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With all this rain around we are counting our lucky stars for not having to tackle the frozen grounds this month! Instead we have to deal with a fair bit of water. I have considered providing the lads with welly boots or waders, but the Health and Safety Officers of...
Well we have just started in to 2011 and sending out happy and positive vibes to all! We hope you enjoyed a festive season.
Here at Chris Rabone Landscapes we started back to work at the yard on Monday in preparation for our new project at Langdale, Cumbria. There...
With more snow on the way, don't forget that Chris Rabone Landscapes are kitted out to make it through the snow. With snow and ice in Kendal, Ambleside, Windermere, and elsewhere in the Lake District and Cumbria many people are unable to make it out their driveways to the...
Chris Rabone Landscapes are pleased to now be offering Tree Surgery with our team of qualified tree surgeons. We offer all aspects from advise in your gardens on aesthetics, protection and how to maintain unruly trees to tree pruning, cutting and removal. Make the most of...
The boys have just set to work on moving 180 tonnes of soil in preparation for leveling out a private clients garden. We're are using a farm track and enjoying the cold weather as it keeps the track nice and firm reducing impact by the digger on the track.
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The main aim of the landscaping is to repair a large clay lined pond and enhance the surrounding woodland, bankings and lawns. This will create a tranquil pond area that will allow occasional boating and swimming, whilst the banks, lawns and woodlands can be easily walked...
Chris Rabone Landscapes are working with the engineering company R G Parkins to design and implement a solution for stabalising an eroding lake bank in Selside near Kendal. It involves the use of hazel bundles (faggotts) to create a wall that can then be backfilled with...
Work has begun on rejuvenating a once grand garden on the shore of Lake Windermere. Beds have been cleared and planting schemes drawn, ready for planting to breathe new life into the garden. We will be developing this garden in stages over the next couple of years to bring...
It began as a drive to a garage that no longer exists and now blends slate and planting harmoniously together to create a relaxing seating area within a sculptural curved stone wall, perfect for enjoying morning coffee or an evening glass of wine
we built this sweeping set of steps using oak sleepers and seeded the path. The resulting work fits the brief and looks very good amongst the existing lawn and beds, the sweeping curve winds its way up the bank providing an easy walk to the future summerhouse.
The huge stones were quarryied from the garden and then carefully positioned to create planting pockets and a retaining bank to allow a parking area and lawn to be created.
It is an adventurous climbing frame that will be exciting for young children or grown ups! It provides a way upto the existing wooden fort which is getting replace over the next few years to create an even more adventurous play area that blends harmoniously with the woodland...
The sculptural slate globe is the centerpiece to this paved area that has just been finished. It is surrounded by granite setts and polished burlington blue slate that is engraved with an inspiring poem to think on, as the amazing view of lake windermere and the Langdale...
It will provide a great variety of flowers and grasses through out the summer months such as Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Cowslip (Primula veris), Ox-Eye-Daisy (Leucanthemum vulg) and Red Campion (Silene Dioica)
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