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 the plan! It's SO easy to get carried away when landscaping your garden and not really consider how everything has a knock on effect with everything else. Make sure you know about design before you … [Read more...] about Successful Garden Design Tips – importance of proper planning
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Front garden design makeover – Case study
Front gardens can be difficult to get right because often as not, they have to be functional, to accommodate the car and driveway or utility area for bins. Just because a driveway is there, it doesn't mean to say that the area should not be treated as a garden and be made to look beautiful. So how do you go about making a practical space a beautiful one? Step 1 … [Read more...] about Front garden design makeover – Case study
Front Garden Makeover – SGD Reader’s Plans
I get so excited when people send me photographs of what they've done in their garden from what they've learned here at Successful Garden Design. So I'm thrilled to be able to share with you a really simple front garden makeover that one of our readers is in the process of doing. So these are the plans that Nicole, from Washington DC, has drawn up after watching just the … [Read more...] about Front Garden Makeover – SGD Reader’s Plans
Front garden makeover – Case study
The front garden makeover in this case study had a driveway either side of it and a small lawn at the front. The design needed to be viewed from all angles and be welcoming as you approached the house from the road, whilst also looking good from the view from the window. So how do you go about creating a garden that looks good from every angle? Step 1 Choose a shape that … [Read more...] about Front garden makeover – Case study
[DESIGN SHOW 6] – Front Garden Ideas
Check out the Great Garden Formula online garden design course that Rachel mentions in the episode: https://successfulgardendesigncourses.com/great-garden-formula/ Front Garden Design Ideas In this video, you will learn how to transform your front garden. Professional international, garden designer, Rachel Mathews, will show you how to plan front garden design ideas in a … [Read more...] about [DESIGN SHOW 6] – Front Garden Ideas
BIG ideas for tiny gardens [part 1]
This week we are looking at the more practical aspects of garden (yard) landscaping. There is always a lot written about how to tackle small gardens but what do you do if you have a really small garden? This was a question posed to me by one of our readers, Rachel Scott. Rachel lives in Sydney, Australia and has two tiny outside spaces she wants to landscape; a very small … [Read more...] about BIG ideas for tiny gardens [part 1]