Discover the magic of chemical-free natural pools, where wildlife thrives and you can swim alongside dragonflies and tadpoles. Our eco-friendly pools create a serene oasis, seamlessly blending into nature and attracting a variety of native species.

The Association of Professional Landscapers Award Ceremony sees 600 professionals from our industry attending including landscapers, construction specialists, horticulturalists and garden and landscape designers.

Despite the cold weather we would like to say a big THANK YOU to all our visitors who helped to raise an amazing £1680 for the Red Cross Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal and £121 for our local hedgehog rescue centre. 

A talk to the Cheshire Gardens’ Trust by pioneering natural pool specialist and landscape designer Sarah Murch

The British Association of Landscape Industries' prestigious landscaping Awards showcases the finest examples of landscaping excellence in the UK and overseas.

Ellicar is a family run, growing company with a strong ecological ethos, specialising in the design and construction of bespoke natural swimming pools and domestic gardens with extensive, naturalistic planting schemes. 

Natural pool and pond specialist Sarah Murch encourages you to have a go at digging your own garden pond.

Position Full-time, Permanent / £30,000-£35,000 per year / Location Nr Doncaster

Explore wonderful ways to enhance your outdoor space with a gravel garden. Landscape Designer, Sarah Murch explains how.

Almost everyone wants to enjoy more outdoor living, and many are opting for staycations. Thoughtful design can breathe new life into your garden to give you the lifestyle you’ve been looking for.

Presenter Luke Kempel bravely takes an ice dip for the first time in our natural pool together with inspirational wild swimmer Ella Foote

Nothing brings a garden alive in spring like bulbs. Flowering just when we need that injection of colour to lift the spirits after a long, beige winter.

Don’t forget about your gardens in winter, get out there and celebrate the elements. Gardens are good for us whatever the season.

Did you know that a mature oak tree could shed up to half a million leaves? Or a silver birch up to 200K leaves?

How many uses can you find for garden string? Send us our ideas and photos to win free entry for two to Ellicar Gardens and a ball of Nutscene twine.

Is there such a thing as Meadow Bathing? Because a short walk through my tiny meadow puts a smile on my face and leaves me feeling uplifted

COVID 19, lockdown and social distancing have turned the world on its head. Thankfully our gardens and nature offer us a sanctuary in this strange, new world

A few easy ways to encourage bumblebees and butterflies back into your gardens, for Made Magazine

If you are considering installing a swimming pool in your garden, here are ten good reasons to choose a natural pool

Early one frosty morning in February, BBC's gardening presenter Adam Frost and a film crew dropped in to film our garden and natural pool in the depths of winter

Two Golden Guernsey goat kids came into my life 8 years ago and here’s how they gave me goat fever.

Although it has a Doncaster address the winner of this year’s Cobra Gardener’s Garden gold medal is a magnificent 5 acre site surrounded by rolling South Yorkshire countryside.

An account of our first foray into competing at goat shows, what not to do and how it got me hooked

Is there such a thing as Meadow Bathing? Because a short walk through my tiny meadow puts a smile on my face and leaves me feeling uplifted