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Landscaping in 2009?

Having read some of the many articles on the effects of the credit crunch on small businesses, I wonder how it will affect my small business and how other garden designers and landscapers around Glasgow, and indeed around the UK, will cope with the coming year.

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Posted in Industry Comment

Indoor Wall-Tiles with a Difference

At GardenImprovements.com we are constantly striving to convince people to introduce their gardens into their normal lifestyle habits:

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Posted in Ideas for the Garden

East Kilbride: Large Family Garden Design near Gardenhall – Complete

Richard and Karen E were looking for a lot of space for their little ones to run around while keeping plenty of room for entertaining; they also wanted to undertake the planting by themselves over a period of time, so take a look at our photos of the completed hard landscaping.

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Posted in Completed Project Portfolio Series

Composting Your Own – What to Know

Here’s some handy hints on getting started with composting delivered by Margaret Hoyenga over @ Nest In Style.  Good luck and let us know how you get on!! Nicky Patterson, Designer @ Gardenimprovements.com

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Posted in Ideas for the Garden, Nicky's Garden Tips

Accessible Garden Designers!!

We have now installed our chat facility at the GardenImprovements.com website so that new customers can contact us directly to quickly ask about our service before they proceed with their enquiry!  You can ask us if we work in your

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Posted in Promotions and Client Information

Don’t Move: Improve!!

The importance of garden improvements for your properties and more importantly the important role that design holds in this process.

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Posted in Promotions and Client Information

Eco Friendly Garden Furniture for Kids

Fair-weather play dates come and go, but notNeutral’s outdoor kids furniture will hold steadfast, rain or shine. A collaboration with Loll Designs, the BBO2 collection comprises 100 percent recycled post-consumer high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a plastic resin used to make products

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Posted in Ideas for the Garden

Lanarkshire: ‘Outdoor Room’ Garden Design in East Kilbride

My initial idea was to provide a decked area outside of the French doors at the back of Dougie and Judith’s kitchen/living room, but had to play around with shapes and sizes until finding something that felt right. I began with a cubic theme to the garden but then felt on reflection that curves would suit Dougie and Judith’s sense of style more. Once confirmed the rest of the garden was structured around this circular deck which will be sunken to meet ground level.

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Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series

Eat From Your Very Own Kitchen Garden!!

Green, Lean and Credit Chrunchy – Have your own kitchen garden!! We are offering to design and build a kitchen garden for your garden in January or February 2009 for a credit CRUNCHILY friendly 20% off both drawings and labour!!

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Posted in Promotions and Client Information

Glasgow South: Small Sun-Lover Garden Design in Busby

The garden itself is a good little sun trap so with plenty of potential seating and lounging areas Mary should have no problem topping up her tan!

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Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series