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Moving into 2012

The Team: David, Warren, Sam and Craig So, we are getting on track for the new year, that is 2012, by starting the day with a breakfast meeting at Olivio in Ryde. What a great excuse to eat and drink more luxury, continuing in the spirit of Christmas and new year fun and excesses. (Oh, […]

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Happy New Year One and All

Heres to a fantastic 2012!

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Happy Christmas to All!

Wishing all our customers, supporters and followers a wonderful Christmas. See you in 2012

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Organic Cotton T-Shirts For Sale

Organic Cotton Ts. £16.00 Avaliable in various colours and sizes, for him, for her or for the kids! Silkscreened locally on the IOW with our great logo!

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We Also Sell Organic Clothing!

£16.00 Organic Cotton T shirt, shown in Khaki.Our spiral graph logo is silkscreened on to the front. Avaliable in black, sunflower, white, navy, orange, red, royal, sky, and brown. Sizes : S M L XL & XXL We are an organic gardening company that cares about the way we look, as well as the impac...

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Chemotherapy portfolio photos

Chemotherapy portfolio photos, a set by woz the gardener on Flickr. more great photos from Warren

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Garden restoration project 2010-till present

Garden restoration project 2010 and on, a set on Flickr. some photographs of a garden we help to maintain…

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Chemotherapy Garden November 2011

Chemotherapy Garden November 2011, a set on Flickr. A typical Novembers day- grey, damp and dull- but still lots of refreshing beauty and interest as seen in these latest photographs. You’ll have to pay a visit in person to appreciate the scents though!

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Like us on Facebook

Clicking on the image will take you to our Facebook page. We hope you like it!

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Sweet Peas and Herbs 2011

Sweet Peas and Herbs 2011, a set on Flickr.

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Happy Bonfire Night

Jemma and Louie spelling it out Another good reason to enjoy your garden!

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We’ve joined ‘Linked in’.

‘Linked in is a professional networking siteClick on the image to see my profile, my professional experience, and my business aspirations. And if you are thinking about hiring us have a look at some of the recommendations myself and the team have received’. Craig Ratcliff- owner of C.A.R...

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Happy Halloween

Louies Home Grown Pumpkins. Enough pumpkin soup to feed the street…

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Sunnyside decking project 2008

Sunnyside decking project 2008, a set on Flickr.

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Log Shelter

Log shelter made with spaces between timbers to allow for air flow. winter warmer  With the winter approaching, a cold forecast, and fuel prices set to rise you may well be thinking about log storage for your home. C.A.R. Gardens can provide and instal bespoke shelters that are right for your space...

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Private Play Area in Ryde

A big thank you to our newest customers for employing our services to help create a woodland play area for their family and friends. Its been fun, and very rewarding to see the garden change during our work over the summer. And a lovely testimonal too, thank you. Our customers told us: “Came h...

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Sunny side decking 3 years on

Thank you Karin, for getting in touch with us. These are Karins’ recent photos of  her decking in her garden as featured in our previous Blog. 3 years on since we had the pleasure of building it! Its brilliant to see how the timber has aged beautifully, the plants have grown and the space has...

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A testimonial for a C.A.R.Gardens decking project.

Thank you Karin and David whom contacted us with these kind words. You can see images of this project if you follow the labels to Decking. “It is a great pleasure to supply this testimonial for C. A. R. Gardens as the conduct of our decking project from initial consultation to completion was e...

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Allotment

Claiming Our New Plot Yesterday!

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Compost Bay Projects

Create compost in your garden. When we maintain a garden we also help manage the green waste. These photos are examples of bespoke composters made by us and used by us. The organic compost produced is returned to the garden. Timber: Tanalised soft wood. 4 bays with removable slotted fronts. Timber: ...

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Twitter: Follow C.A.R. Gardens on twitter

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Chemotherapy Garden Construction 2008- 2009

Chemotherapy Garden Construction 2008- 2009, a set on Flickr.

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Rambling Beauty at Seaview

A garden we help to maintain near Seaview, Isle of Wight.

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Ventnor Botanical Gardens

Yesterday at the VBG. Always a great day out. Spot on food and drink from the Royal Cafe, fun play ground, and a short coastal walk to Steep hill cove for what may be the last swim of the summer?

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C.A.R. Gardens’ photostream

C.A.R. Gardens’ photostream on Flickr.

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Playground Project at Fiveways school, Ryde

FORT  We returned to Fiveways this year to continue the playground project started last year. SPIRAL FLOATING BENCHES FUN PLANTING ENTRANCE ARCH HERB BED BIRD TABLE FOOTBALL POSTS INSECT HABITAT PLATFORM FOR CHILDREN TO REACH BIRD TABLE FORT SPIRAL

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We had fun at work today!

Thanks to Nick Whittle from Xcell for the use of his machines and for his digging expertise.

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Beautiful side garden

seating pond path way  These photographs show a garden that we designed and built earlier this year and now maintain. Our careful design and construction has maximised this space. The end result is a peaceful and beautiful place to be.

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Garden restoration in West Wight

Creating mown paths View to bridge Restored urn Log Store Mown grass path Restored urns New entrance gates View from bridge View from seating area New Elaeagnus x ebbingei hedging Leaf composters Compost bays View along stream in spring New pedestrian and driveway gate These photographs are of a gar...

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Warren visits Hampton Court Flower Show

Last week saw the annual Hampton Court Flower Show. We sent Warren along to see what was going on, and to bring back some fresh inspiration! He wrote about his day With the island gardens in mind our visit to Hampton Court 2011 proved to be an inspiration. Chris Beardshaw’s garden, ‘Th...

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