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Welcome to another project article in our Garden Design Portfolio Series. This garden has been designed by Nicky Patterson and will be built by the team of garden designers and landscapers at GardenImprovements.com.
This was commissioned by Burman R of a new build property in Elderslie, between Johnstone and Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. (more…)
Originally posted 2009-10-08 09:10:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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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 and packaging such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, and margarine tubs. Roughly eight recycled milk jugs go into every pound of the furniture’s weight. (more…)
Originally posted 2009-06-16 12:00:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Garden Design Portfolio Series: This garden has been designed by Nicky Patterson and will be built by the team of garden designers and landscapers at GardenImprovements.com.
The design was commissioned by Dougie and Judith B from a new-build Stewart Milne estate in ‘new’ Jackton in East Kilbride near Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland. (more…)
Originally posted 2009-07-24 06:43:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Being new to the landscaping and design business it was always going to take me a while to get used to the different aspects involved, none more so than the design process; fiddling about on the laptop with the design software we use was all well and good- but it couldn’t prepare me for the real life problems presented by an actual client and project.
by Matthew Thomson
Originally posted 2009-06-24 17:00:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Do you remember those retro beanbags from the 1960’s? Well, Fatboy, a company started in 1998 by Jukka Setälä in Finland, designs beanbags for the 21st century. Depending on your mood, Fatboy has 11 different styles and colours to satisfy your garden lounging needs. There’s even stylish options for your furry friends.
Depending on what product you choose, Fatboy is made from either a Nylon or Polyester fabricand and has a PVC coating to make them water resistant, stain resistant and easy to clean, making them ideal for entertaining, especially with the bbq season well and truly underway!
Originally posted 2009-06-15 10:21:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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The winter months are in fact the best time to arrange to have a landscaping project scheduled for your garden; ensuring everything is in place for the new season to start and getting a real head start on enjoying your home outdoors!
by Nicky Patterson (more…)
Originally posted 2008-12-24 10:18:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Welcome to our very first article in our brand new Project Portfolio Series. This garden has been designed by Nicky Patterson and built by the team of garden designers and landscapers at GardenImprovements.com.
This project comes from Stewarton near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland. This was a rather extensive build with a lot of hard landscaping and with a lot of hard graft we got the job done to a very pleasing finish. The photo below is a reminder of how it looked before we started. (more…)
Originally posted 2009-07-14 11:29:31. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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As landscapers and gardeners up and down the country shake off their festive hangovers and head back out – we find that country is frozen solid – but surely we aren’t ALL down in the dumps about 2009?
by Nicky Patterson (more…)
Originally posted 2009-01-06 21:10:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Much of Glasgow has been bought, pulled down, built upon or developed in these past ten years and there have been tens of thousands of new properties built around the city. New properties with gardens of course are where my interests are focused since they instantly require some form of landscaping and we have designed and landscaped more than a few in these past 4 years, but there seems to be a trend in the condition of the garden left to the new owners by the developers: If you have recently purchased a new-build property or are thinking of buying one; how much thought or relevance do you, or does the developer attribute to the garden at the point of sale?
by Nicky Patterson (more…)
Originally posted 2009-03-01 12:39:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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We received some mixed feedback form our December 2008 website revision with the flash navigation and music uploading. I decided to remove the flash navigation and music altogether and changed the layout slightly to be simpler.
We have retained some the great fetures of the old site including our fantastic resources page showcasing all of our co-operative projects and our local business friendships as well as suppliers and helpful website links. You can also now navigate to our main social networking sites such as twitter and facebook on the right hand sidebar and catch up on my latest updates via my twitter-feed at the bottom of the page.
We will probably be shifting the emphasis of our portfolio onto blog releases and onto our Facebook business page and a Flickr account. We shall also shortly be announcing the launch of our YouTube channel which will serve as a video diary for our projects as well as showcasing our finished gardens and interviews with clients. Exciting times!
The site will probably still be tweaked here and there but I would welcome any feedback you guys can deliever!
Cheers for now,
Nicky Patterson, Garden Designer @ GardenImprovements.com
Originally posted 2009-03-25 09:00:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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