Landscape & Urban Design Issue 40 2019 | Page 50

CONCRETE & STONEWORK HIGH PRAISE FOR COMPLEX GARDEN PROJECT A Staffordshire couple say they have a garden worthy of ‘Chelsea Flower Show’ after they chose a Brett Landscaping Approved Installer to complete a complex multi-level project at their house. Brett Landscaping provided 62 square metres of mountain mist grey Flamed Sandstone slabs; three metres of Drivestyle Kerb; 26 metres of High Kerb and three square metres of Aura silver cobbles. They designed and fitted a square, brick-built bird bath; circular paving areas; steps to a replica railway signal box, and a circular paving design - leading to steps under a pergola seating area. When Jake Brown Landscapes’ team was called in by John Wardle to work on his family’s garden redesign project, they worked with Brett Landscaping to ensure that the customer had the ideal products from an extensive range. The project was a challenge in planning and logistical terms for Jake Brown Landscaping as the area consisted of multiple levels, a sloping garden and there were considerable space constraints. Homeowner John Wardle said: “Our garden has been totally transformed: from an unloved mess to, what our neighbour described as, ‘a show garden that you’d see at the Chelsea Flower Show!’. The team had to remove a small retaining wall, a fence and part of a boundary hedge to get a mini excavator onto the property. They also had to crane materials in to the site as the side entrance was only around 80cm wide. “The challenges that our plans - and the existing layout of our garden - presented were promptly solved and, in each case, were an improvement on what we had originally wanted.” Brett Landscaping, which celebrates 110 years in business this year, is an established manufacturer of high quality, ethically sourced natural stone paving, concrete block paving, porcelain paving and concrete paving. 50 www.landud.co.uk Follow us @ludmagazine