Garden Design – Page 12 – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

In this episode Rachel continues her tour of Great British gardens and shows what to do and more importantly what not to do in your garden! Hestercombe near Taunton in Somerset

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HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!

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Sam’s stunning garden – update

I always love it when SGD students send me photos of their gardens after doing our courses. We featured Sam's finished garden a few years ago. So I thought we'd

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Garden Design Tips – Sicilian Inspiration

I've just returned from a lovely month in Sicily. Whilst, there wasn't exactly an abundance of gardens to visit in the area I was staying in, here are some design

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Drought tolerant gardens – lush Xeriscaping not Zeroscaping deserts!

How do you create a beautiful garden in a dry, low water region without needing to constantly irrigate or risk having it look like a desert? I'm going to draw examples

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Garden Design Takeaways – Chelsea Flower Show 2019

The inspiration for this year's Chelsea Flower Show (the most prestigious gardening show in the UK) was very much about getting back to nature in the garden. As you might

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Awkward shaped garden design tips

Having a garden that is an unusual or awkward shape can often feel like a nightmare to deal with. Actually, though, an awkward shape garden is often a blessing because it

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Natural Garden Design Styles Vs Native & Wildflower Planting for Wildlife

I'm often asked by people how they can either create a more natural looking garden because they live in the countryside and don't want anything that's 'overly designed' or folks

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How to Landscape Around Raised Beds

An SGD reader recently wanted to know "how to plant around raised garden beds and structures within a walkway border bed and keep it visually appealing and cohesive". The short answer

Garden paths – How to choose the right style for your garden

There are many different styles of materials that you can use for paths. Garden paths can be made from anything from gravel to paving, pebble mosaics, brick, timber to recycled

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