
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Gardening for Health and Happiness

by Thames Valley Landscapes
27th July 2020
Reading time 8 minutes

During 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

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Gardening for Health and Happiness
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Growing Their Own At Oakley Court Hotel

by Thames Valley Landscapes
12th June 2020
Reading time 3 minutes

We 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

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Growing Their Own At Oakley Court Hotel
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The Rise of Vertical Gardening

by Thames Valley Landscapes
22nd May 2020
Reading time 6 minutes

Small 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

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The Rise of Vertical Gardening
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With an artificial lawn you no longer need to “keep off the grass”

by Thames Valley Landscapes
2nd April 2020
Reading time 5 minutes

For 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

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With an artificial lawn you no longer need to “keep off the grass”
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Garden fence or hedge? Considering your options.

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by Thames Valley Landscapes
2nd March 2020
Reading time 5 minutes

Fences 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

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Garden fence or hedge? Considering your options.

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