Landscaping

Decking: Our latest landscaping project

Thank you Karin and David who recently contacted us with these kind words. You can see images of this project on this blog. “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 exemplary. Craig...

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Warrens’ favourite plant so far!

In response to ‘The meet the team’ blog a couple of weeks ago, Warren has reconsidered his position on “favourite plant right now” and asked me to post the following: Allium var ‘Hair’ Looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss storybook! Whimsical blooms have reddis...

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Residental Care Home: Our latest landscaping project

The owner of Waxham House Residential Care Home in Ryde approached C.A.R. Gardens with an interesting brief. The garden was almost entirely laid to lawn and concrete, with a loved but dominant fish pond. Our customer really wanted the garden to be a place of interest, vitality and movement. Crucial ...

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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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Rose Arch and Pergola

A smaller but great project for us this January. Since moving to the Island we have been asked to create bespoke gardens and features, but on this occasion our customers asked us to replace an arch and pergola in their garden. The old versions had fallen away with age and the battering winds of the ...

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We want to plug this one!

In the world of horticulture a plug is a small container grown plant. They may well be distributed in trays and installing them is usually most effective done en mass. This garden in Freshwater had been partially revamped earlier this year with an unusual decked seating area and board walk. The buil...

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Decking Out

A small court yard garden needed our attention recently. The property is part of a lovingly restored farm, and yet the combination of a contemporary design is softened and blended successfully by restoring the existing rustic timber.Gardens not only have to look good but also have to combine with us...

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A driveway with a difference

Since earlier this year we have been enjoying maintaining and improving the gardens of these converted farmbuildings in Freshwater, west wight. Our customers commissioned us to design and implement the new borders of this gravel driveway. Warren spent time researching a dry river bed brief, and care...

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IW County Press Autumn Gardening Guide

A big thank you to our generous and supportive customers, and to Sue Lupton at the IW County Press for this latest article, in the Islands newspaper gardening supplement. We look forward to our future on the Isle of Wight, and to continue offering a great service for our new customers. By clicking o...

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Carisbrooke Meadows Garden Project

These photos document our latest garden make over. All hard landscaping and planting have been installed by CAR Gardens.

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