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Rachel Mathews

Rachel Mathews

Professional international garden designer for over 30 years. My mission is to de-mystify garden design and make it easy for people to successfully design their own garden - without needing to spend a fortune! Learn how on my free garden design classes

Garden Design
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Garden Heatwave Realities & Solutions – Bressingham Conifer Garden Tour

Dried up and depressing! This year's heatwave, thanks mostly to a particularly impactful El Niño, has meant gardens have suffered immensely and the effects aren't just a hotter summer. El Niño
by Rachel Mathews
Edible Gardens
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Growing Food the Garden Designer & Viking Way

Finally enjoying the fruits of my endless labouring... I stupidly thought it was only going to take me 3 months to clear and terrace 2 allotments. I was wrong. It took
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
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World Radio Garden Show

Rachel's short series on garden design for World Radio Gardening (yes, they've spelt my name incorrectly!)... If you’d like to attend one of my free online garden design web classes -
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
Garden Planting
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Bloomin’ marvellous after the rain – garden flowers update

Everyone (except me) is complaining about the rain, especially my Spanish rescue dog who shelters from the showers when we're at the allotment! I'm loving all the rain because I don't
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Edible Gardens
Garden Design
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GDS 53 – Beautiful Low Maintenance & Highly Productive Food Garden For People with NO time!

https://youtu.be/hQGcvTYV0Ek What would you do with a garden like this for a family that is too busy to garden but wants to grow food? In this video I demonstrate how to turn
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
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Chelsea Flower Show 2026 – An Alternative View

I had a completely different article lined up for this week - and then I realised, belatedly, it’s the Chelsea Flower Show! Can a garden designer really ignore the world’s
by Rachel Mathews
Choosing Plants For Your Garden
Garden Planting
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Sumptuous Season Extenders – your flower relay team

For flower lovers, especially in a small garden, it can be difficult to achieve a continual stream of them throughout the growing season. Whilst I always teach my students how
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Edible Gardens
Garden Planting
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GDS 52 – 3 Money Saving Garden Tips (Flowers & Veg)

In this episode I show what’s flowering in my garden now and 3 top money saving tips on how to get almost free plants & veggies and a bonus tip
by Rachel Mathews
Edible Gardens
Garden Design
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Grow Time! Beat the incoming food hikes, attractively!

As the world gets crazier and more unpredictable by the day, there are still some certainties (other than death and taxes!)... Fuel price increases = Food price increases. Guaranteed.  By this autumn,
by Rachel Mathews
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