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Rachel Mathews

Rachel Mathews

Professional international garden designer for over 25 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!

Design Show
Edible Gardens
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GT6 – Vertical vegetable growing & weird ancient seed sowing technique

How to utilise small spaces for growing fruits and vegetables. As well as an ancient seed sowing technique that will seem weird to many! Join Rachel in one of her free
by Rachel Mathews
Edible Gardens
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GT5 – Ruth Stout Mulch Method vs Mounding Potatoes

 In the 1930s Ruth Stout developed a mulching method of vegetable gardening that required no digging, watering, and little feeding - in this episode, Rachel looks at what to do
by Rachel Mathews
Edible Gardens
Garden Design
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GT4 – Designer vegetable gardens vs straight lines!

In this episode, Rachel looks at alternatives to growing vegetables in straight rows. She'll also answer your questions about how to tackle boggy soil as well as dry and sandy
by Rachel Mathews
Edible Gardens
Garden Design
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Dig or no dig? Lazy gardener tips & copper tool secrets

In this episode, Rachel looks at what creates a good soil structure, the key to growing healthy, abundant plants as well as time-saving garden hacks for growing potatoes and other
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Edible Gardens
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GT2 – Potato Growing Tips and Biodynamic Gardening Overview

In this video, Rachel shares her top tip for getting high potato yields as well as an overview on some of Rudolf Steiner's Biodynamic garden principles... The video can also be
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!
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Pamela’s Garden Design – 2022 UPDATE

This week we take a look at Successful Garden Design student, Pamela's garden. She lives with her husband, two young children and 2 dogs in the regional city of Orange, NSW,
by Rachel Mathews
Edible Gardens
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Grow Together Food & Medicinal Gardens – Lunar & Biodynamic Overview

4 reasons it's IMPERATIVE to grow your own food (2 of which are shocking!). Fingers crossed that the last 2 reasons remain ideas and don't actually happen - but you need
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!
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Andrew & Jill’s Long Garden Re-Design

This week we take a look at Andrew & Jill's UK garden and see what they achieved after they did the Fast-Track Garden Design Formula Course. Here's what they started
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!
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Small Garden Re-Design – David & Margaret’s Garden

Another wonderful garden from a Successful Garden Design student - it's always lovely and so inspiring to get emails like this... Thought you might like to see my small garden design.
by Rachel Mathews
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