Landscaping a whole garden isn’t an easy task – it will take planning, consideration and lots of specialist thought going into the project. You will often need to hire a landscape gardener to help with the process, as they will be able to put your visions into realistic designs that meet all your requirements. If you know the kinds of things you want, you can consult with them, and if not, they will be able to talk to you about what you want your garden space to be like and create something beautiful and unique.

Have you considered using garden sleepers to complete your project? It’s possible to use sleepers in all aspects of the design and landscaping, meaning you need fewer resources – and you might just be able to plan it out yourself as well. You can easily buy treated and untreated sleepers of all sizes online, meeting the needs of every garden design project. This is a good idea if you already know approximately what you would like, how you want your garden to look, and you fancy a DIY project to keep the costs down. You might just be surprised at quite how versatile garden sleepers can be.

These are some of the ways in which you could use railway sleepers in your next gardening project:

• To construct table and chair sets. You might use railway sleepers to build tables and chairs – they will probably be a robust, chunky design that will look more rustic in appearance. Tables might be better as lower serving tables than dining tables due to the size and shape of sleepers.
• Benches. You can get more creative here – build a bench around a tree, around the outside of a flower bed, or build a more traditional bench. Sleepers will offer you the perfect opportunity to build the perfect bench design, that will be comfortable and practical as well as very sturdy and able to withstand harsh weather conditions.
• Edging. If you have borders that need edging, sleepers can be your perfect option. They can be laid along the edges of your flower beds to provide a border, helping to keep everything neat and tidy. This is perfect in larger gardens where you have delineated flower bed areas mixed in with grassy areas, in amongst patios and seating areas. Sleepers help you landscape effectively.
• Raised beds. Sleepers can work very well in smaller gardens and courtyards too. You can use them to build up raised flower beds, which can be perfect for growing vegetables, as well as your usual bedding and border plants and flowers. You will need to dig a trench and use concrete to lay the foundation sleepers, and then build them up to create a larger flower bed. This can be perfect for any location.

You can choose sleepers in different finishes, in both hardwood and softwood depending on what you personally prefer. Choose to get your sleepers from a trustworthy source in order to make sure they can be cut to the correct length and size for you.

It’s always nice to have a mature, fully grown garden with plenty of vegetation, plants and flowers. Trees will add to the aesthetic perfectly, but they can also cause some problems if not carefully managed.

Firstly, you should choose the type of tree you are going to grow. An oak tree won’t be suitable for all types of garden, especially not if small or already quite shaded. Something like a cherry blossom tree would work much better in a smaller space. You can also choose to grow bay trees in pots if you don’t want the trees to grow as big and want to keep them out of the way of the main garden.

Do be aware that tree roots can cause issues if not grown far enough away from the house. Branches might also cause problems, and you will need to get a tree surgeon to encourage trees to grow as you want them to.