"Co-operation between South Buckinghamshire District Council, English Landscapes and Environmental Design Associates has resulted in a high standard of workmanship that is visible on site"
Councillor Frank Bowater, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Environment, South Buckinghamshire District Council

BALI National Award Winner 2004 - Principal Award - Mainly Soft Landscaping

English Landscapes has completed the landscape refurbishment works at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens. The gardens have undergone a two-year restoration and conservation programme secured by the injection of Heritage Lottery monies and the collaborative funding from the Mobbs Memorial Trust and South Buckinghamshire District Council.

The works undertaken included:

Sensitive cutting back and coppicing of large areas of overgrown Rhododendrons
Removing over 120 mature trees
Replacing virtually all of the box-hedging in the Parterre Garden with 30,000 new plants
Re-edging, re-surfacing and reducing back to their original width of all main footpaths
Lifting and relaying of intricate York paths in the Colonnade and Parterre Gardens
Restoration of the Overthrow to the centre gates at the end of the Formal Gardens
Repair and re-lining of all fountains and water features
Overhaul and renovation of the existing irrigation and fountain pump systems
Re-working of the arches and gates in the old Rose Garden with a mixture of new and renovated metalwork
Replanting of the original specified roses in the Rose Garden
Restoration of the original wooden arch and the complex systems of jets and rills in the Colonnade Garden
Returning the grass lawns to their original layout in the Colonnade Garden
Replacement of wooden beams and the repair of pillars in the Colonnade garden