Ellicar Blog

January 21, 2025

Celebrating Sarah Murch: One of the UK's Top 100 Garden Designers

From Passion to Prestige: How Sarah Murch Transformed Gardens and Won a Spot Among the UK’s Top 100 Garden Designers

Discover how Sarah Murch, director of Ellicar Pools & Gardens, earned her place among the UK’s top 100 garden designers by creating award-winning, sustainable, biodynamic landscapes that blend natural beauty, biodiversity, and ecological innovation.

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The Complete Guide to Natural Pool Maintenance

Thinking about installing a natural pool but worried about maintenance? Keeping your pool clear and healthy is simpler than you think! From seasonal care tips to professional deep cleans, our guide covers everything you need to know about maintaining a stunning, chemical-free swimming pool.

Celebrating Sarah Murch: One of the UK's Top 100 Garden Designers

From Passion to Prestige: How Sarah Murch Transformed Gardens and Won a Spot Among the UK’s Top 100 Garden Designers

Celebrating Chester’s 30 Under 30 Award from Pro Landscaper

We’re thrilled to announce that Chester, one of our talented team members, has been recognized in Pro Landscaper’s prestigious 30 Under 30 list!

The Ecology of a Natural Pool: A Chemical-Free Wildlife Haven

Our natural swimming pools offer a serene escape, where wildlife thrives and you get a unique, up-close view of native pond life.

Ellicar Win 'Supreme' Award at the 2024 APL Awards

We were all blown away when Ellicar was called out 4 times at The Association of Professional Landscapers Awards Ceremony

Ellicar Open Gardens - Winter Garden Specials

We raised £1680 for British Red Cross Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Virtual Talk: An introduction to natural swimming pools

Are you looking for a change in lifestyle? Why a natural swimming pool may be the answer

BALI Award Winners 2022

We won 4 awards!

Job Vacancy - Landscape Architect

Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic landscape architect to join our team

DIY Garden Pond

Installing your own pond is a hugely rewarding experience

Natural Pool Construction Manager

Exciting opportunity for an experienced, hard landscaper to join our company as a working construction manager

Gorgeous Gravel Gardens

Making the perfect gravel garden is just a stone's throw away

Looking for a change in lifestyle?

Why your outside space might hold the answer

Steph’s Packed Lunch

We are on the telly again in a feature on wild swimming for Channel 4.

Sleeping Beauties

Bulb planting season is upon us. Here’s some top tips for getting the job done quickly, efficiently and relatively pain free.

Ten Ways To Enjoy Your Garden In Winter

Here are a few seasonal activities to entice you back out there.

Trees and Water - can they work together?

Ten ways to stop leaves destroying your natural pool this Autumn

Real Garden Twine, String and Raffia

We are proud to be part of the string revolution...by Stephen Spurdon

Bring your garden to life with a water feature

Water sets the mood for your garden and is a magnet for wildlife

A Space to Thrive

Sharing the benefits of gardening during lockdown with your family

Butterflies and Bumblebees

Turn your garden into a pollinator paradise

Ten Reasons to Choose a Natural Pool

feature on natural pools for Landscape Insight magazine

Ellicar Gardens features on BBC Gardener's World

Ellicar Gardens and our natural pool are filmed for BBC Gardener's World

On Goat Fever: Musings of an infatuated Goat Keeper

Written for the British Goat Society Year Book 2020

Ellicar Gardens wins Cobra’s Best Gardener’s Garden Competition 2015

Sarah Scoops the Gold Medal in National Garden Competition

Highs and Lows or going to a Goat Show

Goat Shows for Beginners

There's a Meadow in my Garden

Meadows are joyous, uplifting places, with thousands of flowers jostling for space

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