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Rain – Yes it is good for the garden but………..!

Wow, this is and has been trying for the last 6 weeks. Everyday our teams turn up on their sites and have to sort out what can be done with their quagmire that day in order to keep the project … Continue reading

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Snowed under – with work that is!

Luckily for us it looks as though we may miss the snow although we have got the hose pipe ban to contend with! As the phone continues to ring with new enquiries for work, the overriding wish seems to be … Continue reading

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Phew – Anyone for a swim?

Sandstone is excited about joining forces with Clear Water Revival (the Natural Swimming Pool specialists) to provide marvellous fresh water swimming pools in the Kent and Sussex area. These pools appeal to me on so many different levels, a major … Continue reading

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As soon as I talk about the mild temperature – snow everywhere!

Nonetheless, Sandstone’s recently enjoyed the opportunity of transforming an old, tired and uninspiring Tunbridge Wells garden, into a new cottage garden reusing and recycling wherever possible. In conjunction with Ali, our clients had the vision to have their new garden … Continue reading

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Happy New Year – again!

Well, quite frankly it’s marvellous, we are not under a foot of snow and the relatively mild temperature has meant that we have been able to continue with the wonderful restoration project in which we’re involved in East Sussex. Designed … Continue reading

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BALI National Landscape Awards 2011

Sandstone’s staff attended the award ceremony to collect the award en masse. We had a super day, met some very interesting people and appreciated acknowledgement from our industry peers. “The companies and individuals have each demonstrated a level of professional … Continue reading

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Tree houses and children’s play equipment.

Interestingly (for us anyway), the last month seems to be one of creating marvellous spaces for many of our clients’ children; perhaps winter highlights the lack of space inside the house. For one family we were asked to create a … Continue reading

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Sandstone of Tunbridge Wells – BALI award winners – wow!

We are delighted to hear that we are Britsh Association of Landscaping Industries, National Award winners for 2011. We entered one of our favourite, modern, Tunbridge Wells gardens into the category for Domestic Garden Construction and recently heard the exciting … Continue reading

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My September vegetable plot

Well, actually at the time of writing my garden and specifically my veg. plot, looks distinctly early October – but I suppose this is consistent with this year. Having suffered the neglect of our summer holiday my courgettes, cucumbers and … Continue reading

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Reaping reward for thinking ahead!

Even if nothing else is designed in your garden it is a good idea to plan the space where you’re going to have your terrace or patio. Although the area doesn’t have to be too big in order to provide … Continue reading

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