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Season’s Greetings from all at ALDA!

News & Musings

SEASON'S GREETINGS from the hard landscaping team at ALDA (& everyone else too... but sadly they didn't quite make the… Read more.

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A garden swing seat proves to be just the thing…

ALDA in Action

... at ALDA Landscapes' latest design project in Finchampstead. Our client had already purchased the wooden lattice swing seat online… Read more.

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A Stand-Out Black Indian Sandstone Paving Area Brings a Fresh New Look…

ALDA in Action

Where: Farley Hill, Reading When: October 2017 What: ALDA Landscapes installed a black tumbled Sandstone paving known as ‘Sagar’. It… Read more.

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A new landscaping design

ALDA in Action

What a transformation and it’s all down to a new landscaping design!…. This was the case at a converted old… Read more.

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Converting a large driveway back to a garden

ALDA in Action

Over the last few weeks, the ALDA Landscaping team have been busy transforming a driveway in Hamstead Marshall. Fed up… Read more.

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And a concrete jungle no more…

ALDA in Action

Following on from last month’s blog, things have definitely improved from those first steps of clearing our client’s garden of… Read more.

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It’s a concrete jungle out there…

ALDA in Action

... or so the ALDA team thought as we tackled the job of uplifting concrete paving and pathways during some… Read more.

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Chelsea 2017

News & Musings

As usual my visit to Chelsea this year didn’t disappoint – around every corner there were creative gems to inspire… Read more.

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A covered storage area proves to be a good idea…

ALDA in Action

This month in a garden in Lower Earley, we built a bespoke timber storage area as part of a wider… Read more.

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Transform your garden with a new patio

ALDA in Action

It is easy to underestimate the impact a new patio can have on your garden. It can instantly update and… Read more.

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Bespoke garden structures in a garden with a slope

ALDA in Action

At our recent landscaping project in a garden in Caversham, the landscaping team at ALDA constructed two bespoke builds –… Read more.

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A featured brick seat in a traditional garden

ALDA in Action

This week the landscaping team at ALDA have been busy constructing a curved brick seat in a garden in Barkham.… Read more.

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Busy December Days!

ALDA in Action

Busy days leading up to Christmas for the ALDA Landscape team... A question I am often asked at this time… Read more.

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When a trellis screen can make all the difference…

ALDA in Action

A trellis screen can come in very handy.  It can effectively minimise the impact of a nearby eyesore and so… Read more.

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Drainage solutions – a recent case study

ALDA in Action

When it comes to the hard landscaping of any of our garden designs, sustainable drainage systems are crucial to the… Read more.

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A dry stone wall in Whitchurch

ALDA in Action

Problem: what to do about a crumbling flint wall in a cottage garden Solution: replace it with a new dry… Read more.

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Paving Comparison: Yorkstone

Plan Your Garden, Patios

Yorkstone is a naturally occurring sedimentary Carboniferous sandstone of extremely good quality.  It is sourced from the quarries of Northern… Read more.

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Paving Comparison: Porcelain

Plan Your Garden, Patios

Porcelain paving is a relatively new and exciting product to arrive on the paving market and is proving popular due… Read more.

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How to create a workable garden on a steep slope

Plan Your Garden, Steps & Slopes

Client Brief: create a new level lawn for their children to play on. Problem: how to create a workable garden on… Read more.

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My Top 6 Highlights of Chelsea Flower Show 2016

News & Musings

As I look back on my visit to Chelsea Flower Show this May it is the explosion of colour on… Read more.

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Paving Comparison: Slate

Plan Your Garden, Patios

Like sandstone and limestone, slate is a natural stone which has been used for hundreds of years as a building… Read more.

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Paving Comparison: Limestone

Plan Your Garden, Patios

Natural limestone has been a key building material throughout the ages and used all over the world – even the… Read more.

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Paving Comparison: Indian Sandstone

Plan Your Garden, Patios

Of the many options available for paving, my personal favourite is Indian Sandstone.   Currently it is by far the most… Read more.

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Artificial grass update…

ALDA in Action

As promised an update from last month’s blog on our artificial lawn in Maidenhead ….. the artificial grass is now… Read more.

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An artificial lawn in the making…

ALDA in Action

As a landscaping company we lay a lot of natural turf in our day to day work but we are… Read more.

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What a difference a new wall can make!

ALDA in Action

What a difference a new wall can make to the appearance of a front garden! This was the case at… Read more.

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A Statement Fence

ALDA in Action

Mostly when it comes to installing fences, our clients ask us to install traditional fence panels in their garden.  Last… Read more.

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… and one large patio now complete!

ALDA in Action

Following on from my September blog!… as I promised here is an update on how things have progressed at our… Read more.

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From planning a new border to a complete garden remodel, we pride ourselves on transforming ideas into beautiful reality, with minimum disruption. If you’re based in or around the Reading and Newbury area, we’d love to meet and discuss your project in detail – book your free no-obligation garden consultation today. We do get pretty booked up, particularly during the Spring, so plan ahead if possible!