Season’s Greetings from all at ALDA!
SEASON'S GREETINGS from the hard landscaping team at ALDA (& everyone else too... but sadly they didn't quite make the… Read more.
A garden swing seat proves to be just the thing…
... at ALDA Landscapes' latest design project in Finchampstead. Our client had already purchased the wooden lattice swing seat online… Read more.
A Stand-Out Black Indian Sandstone Paving Area Brings a Fresh New Look…
Where: Farley Hill, Reading When: October 2017 What: ALDA Landscapes installed a black tumbled Sandstone paving known as ‘Sagar’. It… Read more.
A new landscaping design
What a transformation and it’s all down to a new landscaping design!…. This was the case at a converted old… Read more.
Converting a large driveway back to a garden
Over the last few weeks, the ALDA Landscaping team have been busy transforming a driveway in Hamstead Marshall. Fed up… Read more.
And a concrete jungle no more…
Following on from last month’s blog, things have definitely improved from those first steps of clearing our client’s garden of… Read more.
It’s a concrete jungle out there…
... or so the ALDA team thought as we tackled the job of uplifting concrete paving and pathways during some… Read more.
Chelsea 2017
As usual my visit to Chelsea this year didn’t disappoint – around every corner there were creative gems to inspire… Read more.
A covered storage area proves to be a good idea…
This month in a garden in Lower Earley, we built a bespoke timber storage area as part of a wider… Read more.
Transform your garden with a new patio
It is easy to underestimate the impact a new patio can have on your garden. It can instantly update and… Read more.
Bespoke garden structures in a garden with a slope
At our recent landscaping project in a garden in Caversham, the landscaping team at ALDA constructed two bespoke builds –… Read more.
A featured brick seat in a traditional garden
This week the landscaping team at ALDA have been busy constructing a curved brick seat in a garden in Barkham.… Read more.
Busy December Days!
Busy days leading up to Christmas for the ALDA Landscape team... A question I am often asked at this time… Read more.
When a trellis screen can make all the difference…
A trellis screen can come in very handy. It can effectively minimise the impact of a nearby eyesore and so… Read more.
Drainage solutions – a recent case study
When it comes to the hard landscaping of any of our garden designs, sustainable drainage systems are crucial to the… Read more.
A dry stone wall in Whitchurch
Problem: what to do about a crumbling flint wall in a cottage garden Solution: replace it with a new dry… Read more.
Paving Comparison: Yorkstone
Yorkstone is a naturally occurring sedimentary Carboniferous sandstone of extremely good quality. It is sourced from the quarries of Northern… Read more.
Paving Comparison: Porcelain
Porcelain paving is a relatively new and exciting product to arrive on the paving market and is proving popular due… Read more.
How to create a workable garden on a steep slope
Client Brief: create a new level lawn for their children to play on. Problem: how to create a workable garden on… Read more.
My Top 6 Highlights of Chelsea Flower Show 2016
As I look back on my visit to Chelsea Flower Show this May it is the explosion of colour on… Read more.
Paving Comparison: Slate
Like sandstone and limestone, slate is a natural stone which has been used for hundreds of years as a building… Read more.
Paving Comparison: Limestone
Natural limestone has been a key building material throughout the ages and used all over the world – even the… Read more.
Paving Comparison: Indian Sandstone
Of the many options available for paving, my personal favourite is Indian Sandstone. Currently it is by far the most… Read more.
Artificial grass update…
As promised an update from last month’s blog on our artificial lawn in Maidenhead ….. the artificial grass is now… Read more.
An artificial lawn in the making…
As a landscaping company we lay a lot of natural turf in our day to day work but we are… Read more.
What a difference a new wall can make!
What a difference a new wall can make to the appearance of a front garden! This was the case at… Read more.
A Statement Fence
Mostly when it comes to installing fences, our clients ask us to install traditional fence panels in their garden. Last… Read more.
… and one large patio now complete!
Following on from my September blog!… as I promised here is an update on how things have progressed at our… Read more.