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When I do garden design consults there is one sentence I hear over and over again: “Oh we just put that there because we had a gap, it doesn’t have to

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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How to visualise your garden design (especially if you can’t visualise!)

I was discussing garden design with Alison Kerr from Loving Nature's Garden the other day, specifically about how tough it can be to visualise how the garden design changes you want

by Rachel Mathews

Choosing Plants For Your Garden

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Plant passion v precision (or when it all goes wrong for a garden designer…)

Picture this - you've designed a lovely garden. Everyone is happy with it. Even the builders have followed the plan to the letter, no one has changed or accidentally botched

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Do you suffer from the phobia that affects new gardeners?

Designing your own garden is great to do but you must be careful that you don't fall fowl of one of the most important aspects of garden planning... There is a

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Why Having a Garden Plan Saves Time & Money

Why would you want to design your garden, you have better things to do with your time - right? Well only you can answer that but if you want a really

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Design

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Garden design – that’s just about where you put plants, isn’t it?

Garden and landscape design are really just getting the planting right isn't it? In a word, NO! SO many people make the mistake of thinking the KEY to a great garden is

by Rachel Mathews

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Garden design – Be careful of the ‘gap trap’!

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Plant passion v precision (or when it all goes wrong for a garden designer…)

Do you suffer from the phobia that affects new gardeners?

Why Having a Garden Plan Saves Time & Money

Garden design – that’s just about where you put plants, isn’t it?