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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!

Garden Design
HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!
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Modern, awkward shape garden design – Wolfgang’s garden

I’m very pleased to be featuring Wolfgang’s garden in this week’s SGD Student Hall of Fame. Wolfgang lives in Germany and this is the garden he had to...
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Garden Design
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[DESIGN SHOW 29] Avoiding the biggest mistakes in garden design

https://www.successfulgardendesigner.com/ In this special 10 year anniversary episode we look back at some highlights as well as the Rachel’s top 5 tips on avoiding the...
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
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Avoiding garden design mistakes – Top tips from 10 years of teaching

In October 2019 SGD will be 10 years old! I can hardly believe how quickly the years have gone! In that time I’ve had the pleasure of teaching thousands of people from all...
by Rachel Mathews
Front Garden Design
Garden Design
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Front garden design makeover – Case study

Front gardens can be difficult to get right because often as not, they have to be functional, to accommodate the car and driveway or utility area for bins. Just because a...
by Rachel Mathews
Design Show
Garden Planting
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[DESIGN SHOW 24] Sensational Autumn & Winter Border Planting Tips

 In this Successful Garden Design Show episode… Rachel visits Marks Hall Garden and Arboretum in Essex for inspiration on how to create modern and natural planting...
by Rachel Mathews
Garden Design
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Long, narrow, awkward side yard garden makeover – Case study

When it comes to garden design, some gardens are definitely more challenging than others. A particularly tricky one is the long narrow side garden, which often ends up as a...
by Rachel Mathews
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