Whether you are considering using our professional virtual garden design services or thinking of having a go at a DIY garden design project this garden design checklist will be helpful for you. Asking yourself key questions at the start of your design project will shape your thoughts and although requiring...
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The updated government guidance asks us to all 'Stay Alert to Stay Safe' , this replaces the ‘Stay Home Stay Safe’ message that has been the consistent advice from the government for some weeks. For my family both messages have translated to many more hours spent enjoying our garden space....
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Gardens can help your immune systems in the fight against Coronavirus! For some of us, this week sees a slight lifting of lock-down restrictions and we are looking forward to extending the duration and variation of our exercise choices. For others by choice, by age or by vulnerability remaining at...
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Safe working practices COVID-19 Operations In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, we wanted to inform our customers that we will be adhering strictly to all advice provided by the World Health Organisation and Public Health England. We are also closely observing all protocol advised by local authorities by way of...
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The Cotswold Estates and Gardens team are highly experienced in front garden makeovers, this type of project sometimes includes the creation of areas of hardstanding or paving to provide parking for cars. Current government planning guidance allows householders to construct a new or replacement driveway of any size providing that...
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Government launches new scheme to boost tree planting The government has launched a new scheme (November 2019) investing £50 million to tackle climate change by encouraging farmers and landowners to plant more trees. Trees are a natural asset that provide a carbon sink and play a vital part in the...
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Hampton Court Show garden The year of Green Action Garden co – designed and constructed by the Cotswold Estates and Gardens team won a Silver award at the recent Hampton Court Festival. Visitors were impressed by the accessible and sensory nature of the garden which was designed and built with...
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Hampton Court Show Cotswold Estates and Gardens have started the construction phase of the 2019 Defra and Sensory Trust Year of Green Action garden. On site the team have started building the garden walls and are preparing the posts to hang the garden canopies, these have been recycled from yacht...
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Visit us at Hampton Court 1st – 7th July 2019 Cotswold Estates and Gardens are part of a team designing, building and delivering the Year of Green Action Garden at this years Hampton Court Garden Festival. This accessible, sensory-rich family garden shows how engaging with the natural world can foster...
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OASE supply pumps, filtration systems and decorative water features for garden ponds of all sizes and we are very pleased to be part of the OASE installer scheme. Recently our team spent a day at the OASE UK head office updating their product knowledge and getting ‘hands on’ with the...
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