The Journal

Insights & Analysis

Greenway Poole Ltd (GW Landscaping+) shares professional insights on SIPs garden studios, architectural landscaping, and luxury driveways across Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset. Read our latest advice on planning permissions, materials, and design trends.

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Kerb Appeal: Matching the Driveway to the House

Luxury Driveways

24 February 2026 3 min

Kerb Appeal: Matching the Driveway to the House

Everyone asks for modern grey. Sometimes, that is a mistake. Here is how we choose the right colours and patterns to frame your house, not fight it.

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Architectural Landscaping

23 February 2026 3 Minutes

Lighting: The Garden at Night

You spend £20k on a patio. The sun goes down. It vanishes. Here is how to make the garden look better at night than it does in the day.

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Privacy in Poole: Stopping the "Goldfish Bowl"

Architectural Landscaping

20 February 2026 3 min

Privacy in Poole: Stopping the "Goldfish Bowl"

We live on top of each other in Poole. Here is how to block the neighbours' view without putting up ugly orange panels.

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SIPs Garden Studios

18 February 2026 3 min

Garden Gyms: Why Shed Floors Fail

You buy a Peloton. You buy the weights. You put them in a summerhouse. Six months later, the floor is bowing. Here is why you need a structural floor.

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The Outdoor Kitchen: More Than Just a BBQ

Architectural Landscaping

17 February 2026 3 min

The Outdoor Kitchen: More Than Just a BBQ

Stop wheeling the rusty grill out of the shed. Here is how we build permanent, social cooking spaces that last all year.

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Porcelain vs. Sandstone: The "No Scrub" Patio Read

Architectural Landscaping

28 January 2026 3 min

Porcelain vs. Sandstone: The "No Scrub" Patio Read

Dorset is damp. Sandstone goes green. Porcelain stays clean. Here is why we stopped laying natural stone in shady gardens.

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Sloped Gardens in Parkstone: Taming the Hills Read

Architectural Landscaping

27 January 2026 3 min

Sloped Gardens in Parkstone: Taming the Hills Read

Parkstone is steep. Broadstone is hilly. A sloped garden is useless space. Here is how we dig it out, retain it, and make it flat.

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Resin vs. Block Paving: The Truth About Weeds

Luxury Driveways

23 January 2026 3 min

Resin vs. Block Paving: The Truth About Weeds

Block paving sinks. It grows weeds. The ants love it. Here is why Resin Bound wins the battle for low-maintenance driveways in Dorset.

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Architectural Landscaping

22 January 2026 5 min

The 20-Year Warranty: Why We Do It

Most builders give you 12 months. We give you a decade. Here is why our SIPs studios and resin driveways come with a 10-Year Structural Warranty.

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Landscaping in Sandbanks: The Salt Air Problem

Architectural Landscaping

21 January 2026 3 min

Landscaping in Sandbanks: The Salt Air Problem

The view is great. The salt air is brutal. Here is why standard landscaping materials fail in BH13, and what we use instead.

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Luxury Driveways

19 January 2026 3 min

Resin Driveways: Stop The Flooding

Parkstone is hilly. It rains a lot. Pave your driveway wrong and you create a waterfall. Here is how we fix drainage without planning permission.

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Garden Studios in Poole: The Planning Rules

SIPs Garden Studios

15 January 2026 3 min

Garden Studios in Poole: The Planning Rules

Worried about the council? Especially in Canford Cliffs? Here is the truth about Permitted Development in Poole.

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We Don’t Cut Grass (The Difference Between Gardening and Architecture)

Architectural Landscaping

12 January 2026 3 min

We Don’t Cut Grass (The Difference Between Gardening and Architecture)

Need a hedge trim? Don't call us. Need a garden studio or a driveway that lasts twenty years? Read this. The truth about landscaping in Poole.

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