Last time we featured an awkward shaped garden, that Successful Garden Design student Rebeca from Costa Rica had turned into a beautiful space after completing the Great Garden Formula course. Not content with tacking one tricky garden, she's now done another one. This time it's the size more than shape that's hard to deal with. Designing a tiny space garden Rebeca … [Read more...] about Tiny space garden ideas – SGD student Rebeca
HALL OF FAME - your gardens!
Odd shaped garden – how to design an awkward shaped garden
What can you do with such an awkward shaped garden? This garden belongs to Rebeca Brenes a forestry engineer from Costa Rica. While Rebeca knew about plants, there isn't currently training in her country in garden design. This is a really tough garden to design. Make no mistake, even professional designers would find this one challenging... With no experience and … [Read more...] about Odd shaped garden – how to design an awkward shaped garden
Online garden design course student – Zakes’ garden
Great Garden Formula online course student Zakes, an airline attendant from South Africa, shares his garden journey. His story, as you'll see in the videos, is a remarkable one... Zakes lives in Johannesburg. Working as a flight attendant enabled him to visit gardens all over the world. Inspired by all the amazing gardens he saw on his travels, Zakes went about … [Read more...] about Online garden design course student – Zakes’ garden
Sam’s stunning garden – update
We featured Sam's garden last year. To refresh your memory, here's what she started out with... Sam says "I completed Rachel's Great Garden Design Formula during the winter of 2015-16 and spent every minute of every waking hour imagining what my completed garden could look like. I got the chance to build it in spring 2016 and when it was finished, I couldn't believe that … [Read more...] about Sam’s stunning garden – update
Small Front Garden – SGD Student Anne Fries, Melbourne
I always love it when people send in photos of their gardens after doing one of our garden design courses. This garden is no exception... With NO previous design experience, Anne and her husband have done a tremendous job transforming their boring front yard into a beautiful garden... I'll now pass you over to Anne to tell you about her garden... "In November, my … [Read more...] about Small Front Garden – SGD Student Anne Fries, Melbourne
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
Wide Garden Design – Howard’s Garden Update
Normally, the SGD Student Hall of Fame is for gardens designed by you - on this occasion I'm slightly breaking it as I designed this one, live, in the Wide Garden Workshop we did in Oct 2015... The reason I'm including it is because the owner, Howard built the garden, with no previous experience as a 'retirement project'! Be Honest, How Good Does Your Garden Look in the … [Read more...] about Wide Garden Design – Howard’s Garden Update
Long Modern Garden Design – Part 2
In part 1 looking at SGD student Sander's long modern garden design in Holland we focused on his design. Now we're going to see how the garden turned out... And Sander's going to share his top 3 tips he learnt from designing and building his garden... Garden Construction Sander's Top Tips for Creating a Successful Garden Design! 1. If you are a plant-a-holic: make a … [Read more...] about Long Modern Garden Design – Part 2
Sander’s Long Garden in Holland – GGF student design Part 1
Nothing thrills me more than seeing what complete amateurs, with no garden design experience are able to achieve after they've done one of our online garden design courses.** It makes me feel like a very proud mum, especially when they come up with something like this... (click on image below to view video tour of Sander's design). The Design Plan Sander is in Holland … [Read more...] about Sander’s Long Garden in Holland – GGF student design Part 1
Garden Design Student Plan from South Africa
I'm very pleased to share with you the plan of SGD student Vicki Szokolay who is 58 years old and has recently completed our main garden design course - the Great Garden Formula. I will now pass you over to Vicki to explain her design... Design plan concept The Location The plan is for a future garden in Howick which is a small town in South Africa, close the huge … [Read more...] about Garden Design Student Plan from South Africa
