Decking in Clarkston, Glasgow

Continuing our showcase of completed works, here is decking we installed onto the back of a house, connecting the patio doors and round the side to connect to the side door. With steps along the full width of the deck, to reduce wear to the new lawn that we layed. This was part of a major garden overhaul.

Before Decking

Decking framework

completed decking

decking view

Decking is a popular way of extending your living space from the house and provides a link from the house out to the garden. Find out how we can transform your garden by visiting our websites www.ngibblandscapes.com or www.fencingglasgow.biz

Landscaper Glasgow

check out this website for landscaping, tips and advice. http://landscaping.about.com/ Here at N Gibb Landscapes, we like to share good websites and ideas that we look for and use in our work in and around Glasgow

Landscaper Bearsden

Landscape work  in Bearsden, carried out by N Gibb Landscapes. As part of our blog series, showcasing work here is some work carried out in Bearsden.

Kitchen Garden Bearsden

Bearsden is where our company started and today five years on we cover a lot of work in this area, now with our base in Croftfoot look out for posts covering the South side of Glasgow as well. Soon i will post more examples of works so keep checking back to see https://ngibblandscapes.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php or visit our website at www.ngibblandscapes.com

Landscaper Newton Mearns

As part of our work we build a portfolio of completed works which i will be showcasing here, first is a complete garden makeover in Newton Mearns, Glasgow. This work involved installing a new driveway, creating a path and patio round a new conservatory, new lawn, lower patio area and banking turfed and planted with beech hedge and shrubs. Below is some photos. The client picked some very good materials to work with including Marshalls Yorkstone paving and Marshalls Elite blockpaving with circle feature.

Installed driveway in Newton Mearns

Landscaper~NewtonMearnsPatio areas

Blogs we like

Here are some Gardening and Landscaping blogs we like

http://gardenimprovements.com/wordpress/  

http://deckingdesigninglasgow.blogspot.com/

http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blog/list

http://www.garden-network.co.uk/gardening-blogs.php

I hope you like them and find some good information

Green Roofs

Turf and Green Roofs

The environmental benefits of turf and green roofs are widely recognised, while roof gardens and roof terraces provide much-needed outdoor space in urban areas.

Due to the high degree of insulation that they provide, green roofs are known for their ability to provide an extremely constant temperature throughout the year. During the winter they keep the heat in, and in the summer they provide a relatively cool environment. Green roofs also have the ability to soften harsh edges of buildings in sensitive environments, making them blend in with the surrounding area.

Turf and green roofs provide habitat for insects and other wildlife. Where new buildings are built on greenfield sites, this new habitat can replace the habitat that would otherwise have been lost.

Green Roof Design Considerations

The most important considerations when designing turf and green roofs are ensuring that the roof is strong enough to support the weight of the turf or plants (even when they are fully saturated by rainfall and covered in several feet of snow!) and ensuring that the roof is watertight.

Structural calculations will need to be made, and the foundations and roofing timbers are likely to require upgrading in order to support the additional weight of a turf or green roof.

Types of Green Roof

Methods of construction differ between pitched green roofs and flat green roofs. Flat green roofs can be either extensive (have a thin layer of growing material such as sedum matting) or intensive (greater soil depth with shrubs and even trees). The weight requirements for intensive green roofs are such that they are normally installed over concrete roof decks.

A further type of green roof is known as a biodiverse or brown roof. These are constructed in a similar way to flat green roofs, but are designed with specific biodiversity objectives in mind – e.g. maximising biodiversity or providing a habitat for a specific species.

Autumn Colour

Pansies

Completed Sandstone Patio

Natural sandstone patio

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Look us up at www.fencingglasgow.biz

Now is time for Autumn Lawn Feed

Today i am applying Autumn lawn feed, using a 4:4:8 feed. Meaning the nitrogen content is low as we do not want to encourange soft growth. The feed is higher in Potash which encourages root growth. Also there is iron present for moss killing, then we will scarify once this has started taking effect.

There are different percentages/ratios of Autumn feeds and as long as it is an Autumn feed you are applying this will help your lawn through winter. Avoid using up any Spring and summer feed as this will be too high in Nitrogen, encouraging soft growth and disease.

If you live in the Central belt of Scotland, feel free to contact us for this service, look us up at www.ngibblandscapes.com