Last week, I took part in a 5 day photography for business challenge run by Lauren McWilliams at the fantastic For You Photography and it's been one of the best and most rewarding experiences. As a business, we've developed a lot since beginning our journey almost 4 years ago but the one constant has been that we are a family run company that believes in and cares about our local community. When I first began reading about branding, in 2018, the idea of a logo and using colou

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

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

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

During the nations lockdowns, our homes, once again became our castles with a huge percentage of the UK public deciding to renovate, extend or landscape their properties and outside spaces. According to www.constructionnews.co.uk this has led to a seven year high in these kind of activities and so demand for materials has increased exponentially. As a local business, we've faced some unprecedented material shortages that began last year and have continued well into 2021 and i