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So although I’ve never met you, the chances are high I can guess where you’d stick a focal point or garden feature… Where there’s a big hole… in your planting! ;o) Would I be right? I may not of course, but it’s what most people do. Makes sense - can’t get plants to grow well, might as well put … [Read More...] about Garden focal points & features – the art of placement
You've read the books. You've gone online and researched which plants to put in your garden. You may have even colour themed your planting border and put the design on paper... But after all … [Read More...] about Planting Border Design Cheat – how to instantly fix a ‘messy’ planting scheme
Gardens can be pretty costly these days - Horticultural Week says in the UK around 4.9 billion pounds per year is spent. In the USA, Garden Research report people spend 47.8 billion dollars! So … [Read More...] about Garden mistake – avoid this at all costs!
Do you dislike Christmas shopping as much as I do? I doubt that’s possible but just in case you do we’ve made your life a little bit easier with some fab selections for the design conscious gardener (oh and there’s some fun ones as well). We’ll start with the fun ones! Garden Games from Greenfingers. […]
I am often asked how to grow fruit and veg in the garden and still have it look good. In this Successful Garden Design Show episode, we take a look at one of the best organic vegetable gardens in the world – Babylonstoren. Vegetable Garden Ideas – the Designer Way The Babylonstoren vineyard and […]
Incorporating a natural landscape (borrowed view) into the design of your garden can be a daunting challenge… It might surprise you that it doesn’t matter if the view beyond your garden is natural or manmade, the principles of incorporation are the same. In this latest Successful Garden Design Show episode, international garden designer Rachel Mathews […]
In this Successful Garden Design Show episode, Rachel gives her 3 top planting design tips. She’ll show you exactly how you can create stunning planting borders wherever you are in the world. This episode was filmed in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa. Planting Design Tips Re-Cap Tip 1 – Group Planting […]
Wide, Sloping Garden Design Concept Plan Ideas In this episode, professional, international garden designer Rachel Mathews will show how she designed a wide, shallow client garden with lots of changes in level. As you’ll see in the video, the design the landscaping company came up with, wasn’t making the best use of space within […]
