Rachel Mathews, Author at Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

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

by Rachel Mathews

Design Show

Edible Gardens

Garden Design

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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

by Rachel Mathews

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

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Happy New (Real) Year – especially for your garden!

If you're someone who makes New Year resolutions in January - how long did they last? Trying to “start afresh” in the middle of winter doesn't tend to work, and

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Gardening Friday the 13th: Unlucky, or a Natural Rhythm Gardens Understand?

We've arrived at the dreaded Friday the 13th, a date that makes plenty of people pause. But here’s the thing: 13 wasn’t always seen as “unlucky.” In many older ways of

by Rachel Mathews

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