Modern Garden Landscape Plan Ideas In this episode, Rachel will share the secrets of creating a modern style garden. She will discuss how to use the "Less is more" method to

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[DESIGN SHOW 4] – Garden Makeover Ideas

This Garden Design Show episode features the second quick-sketch challenge. In ten minutes or less, designer Rachel Mathews will come up with as many landscape design ideas as she can

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Edible Gardens

Garden Lighting

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[DESIGN SHOW 3] – Edible, modern landscape design with focal point and lighting design tips

Episode 3 - Creating an edible, modern garden Creating a garden that is full of edibles AND looks good, can be quite a daunting challenge. In this episode, landscape designer, Rachel

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[DESIGN SHOW 9] – Plant Colour Schemes

Plant Colour Schemes In this video, Rachel will talk about colour schemes and stunning colour combinations without having to know anything about colour theory. Rachel first features her parent's garden from last

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[DESIGN SHOW 8] Garden plants – how to choose the right landscape plants for your garden

In this episode, professional, international garden designer Rachel Mathews will discuss her tricks of the trade for choosing the right plants for your garden. Learn how to avoid the BIGGEST planting

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

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Long, narrow, awkward side yard garden makeover – Case study

When it comes to garden design, some gardens are definitely more challenging than others. A particularly tricky one is the long narrow side garden, which often ends up as a

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Wide, blank canvas garden design – Case study

Some people love having a completely blank canvas they can create their dream garden on. Others, feel overwhelmed by the emptiness and don't know where to start. You MUST shape the

by Rachel Mathews

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Transforming a bland square shape back garden – Case study

Like a lot of gardens, the garden featured in this month's case study was a fairly typical one. It consisted mainly of just lawn with a few plants dotted around

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