A Secret Garden ltd

A Secret Garden ltd Garden landscaping by a skilled team who offer expert advice, creative design and careful installation.

Better parking was required at this house as it's right opposite a primary school, so the front lawn & wall were taken o...
17/11/2020

Better parking was required at this house as it's right opposite a primary school, so the front lawn & wall were taken out & a new much larger driveway was constructed.
The paving was a grey sandstone supplied once more by CED Stone in Hooton & we used resin grouting, which is available in three colours. We have found this to perform much better than traditional mortar based pointing ever did.
Part of the remit for the job was to remove a redundant garage at the rear of the property, this proved to be a bit of an undertaking as nobody was aware that hidden beneath the roofing felt & plastered ceiling was 7 1/2 tonnes of steel re-enforced concrete, however a good amount of this was used to form the base for the driveway, so once all the brick & rubble was removed by grab wagon, we were left with a defecit to make up & the pulverised concrete made a great base on top of which 8 tonnes of crushed limestone was levelled & tamped down by machine, plenty strong enough to take the weight of 2 family cars & more!
A new wall was built using the closest brick match available & this was topped off with matching paving stones, when it came to the pier cap, nothing is available in the matching stone the size required, so rather than cut down a flag stone & have 2 ugly cut sides, we made our own cap stone & used construction adhesive to bond it onto a cament core that had been made a day earlier.
Again resinoid pointing was used to match the paving & finish the whole job off cohesively.

This job was a simple replacement of worn out old deck with Indian sandstone paving to give a larger entertainment area,...
17/11/2020

This job was a simple replacement of worn out old deck with Indian sandstone paving to give a larger entertainment area, the paving was then followed through to provide access to the shed.
The amusing part for us was taking up the old deck & descovering the inventive way that it had been supported. For almost 20 years it had been laid onto various bits of old metal shelf brackets, nuts & bolts & even an old door lock to get it level!
We discovered an old man hole cover underneath & were surprised to find two drain rods protruding from the main pipe, it's a surprise that it hadn't become blocked years ago! After the decking was removed we were faced with overly thick concrete to remove, but after the clearance stage, everything went very smoothly & the finished paving really provides the family with the ideal area for sitting & dining out.
This paving is "sunset buff" Indian sandstone & was supplied by CED Stone from their Hooton depot, where many different types of surface can be viewed.

We've just finished this garden. It's been a real struggle in this heat & with material supply issues with Covid, but we...
18/08/2020

We've just finished this garden. It's been a real struggle in this heat & with material supply issues with Covid, but we're really pleased with how it's turned out.
The paving is antiqued Indian limestone & The wooden structure is built using 7" X 7" uprights & 9" X 3" cross beams.
An awefull lot of prep work was needed in digging out for the paving & taking down a hedge & a large number of trees that were way past their best, 40 stumps in all were ground out & a wall was built in place of the hedge.
The customers are also over the moon, so much so that they asked us to stay after work on Friday night & share a BBQ with them. Now that's thanks indeed.

This was a replacement of a deck that we originally built almost 15 years ago.A leaking gutter has rotted through the su...
12/05/2020

This was a replacement of a deck that we originally built almost 15 years ago.
A leaking gutter has rotted through the sub structure & this meant that it was time to renew the whole deck. The steps were built to give a semi floating appearance & LED lighting finished it off beautifully.
The client is so pleased with it all (again)
Fencing was part of the job & we now have the job of replacing all of his fencing around the property & that of the neighbours too!

This was a really nice garden, which despite more terrible weather, has turned out to be a lovely space, lots of stone c...
23/04/2020

This was a really nice garden, which despite more terrible weather, has turned out to be a lovely space, lots of stone cutting was needed to create the radiating path & to blend into the circle area at the far corner of the garden.
The planting was largely made up of the clients "wish list" & once they become established, this will be a beautiful place to spend time in & relax.

I thought it time that I updated & let you know what we've been upto this year, so here are pictures of a job we did at ...
23/04/2020

I thought it time that I updated & let you know what we've been upto this year, so here are pictures of a job we did at the start of the year, it was quite involved being both front, back, both sides & a new fence & we worked through some truly appaling weather along the way, with torrential rain taking over where the ice left off, but as you can see, it all turned out right in the end.
The client on this occasion asked for artificial turf, but this has contrasted well with the traditional stone paving & natural materials used throughout the garden, all finished off with a mix of low maintenance shrubs.
Looking back, it's really quite a transformation from the original garden.

ORIGINAL POST FROM FIVE YEARS AGO. Our latest job, just finished it today, then shot straight off to the next for mo...
11/04/2020

ORIGINAL POST FROM FIVE YEARS AGO.

Our latest job, just finished it today, then shot straight off to the next for more of the same, finally home & enjoying a cup of tea now 🍵😁. The people we did the front & back garden for must be some of the nicest people we have met, never mind worked for, what a lovely family, really genuine & hospitable. I can honestly say it was a pleasure to work there & I hope they get all the enjoyment from the garden that they deserve 😃

I thought I'd wait until the wrought iron work & hedging was planted before I posted pictures of how this job turned out...
30/10/2019

I thought I'd wait until the wrought iron work & hedging was planted before I posted pictures of how this job turned out, in a previous post you can see how we demolished a wall that ran across the garden & built this one along with gate posts, what you maybe won't notice is that all of the block paving edging was also replaced with new in a different colour, this then enabled us to widen the front driveway using aged blocks taken from the rest of the site, making it possible for the front drive to take two cars. The ornamental sandstone effect post top balls were commissioned & fitted, this took some nerve to fit them on the two front posts on the side entrance as the posts are 25 courses high & steel re-enforced to take the weight of the speciality commissioned wrought iron gates which are still at the foundry. Finally the brass name plaques went up & once the weather warms up, the finishing touch, a strip of fresh tarmac in front of each driveway will complete the job.

Another job completed, just waiting for the shed to arrive, thats going on the plinth in the corner. Quite a compact gar...
08/09/2019

Another job completed, just waiting for the shed to arrive, thats going on the plinth in the corner. Quite a compact garden but very complex never the less. straight off to the next one now. No rest for the wicked!

We love working with traditional & reclaimed materials. We've been working on building a garden wall & two sets of gatep...
02/09/2019

We love working with traditional & reclaimed materials. We've been working on building a garden wall & two sets of gateposts & today we installed this feature plaque, it had been sitting propped against the back wall of the house for over 70 years & came from Hooton Hall when it was demolished, it was lovely to know that the last time it was put in a building was over 150 years ago & that we were now doing the same thing & using the same methods & tools.
We'll keep you posted on the job, with more pictures, closer to its conclusion.

This was a little project to turn around a corner of a garden that wasn't fulfilling its true potential.The old shed cam...
01/08/2019

This was a little project to turn around a corner of a garden that wasn't fulfilling its true potential.
The old shed came down & a new fence went up & then we paved the whole are. Final dressing pieces, like the mirror, were supplied by the customer & the area has now changed imesurably into a new entertainment area.

We were asked by a past customer to "come & sort out our front" so we did, new paving, properly built good size steps & ...
01/08/2019

We were asked by a past customer to "come & sort out our front" so we did, new paving, properly built good size steps & AstroTurf to replace the struggling lawn.
The results have really lifted the appearance of the house.

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