5 Rockery Plants for Bees and Small Green Roofs
I have seen many articles on rockery plants but not (as yet) any specifically aimed at choosing flowering rockery plants […]
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Garden Design & Planting Designs
Tips for Pet Friendly Gardens
Tips for pet friendly gardens – I asked the clients what they wanted, and then reported back to the humans
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Elements of a Formal Garden: A Guide to Timeless Design
Rather than jumping straight in to discussing the key elements of a formal garden, I’d like to ask you a
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10 Tips for Buying Garden Plants
10 Tips for buying garden plants could also be entitled “How not to buy garden plants”. Or to put it
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Mood Boards for Garden Design Planning
Mood boards for garden design planning is not a new idea. Garden designers and interior designers have been using them
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7 Garden Design Tips
These 7 garden design tips article are ideas that you can easily incorporate into your existing garden to give it
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Would You Like a White Garden or a White Flower Border?
Would you like a white garden or a white flower border? A white garden filled with white flowers and flowering
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Topiary in your Garden
Question: – Can you have topiary in your garden? Answers heard: – Yes, if you have acres of land and
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Tips on Choosing Seating for Your Garden
Tips on choosing seating for your garden is a ‘how to’ blog including a check list of what to consider
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Tips for Planting a Coastal Garden
Tips for planting a coastal garden looks at some of the particular issues that seaside gardens are subject to. And,
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Drought Tolerant Plants for Pots and Containers
Drought tolerant plants for pots and containers is not a knee jerk reaction article to the summer of 2022. On
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Five Yellow Flowers for Late Summer and Early Autumn Gardens
Five yellow flowers! I hear you exclaim. Did you think garden designers didn’t like yellow flowers? Let’s just clear up
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Midsummer Gardens
You may be wondering why I’m talking about Midsummer gardens already when we’re only in the first half of June,
Gardens and the Law – Q & A
Gardens and the law – Q & A does what it says, ie answers some of the most frequently asked
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Companion Plants For Roses
Companion plants for roses is a foray into why mixing plants is a good idea aesthetically and for controlling pests
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How To Renovate Your Garden, Part 1
How to renovate your garden – not a topic that can be covered in one blog! But this is should
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Wild about Gardens – Design Ideas for Humans and Wildlife
Wild about gardens has garden design ideas for you that enable humans and wildlife to both enjoy and share outdoor
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Autumn Borders – Colourful Planting Ideas
Autumn borders in your garden should fill you with the delights of the season. Whether you feel sad because summer
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5 Front Garden Ideas for a Practical Pretty Space
Why 5 front garden ideas? Do you have practical, neat and bee friendly passage between you and the outside world?
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5 Gardening Ideas for May Day
Why five gardening ideas for May Day? Why not seven or ten? There’s a simple reason – May is the
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Creating a Mini Cutting Garden
What is a mini cutting garden? Well, in this article I’m using the phrase to describe a way for you
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Rock Gardens – Plants and Ideas
Rock gardens are frequently the butt of jokes, and yes a badly thought out one is more of a carbuncle
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What is Garden Design? A Green Vision
The question: “What is Garden Design?” is both simple and complicated. The simple response would be something like: – “It
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Child Friendly Gardens
Child friendly gardens mean different things to different people – as you’d expect! Now that we’re at the end of
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12 Design Ideas for Your Winter Garden
Why 12 Design Ideas for Your Winter Garden? Well, design ideas to prove that winter is not a boring month
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30 Plants and Features for Your Garden
This week, I have for you a list of 30 plants and features for your garden to inspire your own
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Should You use a Garden Designer?
Should You use a Garden Designer? Perhaps a good starting point for the discussion as to whether you should use
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What makes a Garden Consultant different to a Garden Designer?
Like a lot of professionals, I wear more than one hat. I have ones that read Garden Designer, Garden Consultant,
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What is a Chocolate Garden?
What is a chocolate garden? Well, it could be a garden filled with chocolate scented flowers such as Chocolate cosmos. Or
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Why you shouldn’t use a Garden Designer
Did you know? Not everyone should use a garden designer. Shock! Horror! It’s true. Let’s delve a
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Evergreen Shrubs for Foliage Interest
Not all evergreens are just green. Evergreen shrubs for foliage interest are frequently suggested as being the solution to an
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Hospice Memory Garden – Planting the Design
A Hospice Memory Garden Planting Design needs to meet a range of criteria. It should be a place of remembrance
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