How to tackle a garden plot that's overrun with weeds in a way that works with nature!
N.B. Before strimming a wild and overgrown area check for wildlife first, such as
How to know how water retentive & nutritious your soil is.
SGD reader, Valerie, asked me how does she know about her soil. Here was my reply:
The darker the colour of
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
What is it that makes a planting border look good all year round?
In this video Rachel takes a look at the world famous Beth Chatto gravel garden for inspiration.
Evergreens certainly
Add the wow factor to your garden this autumn!
In this week's Successful Garden Design quick tips video we look at different ways to plant grasses effectively in the garden...
Grouping grasses
They say never work for friends or family... here's a garden that DIDN'T go to plan...
In the video you will see how important it is to:
Plan properly
Stick to
This week we take a look at how to lessen the impact of being overlooked by lots of buildings and creating a lovely garden!
A quiet peaceful space can still be
In this video Rachel visits the Bourton House Garden in Gloucestershire where they have used colour really effectively to create stunning planting borders.
Colour, colour, colour!
Lovely, but simple colour combinations were
In this video I visit the West Dean gardens near Chichester, UK. They have some amazing vegetables in their kitchen garden, but what if yours don't look quite so attractive?