Rachel Mathews, Author at Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

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

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

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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

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

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,

Food & Fuel – skyrocketing costs, time to grow your own!

Here's some ideas on how to grow a few relatively easy veg like potatoes (get Sarpo varieties which are more disease resistant) in an aesthetically pleasing way that enhances your

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