Create Landscaping Blog

Merry Christmas

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:06:42 +0000

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Clients Past, Present and Future, a 'Very Happy Christmas'.

We are very much looking forward to the 'New Year' and the new projects and challenges that we hope to share with all of you.

We would also like to extend our thanks and 'Seasons Greetings' to all our staff and colleagues for the dedication and hard work that they put into every project.

Gardening for the Bees

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:06:42 +0000

Gardening for the bees with The British Bee keepers Association.

We are working alongside the British Bee Keeping Association to encourage

the planting of a wide variety of flowering plants for the bees.

Bees among other pollinators play a vital role in our ecosystem, so by providing them with a feast of various plants they provide us not only with their delicious honey but pollinate our crops for tasty fruit and vegetables etc.

We can all play our role in this exercise by planting nectar and pollen rich flowers. These plants and flowers needn't take up huge amount of space. They can be planted in your garden, hanging baskets, window baskets or a huge variety of pots and containers.

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We can all do our bit and enjoy a beautiful show of flowers and watch these busy bees working away,

so it's a win win situation all round. For more information visit The BBKA website https://www.bbka.org.uk/

Happy New Year

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:06:42 +0000

We would like to kick off by wishing A Very Happy New Year To All!

What a year we had in 2017, we were kept extremely busy with lots of new projects and we look forward to this continuing throughout 2018.

Despite being kept busy we made the time to ensure all our staff were up to date with all the training and licenses that are required within our industry. This ensures they are able to complete all work that they undertake both competently and safely.

We also put ourselves under the spotlight and gained all the accreditations that are required within the Industry. We hope this will give our customers peace of mind and reassurance that we have been fully checked and passed the criteria to gain these accreditations.

We have great expectations for 2018 and relish the opportunity to undertake new projects and challenges, with customers both old and new.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Merry Christmas 2017

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:06:42 +0000

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers Past, Present and Future, a 'Very Happy Christmas'.

We are very much looking forward to the 'New Year' and the new projects and challenges that we hope to share with all of you.

We would also like to extend our thanks and 'Seasons Greetings' to all our staff and colleagues for the dedication and hard work that they put into every project.

Tascroft Rise, Warminster

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:06:42 +0000

Our New Project...The Show Arena at Tascroft Rise, Warminster.

Here are a few pictures of the rear gardens of the show-home gardens.

And here are a couple of images of the planting to the car parking area.

Some more photo's of the rear gardens, taken from differnt angles.

And finally some pictures of the frontages of the show homes.

Great job Team Create!

Another successful project completed.

Sales Team

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:06:42 +0000

It may be cold, it may be wet, but our sales team are always ready to come and have a chat.

Lets see if we can help enhance your sales, with the landscaping of your show home gardens and the communal areas on your sites.

Bradbury Park, Swindon.

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:06:42 +0000

More show home gardens being installed at 'The Bradbury Park Site'.

The patios have been laid in the new gardens

The soft landscaping is being planted ensuring they are placed accoring to the design plans.

The team are doing a great job, working hard to bring the project in on time!

Plants

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:06:42 +0000

A few of the great quality plants we use on our projects

☝ Skimmia Japonica ☝

Commonly called Japanese skimmia, is a dense, mounded, broad-leaved evergreen shrub that matures to 3-4' tall and to 5' wide. ... Flowers on female shrubs are followed by small spherical red fruits (to 3/8" across) which ripen in October and persist through winter.

☟ Ilex alterclerensis Golden King ☟

A spectacular, evergreen, female form with nearly spine-free leaves green in centre with bright gold margins. Compact habit, tiny white flowers in spring followed by red berries on pollinated plants. Shade tolerant, retaining golden variegation in the shade

☟ Ilex Nelly Stevens ☟

Ilex Nellie Stevens grows in a neat pyramidal shape to about 6m (20ft) in height. Ilex Nellie Stevens is a hybrid between English holly (I. aquifolium) and Chinese holly (I. cornuta). The leaves are thick and have teeth typically associated with the holly.

Polytunnel

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:06:42 +0100

Making good use of our Polytunnel !!!

As you can see we are making great use of our polly tunnel. We are using it for both storage and cultivation!

We are very pleased with our nicely stocked tunnel and we are very excited as to what to grow next?

Just watch this space!

Saxon Brook, Exeter Completed

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:06:42 +0100

Job Done!

Here are some pictures of the completed project

Saxon Brook, Exeter

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 00:06:42 +0100

This is our new project Saxon Brook. Show Arena!

This project consists of four show home gardens, which includes four patios and four feature decks.

We Made a start with the patios

With the patio's well in hand, it was time to get the framework in place for some of the decks.

All nicely taking shape!

After some ground prep, the team are able to start planting some of the larger feature plants.

With the fourth patio laid it is time to get the metal edgings in place.

All the areas have now been marked out and the planting is well underway!

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The balustrades have now been fitted to the decking frames.

And so the planting continues to both the front and back gardens

We are now beginning to lay the turfs to both the front and back gardens of the show homes.

Some of the POS areas are also having the turf laid.

More planting, this time for the car parking areas.

Polytunnel

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:06:42 +0100

">Here is our new Polytunnel !!!

Ready to be filled with lovely new stock plants!

Great job with the installation by Peter Olek of PO Services.

Happy New Year

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:06:42 +0000

We would like to kick off by wishing A Very Happy New Year To All!

What a year we had in 2016, we have settled nicely into our new premesis, we were kept extremely busy with lots of new projects and we look forward to this continuing throughout 2017.

We have great expectations for 2017 and would relish the opportunity to undertake new projects and challenges, with customers both old and new.

Merry Christmas

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:06:42 +0000

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers Past, Present and Future, a 'Very Happy Christmas'.

We are very much looking forward to the 'New Year' and the new projects and challenges that we hope to share with all of you.

We would also like to extend our thanks and 'Seasons Greetings' to all our staff and colleagues for the dedication and hard work that they put into every project.

Job Vacancy

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:06:42 +0100

JOB VACANCY DUNKESWELL - HONITON AREA

Due to securing new contracts, we have a vacancy for a Landscape Gardener with experience of both hard and soft landscaping, to join our friendly and dedicated team.

The position is based in Dunkeswell, although applicants will be required to travel between sites and may be required to stay away from home on occasion depending on location of job. Shared transportation will be provided from Dunkeswell.

Applicants should hold a valid CSCS card and a full clean driving licence.

Hours will be 7:00 to 15:00 Monday to Friday, overtime will be available as and when required.

Salary to be discussed upon application.

All applications via e-mail to team@createlandscaping.co.uk with CV providing as much information as possible regarding past experience.

Genuine applicants only please. References will be required

Taunton

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:06:42 +0100

Transformation of a garden in Taunton!

We were contacted by our clients, they had moved into a new build property and the garden was a blank canvass

Once the garden was designed we agreed with our clients that as it was a big project we would work in stages, fitting it between other jobs so they could spread the cost and get exactly what they wanted.

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The preparation work was started with lots of clearing, digging and leveling going on.

There was a lot of hard landscaping involved in this design. The foundations and footings were dug and set, so it was time to make a start on some of the brickwork and steps.

It was great to see the garden taking shape and the different aspects all starting to come together.

With the addition of the lighting, water feature and soft landscaping, the end result was totally amazing!

This was achieved with just 2 guys working as and when, over a period of a few months. This made it possible to give our clients the exact garden they desired, both spreading the cost and keeping within their budget.

Happy faces all round!

Addington Place, Reading

Tue, 31 May 2016 00:06:42 +0100

How we implemented a customers own design.

This job was requested and designed by our client, who was a very keen gardener. However she had issues with her garden flooding and holding water.

We removed the existing pathway and extended the patio.

We created some beds and fixed up some trellis ready for the plants, which our client had either grown or purchased and trained herself.

We laid stepping stones to give access to the garage and all other areas of the garden.

We turfed a small area of the garden and continued planting the various plants as per our clients plans and instructions.

The remaining areas were top dressed with chipped bark. The bench, wardrobe and compost bins were positioned on the patio. The job was completed exactly to our clients requirements, leaving her both overwhelmed and extremely happy with the end result.

This project was run by Aaron our grounds supervisor, he was assisted by Kenny and Gareth. Another successful job and another delighted customer. Well done 'Team Create'.

Lymington Shores

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:06:42 +0000

Lymington Shores Start to Finish.

We had been asked if we could enhance the landscaping around this villa to make the property more appealing and to help achieve maximum sale-ability on the property market.

Above are a few pictures, showing part of the garden before we started.

We had six days to complete this job. We needed to fit our design around the existing paths and patio. Due to the lack of sun in the back garden we decided to create a design which would enable us to remove a lot of the turf and replace with contrasting slate and stones to give a striking affect. At the same time we wanted to keep a grassed area to complement the planting and keep the garden feel.

So Day 1 Monday 15th Feb was spent marking out the areas and taking delivery of the materials. The team were able to make a start on digging out the gardens ready for the scalpings to go down.

Day 2, the guys were able to lay the scalpings and and put in the metal edgings. The circles were now ready to be filled with the slate and stone.

Day 3, was a busy day removing all the plants from the beds, great care was taken so we could re-plant them later.

The beds were tidied, a good quality weed suppressing membrane was laid and the beds were edged with the metal edgings.

Day 4. The beds were replanted utilising the existing plants and adding some new ones too. The beds and the rest of the rear garden were dressed with plum slate. The old turfed area that was left was rotovated and prepped ready for the new turf to be laid.

Day 5. The garden is re-turfed and the finishing touches were made to the beds adding more stone and slate where needed. The old turf at the side of the property was dug up, membrane was laid and finished with a dressing of plum slate.

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Day 6 Monday 22nd Feb the last day. All the planters in the courtyard and paved areas were changed, they were planted and dressed with plum slate or stone chips.

Also the walkways at the side of the property was finished off with some chipped bark.

We had a team of 5 on working on this project. The team was led by charge hand Aaron Burbidge he was accompanied by Lee Norris, Chris Wickham, Nick Denmark and Grant Thomas.

Great job guys it looks amazing!

Project completed on time and in budget!

Bristol

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:06:42 +0000

This is our new project at Bristol.

We have made a start on the areas around the marketing suite

and some of the other open areas on this site

Will post some more pictures when these areas are completed.

Lechlade update

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:06:42 +0000

The work on the fronts at our new project at Lechlade is now underway!

With the laying of the first turfs, things are starting to take shape.

Its time to prepare the ground ready for some planting.

with the addition of more beds and plants, we can see the transformation starting to take place.