Garden Planting – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

A while back I wrote an article on planting combinations for October. It featured some hot oranges to pick up on autumn colours. My own garden however, is a completely different

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Planting

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Pointy plants!

There's nothing more magnificent than large upright flowers like these... They make a statement, and more importantly, bring clarity to any planting border. The blue Delphiniums mixed with foxgloves and grasses is a

by Rachel Mathews

Choosing Plants For Your Garden

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Natural planting style in small gardens

How to design a Piet Oudolf inspired planting plan in a small garden... Garden Rant article: https://gardenrant.com/2024/01/wild-ish-at-heart-naturalistic-planting-design.html Piet's work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pietoudolf/

by Rachel Mathews

Choosing Plants For Your Garden

Garden Planting

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Planting Combinations – Appealing in August

I love the late summer months, as the tone begins to change to more russet shades – it’s like the ‘wind down’ to Autumn! However, all does not need to

by Rachel Mathews

Choosing Plants For Your Garden

Garden Planting

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Joyful June Planting Combinations

June can be quite a tricky month for our garden planting schemes. After the first flurry of excitement, and new plant eruptions throughout Spring – March, April, May – it

[DESIGN SHOW 33] Inspiring Natural Planting Schemes

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by Rachel Mathews

Choosing Plants For Your Garden

Garden Planting

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Creeping Killer Critters – be careful what you plant in your garden

BEWARE OF PINE AND OAK TREES The warmer parts of Europe have been suffering from these for years in pine trees but now, sadly they are starting to appear in the

Tree planting that makes a difference & solves a Christmas present dilemma

This is a slight departure from my normal garden design articles. It's certainly still relevant as tree planting is a very important part of any good garden design... But this type

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Planting

Successful Garden Design Tips Videos

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Successful Garden Design Tips – Evergreen Plants – Winter Wonders

Evergreen planting tips for your garden Evergreen plants can often be overlooked and underused. In this week's quick tips video Rachel demonstrates just how amazing they can be... Plant Design Principles When designing

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