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

Design Show

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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

by Rachel Mathews

Successful Garden Design Tips Videos

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Successful Garden Design Tips – Planting scheme secrets!

If you'd like to attend one of Rachel's free online fast track design classes mentioned in the video, you can register here: https://www.successfulgardendesign.com/free-classes/ In this quick tips video Rachel walks you

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Planting

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Plant Selection – Magic in May

May is my favourite month of the whole year in the UK. Mostly, because it's the start of some great flowers appearing and all the signs are there that summer is on

by Rachel Mathews

Garden Planting

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Plant Selection – Amazing in April

Finally, spring is actually with us (albeit for brief and teasing snatches here in the UK). It means our plant choices are getting more varied. So following on from March's subtle

by Rachel Mathews

Choosing Plants For Your Garden

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Plant Selection – Jolly in January

Garden planting in January can be one of the hardest months to have the garden look good in. It's the time of year where the evergreen plants really come in

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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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