Alkham - Trellis Wing in situ

New trellis 'wing' in situ

Just thought our readers might be interested to see the trellis 'wing' alongside the house at our Alkham project.

There is a matching 'wing' on the opposite corner of the house to provide symmetry and create a nice enclosed feel for this large garden.

The trellis was all made by our 'in-house' garden joinery company - Bay and Green. If you have any requirements for timber garden products, from trellis to benches and tables to buildings, then please get in touch.

Alkham - Trellis installed!

Bespoke, hand made, trellis columns and panels

The project in Alkham continues to progress and the bespoke trellis columns and panels have been installed on the newly built, reclaimed brick walls.

We love this contemporary twist on a classical theme and hope you do to.

Keston, Bromley - Another Resin Bound Driveway

Newly installed Resin Bound Driveway

This week has seen us working on a new driveway project in Keston, Bromley. With quite a large space to cover it is particularly important that everything goes well and the surface can be laid without distraction.

The 'Maple Harvest' gravel blend has been used for this job, we hope you will agree that the finished project looks stunning.

Alkham - The built wall section

One of the pair of trellis walls, built, awaiting pointing

As you can see from the photo above, the site team have now completed the build phase of the reclaimed brick wall (which now awaits pointing).

Once pointed, the bespoke trellis columns and panels will be installed.

Alkham - Building a Trellis Wall

Building the wall aspect of the trellis wall

The above image shows our project manager, Mark, building one of the walls for our matching trellis walls at the project in Alkham.

Once built, bespoke, hand made trellis columns will be inserted into the gaps with panels between them creating a stunning contemporary, enclosed wing on each side of the house.

More of..Canterbury completed?

Finished vegetable & fruit garden

A final picture for you of the fruit and veg garden at our Canterbury project. We cannot wait to see this garden once it has been planted up and is in full, productive, flow.

All the element s visible in this picture are new to this property and created by Orchard Priory.

Canterbury completed?

View of garden along the new brick path

Red brick pathway and seating area

With works virtually complete in Canterbury we are able to bring some 'finished' pictures to the blog.

The images above show the red brick pathway, with terrace seating area. The soil around the seating area will be planted up and become a beautiful surround creating a secluded terrace.

We will endeavour to revisit this site next year to obtain some photos to show how the garden is developing.

Canterbury - Closing in on The Target Date

The New Trellis Installed Today

Having been on site today, I can only compliment the team on their work ethic and team comradery.  They are working incredibly diligently as we are due to finish the beautiful overhaul of this Canterbury garden on Friday this week.  I have pitched in to take some of the glory today, to install the fine trellis panels and capping rails to the posts, which were pre installed by the lads a few days ago.  And what can I say - they slotted in perfectly without a hitch.  Perfect setting out made this small job a pleasure today.  Thanks again guys.  looking excellent!

Ross

Canterbury - Starting on the trellis

Posts for trellis installed in the veg garden

The end of this week sees us with the pathway work in Canterbury continuing and the vegetable garden coming along.

The picture above shows the posts installed for the lines of trellis which will soon be fitted.

Canterbury - Follow the Red Brick Pathway!

Red Brick Pathway, Patio still to do

Curved red brick pathway

Great stuff from the Orchard Priory site team who have got the brick pathways looking fantastic.

While there is still plenty of work to do and plenty more bricks to lay, this is great progress which really starts to bring the project to life.

Canterbury - Starting the vegetable garden

Canterbury vegetable garden laid out

Another view of the vegetable garden

Just a quick entry to show you some further progress. The vegetable garden area will match in with the rest of the patio's and pathways by having the same brick running throughout.

The images above show the pathways edged in anticipation of being infilled.

The top picture also shows the new brick wall and a little of the fencing we have already completed.

Canterbury - Pathway edging

Brick edging for a pathway and patio

Curved pathway formed with brick edging 

Our site team have progressed well in the last couple of days with the edging for the pathways and patio's going down well.

As you can see from the above images, we have some nice sweeping pathways being installed and these have a sub-base layer of type 1 laid down in them to provide good structure and support for the base materials.

Canterbury - Marking Out

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Today has seen the site team ready to start on the new brick pathways (certainly a job which starts to bring the new garden together).

The picture above shows one of the team 'marking out', plotting the line the edging will be laid upon.

You can see that the bricks are being stacked ready for laying and if you look closely you can see a string line which will be used to ensure that the level is maintained when laying the bricks.

Canterbury - Boundary fencing

Constructing the boundary fence

Traditional boundary fence in situ

Our fencing installation is now in place at our Canterbury project. This fence has been installed using traditional methods, slot faced posts and morticed joints, and, for an aesthetically pleasing appearance, the pales are installed across the posts to provide a continuous, flowing, run.

Canterbury - Building a boundary wall

Building a boundary wall

The wall as it develops

The project in Canterbury is well under way now and the hard landscaping is taking shape.

A priority has been the building of the boundary wall and fencing to secure the property from the adjoining communal ground.

The photo's above show the wall under construction.

Ensuring site security

Laying out the Heras security fencing

We take the security of our client's premises very seriously and will always work with those clients to ensure that they are happy and satisfied with their arrangements.

Our current project is a case in point; the premises shares a border with a public recreation ground.

We are replacing the overgrown existing boundary fence with a new 6' post and rail fence but until this can be installed we have used security fencing to secure our client's property.

Canterbury - When machinery does not cut it!

Orchard Priory site team clearing overgrown fencing

Ground clearance is all part of the fun with early works on our garden landscaping projects. In many cases we have to clear very overgrown areas before the actual landscaping work can begin.

Sometimes these jobs just have to be done by hand as you can see from the image above. In the picture the Orchard Priory site team is taking down the existing fencing which is to be replaced by a new, traditional, hand built fence.

The fence is clearly very overgrown and the plants have to be cleared and disposed of to keep the site respectable.

New Project in Canterbury

Initial ground clearance to start the job

We have started works on a new project in Canterbury this week and have been hard at work on the initial groundworks stage.

The first job on this current project was to clear the ground, removing existing shrubs and trees, grinding out tree stumps and roots and generally preparing the area for 'setting out'.

Our brief is to create a kitchen garden with space for all manner of vegetables and herbs to be grown.

Check back regularly for progress updates.

Kenfield - Planting the new beds

Densely planted flower bed

Another new bed at our Kenfield project

We are nearly finished for now at Kenfield, with only some minor bits and pieces to finish off today.

We will be back within a few weeks to complete the driveway once a tree has been removed.

Yesterday saw the newly created flower beds being planted by our Royal Horticultural Society trained horticultralist. Take a look at the photos above, we hope you like them.

Kenfield - Yorkstone Installed

Yorkstone paving with a red brick edging

The Orchard Priory site team have been progressing well in Kenfield and have now installed the Yorkstone paving.

As you can see from the above image, starting to get things like the paving in place really begins to demonstrate how the garden is taking shape and provides a suggestion as to the final intended feel of the space.