Now, before you accuse me of unfairly knocking landscapers, I'm not. If I am knocking anything, it is what happens when there is no clear design process involved with creating a garden. Something that people often don't take into consideration, is the part a good design plays in creating a stunning garden. A lot of people incorrectly assume that if they call in a … [Read more...] about Garden Design SOS – Design rescue, AFTER the landscaper had finished…
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Landscaping Disasters – How to Avoid Wasting Money in Your Garden
Landscaping a garden can be a costly business. There are certainly ways keep costs down but there's one thing that will really screw up any landscaping work you have done... Not having a design. I see this all the time. People hire a professional landscape team, pay out several thousand to create their dream garden only to find it doesn't look a great deal better at the … [Read more...] about Landscaping Disasters – How to Avoid Wasting Money in Your Garden
Garden Tour – Jardin Nazari, Spain
I'm currently residing in Spain and while I'm here, I'm taking the opportunity to visit the local gardens. So, I thought I'd share my tour with you virtually here. On Sunday, I visited Jardin Nazari in Velez de Benaudalla near Granada. It's an historic garden that was restored about three years ago. It is one of the last Nazarian gardens in Andalusia. So there is a lot of … [Read more...] about Garden Tour – Jardin Nazari, Spain
How to Make a Garden Great
Inspirational gardens can do more than just inspire, if you know what to look for they can show you how to make your own garden sensational. I'm currently on a jolly around Spain and Portugal. I mean, I'm working very hard on your behalf, to find exceptional gardens that will inspire and help you improve your own garden. What Makes Stunning Landscaping? Mostly it's shape. … [Read more...] about How to Make a Garden Great
How To Give Your Garden A Makeover This Autumn
How You Can Improve Your Garden Now Gardens should be for sitting in and relaxing. That's certainly my motto. A nice garden is one of the most relaxing places to be on a nice sunny day. But nice gardens don't happen by accident, they need to be planned properly. Now is the perfect time to start thinking about how you can improve your garden. Some people prefer to think … [Read more...] about How To Give Your Garden A Makeover This Autumn
Spring Gardening Madness
For me, it's the silly season. We are working flat out, trying to get gardens done in time for summer. One recently, more or less finished garden, is the now infamous Spanish Courtyard... Progress Report - Spanish Courtyard Garden This is an updated photo of the garden which was featured in the garden design video tutorials. There are still a few … [Read more...] about Spring Gardening Madness
Don’t be Fooled by The Landscape Man!
Did you watch it Thursday night? Channel 4's new series called Landscape Man. It was pitched to be like Grand Designs but about creating gardens. The opening episode of this new six part series was jaw dropping. A couple living in Devon had bought a 4-acre site and sunk every penny they had into developing their dream garden to the point of severe financial strain. Keith and … [Read more...] about Don’t be Fooled by The Landscape Man!
How to Design Your Garden Part 2 – David Stevens Interview
Garden Design - How to choose the right landscaper and materials - Part two David Stevens interview. Part one of the interview is here: How to Design Your Garden. Or to listen to the interview in full see episode 7 on iTunes podcast Rachel: So once someone has got their design that they're happy with and they're ready to call in the landscaper, do you have any advice for … [Read more...] about How to Design Your Garden Part 2 – David Stevens Interview
How to measure a garden [part 1]
How to survey your garden To view this garden survey video along with many others visit the Successful Garden Design YouTube Channel The video above shows the first stage in how to design a garden and is for anyone suffering from tapemeasureaphobia! Yes, we finally have the first of the infamous garden design in Spain video series up and running.... hoorah - well not … [Read more...] about How to measure a garden [part 1]