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This week we will be celebrating the completion of Arthur Ransomes former residence set in a beautiful location on the hillside overlooking the Rusland Valley near Ulverston. We designed and constructed several areas of the garden which included a beautiful courtyard garden,...
It has been a busy summer at Chris Rabone Landscapes in Cumbria, working on some exclusive garden design and landscaping projects including a beautiful country estate on Windermere lakeside near Ambleside, Arthur Ransomes former residence nestled in the hillside over looking...
Design work has begun on a masterplan for the village of Drigg in west Cumbria. We are working with the local community and LLW (Low level waste repositiory) who are funding the project to improve the village landscape. The design works aim is to create a unique identity...
We have started a great project along lake Windermere, near Ambleside and Hawkshead. The client asked us to design and build a large pond and stream area with landform terraces down a sloping bank. Here are a few pictures to show the works in progress! The pond will have...
We where given the extremely exciting opportunity a few years ago to take an untouched plot of woodland and to creative a natural conservation area with the hope of encouraging as many species of nature to eventually grown and develop a habitat for the future.
These...
Well, very soon we will be saying a very sad goodbye to our friends at Ford Park Community Group. Most of our work here is now done and we will very shortly be handing over the work to the fantastic group of volunteers who will be maintaining the park for the future. We...
Several months ago we first embarked upon this project which gives the chance for people of all walks of life to involve themselves in green projects.
This fantastic development is nearing the end of completion, the groundworks are almost finished and the paving and...
A red alert hit our weather headlines today in Cumbria. The rivers are flowing very fast and the lakes of the Lake District are certainly topped up. We have experience in flood defenses on both lakeside and riverside properties, so if you are considering some ideas then we...
We have recently started working on a river side house near Kendal in Cumbria. The house is in a stunning location and very enjoyable, but challenging to work at. We find ourselves dodging the weather. The silt nets have been put in place following requirements, but I cant...
It is interesting the way in which work develops and the different types of jobs that come up. We have just had a big spate of domestic gardens where you can see new photos on our gallery. We have also been carrying out some installation work of receiver poles for...
Spring time has been a busy season for us indeed so much so that we barely noticed that spring turned in to summer.
With a number of projects reaching completion we are now embarking on new projects in Liverpool, Kendal and Barrow.
To see results of our work...
Well spring time is possibly the most beautiful time of the year and we are having fantastic weather to go with it. Here at Chris Rabone Landscapes we are extremely busy with a number of different projects.
One of our longer term developments has been coming on in...
We were succesful in being selected to design the walled garden at Ford Park Community Group in Ulverston. The garden is to be used for vegatable growing by voluteers and community groups and will help supply the new cafe that is being built. We will be designing the layout...
Having spent two weeks in South Africa I have come back to the Lakes feeling 100% revived and freshly inspired. The landscapes over there are often desolate and baron as the poverty level is still extremely high, but on the other end of the scale they often have extremely...
Im out here in South Africa. I have a couple of weeks away from the office in the sunshine and yes I am enjoying it! I have stayed in a place called Franchoek where there was some stunning landscapes in some of the vineyards. Watch this space for some new ideas that I am...
We will be carrying out flood defence work on the river Kent as it runs through Burneside, near Kendal, Cumbria. This is work for a commercial business to protect it from future flooding during high rainfall, as last years floods caused major damage. We are working from...
The traditional drystone walling is going well in Langdale, Cumbria. The boundary wall section is finished and looking great. This wall was being held together with ivy and dangerously close to collapsing, we carefully took it down, re-positioned base stones and built a...
This garden has been designed from a blank canvas, we have worked closely with the client to breath fresh life into there garden. The landscaping has been going well since we started on the project after the New Year. The work so far has been mainly traditional drystone...