Newly constructed Marina Bay Hotel in Singapore has established itself as possibly the worlds most eco friendly resort . Just under 15,000 square feet of floorspace has been solely dedicated to facilitate over 20,000 plants and trees . Mr Melvin Lim explained thus "As the issue of climate change and awareness of business impact on the environment has grown so too has adopting policies that have a favourable effect on that impact . Sustainability is what is best for our planet and adopting green innovations is at the core of our hotels green values" This mammoth engineering projects environmen ..read more

At the beginning of March this year I was talking with Mike the receptionist at a local care home in Cheltenham about the gardens at the site and I mentioned how they were needing some TLC , and so permission was granted by James the area manager of caring homes . Due to the location of the site which is adjacent to ancient woodland I sort of knew this would be an eco project and so i contacted James here at ecogreen for some advice and for use of his contacts . The idea was simple in that i needed to create a eco friendly low maintenance garden that would provide a nice focal point for the re ..read more

JCB have just unveiled their hydrogen powered backhoe This is a game changer and according to JCB Rocester in Staffordshire it's only a question of time before 360 machines are unveiled . This is another great step forward in fighting climate change and removing dependence on fossil fuels Get the latest info www.jcb.com ..read more

We are really pleased to announce that Ecogreen Solutions has been chosen to list in the UK top ten landscaping websites and blogs due to its smooth format and eco freindly theme Here's the link Top Ten UK landscaping This is great news for us and we wish to thank those who voted for us at feedspot our web designers OGC and all those contributing We look forward to sharing fresh interesting content with you all over the coming seasons and wish everyone all the best for 2022 ..read more

In the next two weeks we will be starting a new project The project will entail revitalising and creating a new garden space for elderly people to enjoy at a local care home in Cheltenham This project will be run by volunteers and some much needed TLC will be added to the existing garden space by planting some seasonal perennials and plants B+Q DIY and Webb's Garden Centres are kindly helping out with materials plants shrubs and planters Jane is going to do a planting plan for me to work from utilising shade and sun with seasonal elements and the garden will be eco friendly with lots of purple ..read more

Time and time again you here about certain projects chopping down old trees that are in the way HS2 removed several old oak trees recently much to the protesters indulgence What we don't understand is that the government is commited to planting millions of trees that take years to become carbon positive yet at the same time they cut down trees that are carbon positive on certain projects WHY do they not just use a tree spade and re site the tree elsewhere There is no excuse Want to find out more about tree transplanting and tree spade hire Visit Plant hire / tree spades ..read more

Well it's officially national Hedgerow week and there are many ways to get involved The hedgerow is home to many species including hedgehogs and nesting birds as well as being a supplier of food sources to various birds and bees Last year we planted a semi mature wild orchard on our farm this is adjacent to our existing pond that provides habitat to various insects newts frogs caterpillar's moths and butterfly's all of which are vital to the bio culture and food chain If you want to get involved more information is available at Landscape institute Tree council ..read more

Lee has installed some beautiful paving on this project the finish is truly exceptional and totally compliments the surrounding area This project included ground preparation drainage turfing paving and fencing , the whole project took three weeks to complete ..read more

Certain projects involve removing existing structures these are often old and in need of an upgrade Whenever possible we break and crush these products to create hardcore that can be utilised on the same project and in doing so this reduces the carbon footprint of the project , less lorry movements and less quarrying of new stone ..read more

As you may be aware virtual reality has been used in landscape and property design for several years This is a game changer that allows you to plan and view a landscape or property idea before construction We thought we would share some of the best software that's available and even better some of it is free Simply create your own ideas thus making you the designer and allowing you to get creative and save on budget Links are at bottom of page [object Object] Various 3d virtual floor planners ideal for beginners Free virtual design Unreal engine was originally built as a game and has now becom ..read more