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Porcelain Paving · Islington · Hackney · St Albans · Walthampstow · Stoke Newington · Hadley Wood · Potters Bar · Islington 

CREATE A SEATING AREA

It can be used to create seating areas.  Or to create paths and walkways.  Linking key areas in your garden design.   Add definition to your lawn. 

ADD STONE EDGING

By adding natural stone edging to your lawn or artificial grass.  Or added to walls.  To create smart coping stones. Adding protection and detail to your stone walling.   

CLAD WALLS & STEPS

Finally, it can be used to clad walls and steps.

NATURAL STONE PAVING • COURTYARD GARDEN DESIGN •  HACKNEY · ISLINGTON · PORCELAIN

Natural stone paving is the natural choice for a small courtyard garden.  Especially when you want to maximize the garden’s usable space.  Beds at the side of the paving.

CREATE VERTICAL GREENERY

Can be used to create vertical greenery.  Without using too much space.  If you have the budget.  Add a raised bed to create more planting height.

KEY PLANTS • COURTYARD GARDENS  • PAVING ·  HACKNEY · PORCELAIN

Key plants include structural bamboo, phormiums, and Trachelospermum climbers.

ADD COLOUR

Add some color alliums, crocosmia, and lavender.   For maximum effect.  Always plant in groups.  Using odd numbers.  And try to combine interesting foliage and shapes.  With drifts of color.

SEATING AREAS · PAVING ·  HACKNEY · PORCELAIN

Why not create a seating area?  For entertaining and relaxation.  The sandstone looks great.  Especially when laid in a single-sized stone.  Choose a 900mm x 600mm.  Laid in an offset stretcher bond pattern.  The granite looks great laid in 600mm x 600mm squares.

ZONE LIGHTING ·  PAVING • HACKNEY · ISLINGTON · PORCELAIN

Next, Add zone lighting to your garden design.  Extend the party into the night.  LED lights add atmosphere to any garden design.  LED spots and uplighters are great for highlighting key plants and focal points in your garden design.  LED lights can also be recessed in your Paving in Hackney & Islington.

CREATE PATHWAYS AND  WALKWAYS

Natural stone paving is a great way of linking key areas in your garden design, Hackney & Islington.  Large stones, such as 900 x600mm.  Work well.  Or a combination of 600 x 600mm and 300 x 600mm.  In an offset pattern.  Will add interest to any paving project, in Islington and Hackney.

SANDSTONE NATURAL PAVING · PORCELAIN · HACKNEY

Natural sandstone paving will work well in a contemporary garden design, Hackney & Islington.  Riven in texture and natural in appearance.  The price of sandstone paving has fallen considerably over recent years.  It is more affordable than concrete pavers. Kandula grey paving will look great in any contemporary garden design, Hackney & Islington.  Lay large single-sized pathing for a modern feel,  Islington.

TRADITIONAL SANDSTONE PAVING

For more traditional sandstone paving.  Try autumn brown natural sandstone paving.  Lay a more traditional four-stone pattern.  Go the extra mile with birds’ beak pointing.

SLATE · PAVING · HACKNEY 

Slate is rich in color and luxurious.  It’s equally suited to both traditional and contemporary garden design.  Choice thick exterior slabs. To prevent frost damage.  No need to seal.

STAIN RESISTANT SLATE

Slate is naturally stain-resistant. Add a luxury path in front of the house.  Add large planters with bays to complete the look.

GRANITE · PAVING · PORCELAIN PAVING · HACKNEY 

Granite is a hardwearing stone.  It’s definitely contemporary, with a slight sparkle.  Great for seating areas.  Compliment by white rendered walls.  Also looks great for pathways and walkways in your garden design.

PORCELAIN PAVING · ISLINGTON · HACKNEY

Definitely the new kid on the block.  It is man-made.  Unifrom in texture and appearance.  Great for both contemporary and traditional garden design.  It is a bit thicker to lay and cutting can be difficult.  Lay on a full mortar bed with a bridge bond such as an SBR waterproofer.  Porcelain paving is extremely resistant to staining.  And it’s an extremely durable paving product.

WHY ADD SLEEPERS?

Raised beds and sleeper walls are used in many garden designs.  To retain soil.  To create changes in levels.  To create a planting area.  Raised beds look great in both contemporary and traditional garden designs

HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD SLEEPERS

Sleeper beds look great.  Why not create a raised bed planting?  Hardwood oak sleepers work well in a traditional garden design.  New oak sleepers look great.  They are easy to work with.  And are long-lasting.

FIXING SLEEPER TOGETHER

Lay sleepers informal straight lines.  Lay each sleeper horizontally and fix it together with timber lock screws.

CREATING SLEEPER CURVES

Create curves using a cut vertical sleeper.  Haunch in concrete and fix it together with steel straps.  Curve sleeper raised beds will look great in your contemporary garden design.  Complementing your paving, Islington & Hackney.

BLOCK WORK · EXTERNAL RENDER

Construction is from blockwork with is coated with an external render and painted.  It’s a good idea to ass a drainage hole at the bottom of each bed.  And stainless steel beading.  To prevent rust marks in your render.  K-render can be used.  It’s a heavy-duty external render that doesn’t need painting.

SLATTED FENCE · GARDEN DESIGN ST ALBANS

Why not add a slatted fence to your garden design project?  A slatted fence works well in both a contemporary and traditional garden design.  Great for masking old fences or walls.  Or updated old out builds.  A slatted fence can be painted stained or left natural.  Looks great with sandstone paving and porcelain, Hackney and Islington.

Timber · Options · Slatted • Fence Porcelain Paving · Islington · Hackney

Timber options include softwood slats and hardwood slats.  Hardwood options include meranti and cedar.  We recommend you don’t pain your hardwood slats.  Left the timber to weather for a few months. And oil periodically.  To protect the grain from cracking or splitting.

Add some planting in front of your slatted fence.  For a contemporary tropical planting scheme.  Add phormiums, crocosmia, carex grass and a tree fern. Add boulders and Scottish pebbles to complete the look.  Looks great with natural stone paving and porcelain, Hackney & Islington

CITY LIVING ∙ ISLINGTON ∙ HACKNEY ∙ PORCELAIN ∙ PAVING

City living is back in fashion.  House prices are rocketing in inner-city living.  Most cities have had.  Or are currently undergoing regeneration.  New shopping areas. Restaurants, cafes and leisure centres.  Being updated in central locations.

Central Locations ∙ Space ∙ Islington ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving

It’s now great living in a central location.  The downsize is space.  House is more expensive.  And generally smaller than houses in more suburban settings. Most houses tend to be new builds flats or Victorian terrace houses.

Lofts ∙ Extensions ∙ Garden Rooms ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving ∙ Islington

With space being a premium.  Most terraces houses will be extended in some way or another.  Extending the kitchen into the garden has been a popular way of adding more space.  A loft extension is another way of gaining space in your home.  Converting your loft space into a habitable bedroom.

Uses Garden Rooms ∙ Garden Rooms ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving ∙ Islington · Hackney.

Adding a garden room is another way of adding space to your property.  Garden rooms can be used for a variety of uses.

Garden Office ∙ Yoga Studio ∙ Music Room ∙ Games Room ∙ Bar ∙ Cinema Room ∙ Granny Annex ∙ Guest Room ∙ Art Studio ∙ Kid Play Area ∙ Workshop

CREATING A COURTYARD GARDEN ∙ FOR INNER-CITY LIVING

Why not create a courtyard-style garden for your inner-city property?  Most inner-city gardens are limited in size.  It’s a good idea to create a compact low maintenance design.

Create a Seating Area ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving ∙ Islington · Hackney

Create a seating area for relaxation and entertaining.  Paving works well,  and so does decking.  Natural stone paving will look great in any garden design, Walthamstow. Sandstone is great value for money.

Kandula grey looks great in a contemporary style garden design, Islington & Hackney.  Lay large stones in a single-stoned pattern for a contemporary feel.  Autumn brown has a more traditional feel.  Lay a four stone pattern with a bird’s beak pointing for a traditional feel.

Decking ∙ is great for levelling up uneven gardens.  Great for linking your bifold doors with your garden seating area.  Softwood is of great value.  Opt for smooth boards for a contemporary feel.  Giving you that boardwalk feel.  Hardwood is rich in grain and luxurious in colour.

CREATE A LOW-MAINTENANCE GARDEN ∙ ISLINGTON ∙ HACKNEY ∙ PORCELAIN ∙ PAVING

Why not create a low-maintenance garden design?  Raised beds, low-maintenance plants and artificial turf.  Why not add zoned lighting and an irrigation system?

RAISED BEDS ∙ ISLINGTON ∙ HACKNEY ∙ PORCELAIN ∙ PAVING

Raised beds are great for creating vertical greenery in your courtyard garden design.  Sleepers look great and are easy to construct.  Horizontal sleepers look great in a traditional style garden design.  Vertical sleepers are a little trickier and will look great in a more contemporary-style garden design.

Rase beds can be also constructed out of blocks and rendered for a more contemporary feel.

ARTIFICIAL GRASS ∙ ISLINGTON ∙ HACKNEY ∙ PORCELAIN ∙ PAVING

Looks great in any garden design.  Artificial grass is `extremely realistic in appearance.  It’s also cost-effective.  Forget mowing your lawn every week.  Artificial grass is virtually maintenance-free.  And looks great 365 days of the year. Great for pets and children.  Artificial grass works well on waterlogged and or dry gardens.  And shady or sloping gardens.  Which would be hard to mow.

IRRIGATION ∙ ISLINGTON ∙ HACKNEY ∙ PORCELAIN ∙ PAVING

Forget the summer watering add an irrigation system to your garden design.  Drippers can be used for plants and pots.  Pop up sprinklers for lawns.  Simple timers and values can be used to control when.  And how much water your plants will receive.    The drippers slowly saturate the soil around each plant.  Less water is wasted compared to a watering can.  Where the water can pass through the pot.  Ending up on the patio!

LOW MAINTENANCE PLANTS ∙ ISLINGTON ∙ HACKNEY ∙ PORCELAIN ∙ PAVING

 Add plants that look great but need very little care.  Is the key to low maintenance garden design.   Evergreens are great they look great all year around.  Plants that don’t need pruning and constant watering are ideal.

Grasses ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving ∙ Islington

Look great in both contemporary and traditional garden design.  Deciduous and every green grass are available.  Miscanthus are large and look great.  Pennisetum is a little more delicate and looks great planted with hebes.  Japanese blood grass is exotic and will look great in a zen garden design.  Carex is evergreen.  And looks great planted in groups.

Bamboo  ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving ∙ Islington

Is evergreen and looks great all your round.  It works well in pots or raised beds.  Prevent the bamboo from evading other areas of the garden.  Bamboo does require watering.  Especially in those long hot summer months.

Lavender ∙ Hackney ∙ Porcelain ∙ Paving ∙ Islington

It’s cheap look great.  Smells great and is easy to look after.  Last for maybe 5 years.  Until the plants get a little woody.  Simple replace.  And start again.

Hebes ∙ Plant in groups.  Again they are evergreen.  And require very little care.  Replace when they grow large and leggy.

Phormiums ∙ look great in contemporary or tropical garden design.  Plant in groups for maximum effect.  Don’t overwater.  As they can rot.  Avoid the red varieties.  They tend to lose their colour over time.  Green variegated phormiums look great.  Plant with agapanthus. Or crocosmia.

Crocosmia is ∙ great for enclosed raised beds.  As they will spread over time.  Red varieties such as lucifer look great in a contemporary garden design.  They require very little care.  They can be lifted and divided.  Every few years or so.  To gain extra plants.  Add feed and compost!

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