Erik Phipps

Sunnyside decking project 2008

Sunnyside decking project 2008, a set on Flickr.

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Totland: Our latest landscaping project completes

Since October 2007 we have been busy landscaping in Totland. Our new customers have the good of their garden wildlife very much in mind, which gave us an added interest in the project.Firstly, a run of 12 mature Leylandii trees were felled and uprooted, revealing a magnificent view to the Downs. In ...

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Rustic sustainable Archways

CAR Gardens has installed these two archways to help separate a large garden, into areas with different uses. Beyond one arch there is the Orchard and children’s play area, and through the other the utility shed and compost bays. Despite only being recently installed, existing climbers were pr...

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Wattle fencing on the Island

At CAR Gardens’ current Landscaping project we are proudly working with local wooden sculptor, Erik Phipps.Pictured here, he is using traditional wattle crafts to construct bespoke fencing.Erik coppices local Hazel and either weaves on site, or constructs various sized panels. This fencing is ...

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