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Cotswold Garden Restoration Specialist LTD. Landscaping designer and builder on the Cotswold Border. TV Landscaper for BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & The Feel Good Garden Crew.

The build video for the lovely herringbone path that Matt Leigh Gardens and I built for the one and only gardeningwithal...
11/09/2026

The build video for the lovely herringbone path that Matt Leigh Gardens and I built for the one and only gardeningwithalantitchmarsh has gone live on his YouTube channel. We used ‘Antique Rustic’ clay slimsett block paving from Pavestone. It looks like Alan is quite happy with the end result!

A couple of week ago I had the pleasure of working at LAURA HAMILTON house for her ‘Property with Laura Hamilton’ YouTub...
09/09/2026

A couple of week ago I had the pleasure of working at LAURA HAMILTON house for her ‘Property with Laura Hamilton’ YouTube channel. We installed bespoke Corten steel planters from Weather It on her patio hot tub area and used Horticultural Gravel & Peat Free Compost from Melcourt | Peat Free Gardening and finished it all off with plants from Farplants. Watch the whole build process on the ‘Property with Laura Hamilton’ YouTube channel to see how Matt Leigh Gardens and I brought it all together.

What was a horribly boggy and not so pleasant or practical space to use has quickly been turned into space that requires...
07/08/2026

What was a horribly boggy and not so pleasant or practical space to use has quickly been turned into space that requires very little maintenance, but still allows lots of planting in either beds and borders or pots and containers. The pergola also will create some some dappled shade and a privacy when the climbers are grown over it in the next couple of years.

A couple of weeks ago Matt Leigh Gardens and I installed this new pathway for gardeningwithalantitchmarsh around this be...
05/08/2026

A couple of weeks ago Matt Leigh Gardens and I installed this new pathway for gardeningwithalantitchmarsh around this beautiful pond area! We used a 900x600 Raj Blend Sandstone from Pavestone watch the whole process here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJf3VUXC7Y0

I had the pleasure of building this lovely herringbone path with Matt Leigh Gardens for the one and only gardeningwithal...
03/08/2026

I had the pleasure of building this lovely herringbone path with Matt Leigh Gardens for the one and only gardeningwithalantitchmarsh using ‘Antique Rustic’ clay slimsett block paving from Pavestone. It looks like Alan is quite happy with the end result!

This was a terribly led patio with a retaining wall on just one side made from unsupported sleepers and the slabs were l...
29/05/2026

This was a terribly led patio with a retaining wall on just one side made from unsupported sleepers and the slabs were led on just a membrane over bare soil, this meant that the slabs had moved all over the place and had become loose making it unsafe to use.

It’s now been transformed into a lovely space to sit and enjoy the sun knowing full well there is many years of enjoyment to come out of it. A proper concrete block retaining wall with drainage installed and properly led slabs on a reinforced base means it will never move. All exposed edges have been hand bullnosed to remove all the sharp corners as well as give it a sleek and professional look with the cladding being mitred on the corner to add to the look.

The slabs are Aramis White Porcelain and the fascias are Storm White Porcelain both from and grouted with cream grout for a perfect colour match.

What was a highly impractical space due to multiple levels and steps in such a small area I made into a lovely area to e...
28/04/2026

What was a highly impractical space due to multiple levels and steps in such a small area I made into a lovely area to enjoy the sun, which I can say first hand has the sun on it for 90% of the day and was very hot to work in!! Luckily, I had very kind clients who provided plenty of drinks and biscuits to make the heat bearable. The paving slabs were beautiful 600x900 Yellow limestone from and the building materials came from the Swindon branch of .bm. A massive thank-you to the Manager Lee and delivery driver Dom from .bm for helping me with the nightmare access on this one as we couldn’t fit the lorry down the 200m long narrow road so they kindly delivered everything on pallets and brought their pallet trucks with them so I could wheel everything down the road, now that’s what you call service!!!!

A garden that is a lovely suntrap but unfortunately had nowhere to make use and enjoy the sun, but that has now changed....
06/04/2026

A garden that is a lovely suntrap but unfortunately had nowhere to make use and enjoy the sun, but that has now changed. A lovely sandstone patio and pathway means that the space can really be enjoyed and made a lot more practical. Matching sandstone coping led on top of the wall add security to the wall as well as making a handy seat for other people or places to put things, bullnosed edges to make the safe when sitting or walking around as well as adding a more finished detail.

It was great to have a truly understanding client on this one as everything both taken out and in had to go through the house so living with a plastic wrapped house couldn’t have been easy while I was working! 600x900 calibrated Fossil Mint sandstone paving from Corten steel edging from and the rest of the supplies from

11/03/2026

This garden has certainly been a very challenging one with the weather, from nonstop rain to freezing conditions mother nature certainly gave me a fight but I got there in the end! Just a few last bits of painting on the bin store and gate posts when/if we get a few more dry days!

Beautiful Dijon Tumbled Limestone from was used to create the herringbone pathway and seating areas. The lovely water feature is from and provides a relaxing atmosphere as well as a lovely focal point. Lighting and electrics supplied and fitted by Oliver Smith from which include PIR activated path and porch lights, up lit pleached holly trees, cherry tree, pencil Cyprus, mood lighting and outside sockets pictures to come soon of the garden lit up at night.

Wrapped in plants from & to create an enclosed feel in what is an overlooked front garden. When the evergreen Jasmin's grow along the screening made from Cedar posts, Yellow Baloa toppers and stainless-steel wires from .co.uk privacy issues will no longer be thought of. Pencil Cypress frame what was an old but never used front door to give a smart and formal appearance and pleached Holly's above the fence provide more screening from next door.

Alongside new fencing, bespoke shed, oil tank and boiler screens hide the ugly features in the garden and in a matching style to the fence almost mean they disappear. The gate, bin store and log store have been painted in matching paint the houses windows and doors to create continuity through the garden and a theme that follows through the garden. Fences and screens protected with Zero Flame fire treatment so no ugly fire cement board is needed to create the same fire rating.

Lighting is a very often overlooked component of a garden, whether it is used to aid in navigating around an open space,...
08/03/2026

Lighting is a very often overlooked component of a garden, whether it is used to aid in navigating around an open space, to use as a mood enhancer or to add dramatics to specific features of a garden many people forget to add to a design.

A massive shout-out to Oliver Smith for supplying and installing one of my design and builds, he installed PIR activated lights in the porch area and down the side of the herringbone path when either the front door or gate is opened they fire into life to aid in navigating the space in the dark.

Up-lighters for the pleached Holly's on the fence line, Pencil Cypress and Cherry Tree add focal points and lighting across the wall act as a mood enhancer when sat in the seating area.

Oliver also added sockets for the water feature and extras so that other things can be used whether that's a laptop for working outside or extra lights for the festive period. All the lights are zoned and with a wireless remote they can enable lighting from inside the house to turn on everything or certain areas to create more of a mood.

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Malmesbury
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