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Wet wall water feature cascade with natural effect stream
This water garden starts as a stream running through the top garden to a small pool which gives the effect of spilling over and flowing over the natural stone wall in an impressive cascade as the main feature of the … more…
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Pete Sims Garden Design new video advertisement
Check out our new short video giving a brief overview of some of our previous garden projects http://youtu.be/03Hi-l1LCJQ
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Small pond one year on
Thank you to our client who sent us these recent photos of their pond which we completed last year. It is maturing nicely…….
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Planting a water garden – progress
Despite the weather the planting is really shaping up the pond now. Water plants used include Iris Sibirica yellows and blues,Typha Latifolia and Typha Minima, Pontederia Cordata, Alisima Plantago Aquatica,Butomus Umbellatus, Ranunculus Flammula,Equisetum Hyemale,Carex Pendula,Carex Elata Aurea and Cyperus
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Building a water garden – progress
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Installing a pond liner
Part of our latest garden design incorporates a water garden with stilted deck and stilted building. Today thank fully the sun was shining and we managed to install the pond liner in just half an hour – well done everyone … more…
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Frog news….
The majority of male frogs will hibernate in the garden pond in winter and lie dormant near the bottom. They still need oxygen to survive so if you have a pond please check it during freezing weather and thaw part … more…
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New Garden Design Surrey
We are very excited to have been commissioned to build this garden following the successful garden design viewing. The house is a new build in Surrey and has a natural water source running through the plot. At the moment this … more…
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More of our water garden designs to be published
Our previous blog mentioned that we had been approached by a publishing company who wanted to feature our sunken patio design in their latest book. Following this they have also requested to publish a further garden in another one of … more…
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Constructing a natural pond – Staines
Our latest project is completed – a natural pond lined with stone. We lined the concrete base of the pond with sand and terram to protect the liner. The stone is then carefully stacked onto theĀ pond liner so no … more…
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