(To find out more about us go to www.acacia-gardens.co.uk).
I decided to include this in my blog as a help for anyone that want to learn more about domestic landscaping and gardening. This can be a especially helpful for anyone that wants to extend its knowledge in landscape management and garden design. Also there are useful information about landscape construction in a small scale.
Usual garden maintenance for domestic garden programme
-Neat and tidy approach.
-Mow grass each visit and neatly clip edges throughout growing season. (Clear away grass clippings).
-Supply and apply lawn weed and feed treatment when conditions allow in spring or early summer.
-Supply and apply general fertiliser to beds in Spring.
-Control weeds and moss on hardstandings, chemically if necessary.
-Carry out regular weed control to planted areas.
-Carry out pruning of shrubs at correct times of year and as necessary to prevent overgrowth.
-Remove any dead wood regularly.
-Tie in climbing/wall plants from time to time, also prune or cut them back if necessary.
-Regularly clear leaves, litter and debris from paths and hardstandings.
-Cut down old herbaceous stems in late autumn.
-Control invasive plants if necessary.
-Carry out dead heading to encourage re-flowering where reasonable.
- Clip hedges 3 or 4 times in growing season.
-Clear away rubbish arising from the above work.
New Lawn Specification
-Remove unwanted vegetation
-Level/Fill the area with top soil
-Prepare ground for turf. This to include a high quality soil, cultivation, consolidation and leveling.
-Incorporate a ‘rootzone’ mix of topsoil, loam and sharp sand into the upper layer of the soil
-Lay turf to the whole area working in the turf joints and all edges to be neatly finished.
-Design of flower new flowerbeds (if applicable).
-All waste to be taken away for disposal.
Driveway
- We will fully excavate and remove all waste materials from site.
- Install a geo-textile membrane which will prevent fine particle migration and subsidence.
- Install up to 150mm of compacted M.O.T Type 1 sub-base
- Set all non retained outer edges on concrete to prevent lateral movement.
- 60mm Block Paving will then be bedded down on a screened sand bed.
- Cut the Block Paving to show 3 manufactured faces which will eliminate irregular cuts.
- Cover the finished surface with kiln dried sand and compact.
Before and after photos:
