Do you dislike Christmas shopping as much as I do? I doubt that's possible but just in case you do we've made your life a little bit easier with some fab selections for the design conscious gardener (oh and there's some fun ones as well). We'll start with the fun ones! Garden Games from Greenfingers. The one thing I do love about this time of year, are fires. If … [Read more...] about Great Christmas Gifts for Style Loving Gardeners!
About Rachel Mathews
[DESIGN SHOW 28] Designer fruit, vegetable & herb garden ideas
I am often asked how to grow fruit and veg in the garden and still have it look good. In this Successful Garden Design Show episode, we take a look at one of the best organic vegetable gardens in the world - Babylonstoren. Vegetable Garden Ideas - the Designer Way The Babylonstoren vineyard and garden is in the Western Cape of South Africa. The garden was designed by the … [Read more...] about [DESIGN SHOW 28] Designer fruit, vegetable & herb garden ideas
[DESIGN SHOW 27] Borrowed Landscapes – Incorporating Views into your Garden
Incorporating a natural landscape (borrowed view) into the design of your garden can be a daunting challenge... It might surprise you that it doesn't matter if the view beyond your garden is natural or manmade, the principles of incorporation are the same. In this latest Successful Garden Design Show episode, international garden designer Rachel Mathews will walk you … [Read more...] about [DESIGN SHOW 27] Borrowed Landscapes – Incorporating Views into your Garden
[DESIGN SHOW 26] Planting design tips for great looking borders
In this Successful Garden Design Show episode, Rachel gives her 3 top planting design tips. She'll show you exactly how you can create stunning planting borders wherever you are in the world. This episode was filmed in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa. Planting Design Tips Re-Cap Tip 1 - Group Planting Tip 2 - Power Plants Tip 3 - … [Read more...] about [DESIGN SHOW 26] Planting design tips for great looking borders
[DESIGN SHOW 25] Sloping, wide garden design plan ideas
Wide, Sloping Garden Design Concept Plan Ideas In this episode, professional, international garden designer Rachel Mathews will show how she designed a wide, shallow client garden with lots of changes in level. As you'll see in the video, the design the landscaping company came up with, wasn't making the best use of space within the garden or tackling the slope … [Read more...] about [DESIGN SHOW 25] Sloping, wide garden design plan ideas
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 contend with once the house was completed! Yikes! What to do with a garden like this? Firstly: LEARN ABOUT GARDEN DESIGN (if you're going to DIY). The best way, and of course I would say this, is to buy an online garden … [Read more...] about Modern, awkward shape garden design – Wolfgang’s garden
Small Garden Plan Review – Dubai
Beautiful small garden transformation The owner of this lovely small garden in Dubai wanted to create a magical garden for her family. Places to sit to escape the intense sun were also a must. Here's the design a designer came up with for the garden. As you can see there's a lot of upright structures to create plenty of shady seating areas... Small Garden Design … [Read more...] about Small Garden Plan Review – Dubai
Enter Your Garden To Win A FREE Design Plan
**UPDATE We need one more garden from the USA!** From October our flagship design course, the Great Garden Formula, will have a diploma version available for anyone wishing to design professionally. For this, we need 8 real gardens 1 garden in the USA for students to design... Our students design to a very high standard - take a look at our Student Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about Enter Your Garden To Win A FREE Design Plan
Contemporary Garden Design – SGD student Tessa Marshall
Nothing makes me happier than when my Successful Garden Design students send in their design plans after completing the courses. Tessa from Canada did our Great Garden Formula course and has come up with some lovely contemporary designs for her portfolio. The design layout in this first example is modern with a rustic twist. The image below shows the view from the … [Read more...] about Contemporary Garden Design – SGD student Tessa Marshall
Garden Design Hack 2 – Alignment
In our last garden design hack Simplicity, we saw how less is often more and how not cramming your garden with plants and features makes it all the more gorgeous. This time we're looking at another often overlooked design element - Alignment. Casa Mosaica once again shows us how to get this right... Where are you going? Not a question most people usually ask when it … [Read more...] about Garden Design Hack 2 – Alignment
