It was Shrek that said Ogres are like onions because they have layers and so should your landscaped space! If your outside space is landscaped properly, then it really isn’t a case of just adding your new materials on top of existing ground. Did you know that, not only are there regulations for installing hard landscaping features, there are also many processes that go into installing materials to your new outside space? We always say that a professionally landscaped space sh

In this blog post we'd like to talk about landscaping, prices and red flags. We've recently been asked to conduct estimates for quite a few people who have already had their gardens and fences updated within the last year. Why? Surely, if they've already invested in their outside spaces it makes no sense to be asking for new estimates - right? Well sadly, these estimates have been to rectify works done, recently, that haven't been exactly what the client bargained for and it

Did you know that landscaping your garden/outside spaces could increase the value of your home by up to 77% according to some studies conducted recently? That's a pretty big increase and one that people don't often realise exists when looking to add value or update their homes. A study by Post Office Money in September of 2020 looked at house prices and the types of rennnovations people have been doing to their homes. They came up with a list of things that home owners can in

Do you ever work so hard that you lose sight of why you do it? If you’re self-employed or own a business, the pressure is on you to keep working and make sure that everything is working as it should. It can be a hard slog sometimes. Long days, long nights – sometimes sleepless ones! When you’re engulfed in the paperwork and, in our case, the on-site work it’s hard to take a step back and remember your why! Why do I do this? Why did I become self-employed? Why do I work so har

The trend of having a garden designer is something that has had its interest sparked by programmes such as ITV's Love Your Garden and Garden Rescue and it seems a little more commonplace to have someone help you design an outside space that works for you. While these programmes are, often, a great watch - they can be somewhat deceiving. The designs are, indeed, great but it's easy to think that creating the design in real terms is not so costly or won't take very long. The tr

We often get asked the question, what is the average cost to landscape a garden and we thought we'd write a blog post to explain why we find that question so tricky to answer. The most common consideration most people have when planning their garden is the budget. We get asked, almost every day, can you give us a 'ball park' figure or can we give an average. This is super difficult to do for lots of reasons which we'll try and explain. The kind of things that affect the cost

An honest blog from an honest place this morning. Our day at MBS Gardens starts pretty early. While the children are still sleeping Mr MBS is usually up and off to the workshop around 5:30am to tackle some woodwork, paperwork or some such other work before it's time to get the team prepared for the day and off on site. Behind the scenes it's time to rally the mini MBS troops and get everyone ready for the day ahead, while checking on material availability and prices - this ha