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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!

Garden Design
HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!
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SGD student Simon’s garden – Portugal

This week we have a Portuguese paradise belonging to Simon & Imi - it certainly wasn't a paradise to begin with though - I will pass you over to Simon
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
Garden Features
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Garden colour – in unexpected ways

Colourful Garden Walls & Fences Most of us love a colourful garden, but the good news is, you don't have to rely on just flowers... Painting walls and features is a really
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
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GT14 – Indoor growing & cold exposure experiment results

To view the Garden Like a Viking mushroom growing videos go to https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTvOXEjO0O2V80OjataSXg7rs19PbuVY2 The Water Cure book by Sebastian Kneipp https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/kneipp-sebastian-kneipp/my-water-cure/9781594625169  
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
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The Real New Year (it’s not now!)

Sit back and listen to the audio version of the article. Or watch the Video version at the bottom of the page. There are some good things about getting older... not
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
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Stunning South African Garden – by designer Leon Kluge

I want to introduce you to an amazing landscaper designer called Leon Kluge. Some may already be familiar with his work as an award winner at the prestigious Chelsea Flower
by Rachel Mathews
LIFESTYLE
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GT13 – Natural First Aid Kit – Top 3 Essentials

These 3 essentials kept me out of hospital recently... How to naturally treat serious burns. The world's best natural pathogen killer that works when antibiotics don't. How to speed up wound healing and
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Edible Gardens
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GT12 – 3 methods for indoor food growing in winter & improving home air quality

In this episode, Rachel looks at 3 different methods of growing food indoors in the winter. She also covers how to check the air quality in your home and how
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Garden Design
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[DESIGN SHOW 37] 13 years of your great gardens in 13 mins

In this video, Rachel walks you through the gardens homeowners have created after doing Successful Garden Design courses. All are complete amateurs with no previous garden design experience. If this lot
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Edible Gardens
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GT11 – Potato comparison – traditional vs Ruth Stout, polytunnel & allotment tour, Electroculture & KNF

13th Anniversary garden design courses sale: https://www.successfulgardendesigner.com/13 Yannick Van Doorne Electroculture English website: https://www.electrocultureandmagnetoculture.com/ Great interview explaining Electroculture and how to do it: https://alive528.com/v/16474 And do check out the Garden like a Viking
by Rachel Mathews
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