Category: Small Garden
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Do you have a small plot, awkward corner or narrow balcony that you’re struggling to utilise? You’re in luck because help is at hand. We asked six Chelsea Flower Show designers from the balcony and container gardens to share their best tips for the tiniest outdoor spaces. Each year at Chelsea, the country’s most talented…
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These indoor garden ideas prove that no matter the size, style, or location of your home, it is completely possible to live with plants and to have a little garden at home. All you have to do is to choose the right varieties. ‘When it comes to indoor plants, consider ones that can thrive in…
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Roses around the doorway, vintage trugs, deep borders humming with bees, the cottage garden look is a hot horticultural trend this year. Even if your idea of rural living is a trip to Vauxhall City Farm (and the honey-stoned Cotswolds retreat isn’t quite within reach) there is no reason you can’t channel the look in…
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There are many ways to line garden features, but metal garden edging ideas have to be some of the most stylish. As with all varieties of edging, they instantly smarten up a space and help to keep things in their proper place – but they also offer an essence of industrial chic that is bang…
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The perfectly hewn rocks, babbling brooks and exquisite drifts of flawless flowers of the Chelsea flower show are an out-of-reach dream for anyone without a big-budget sponsor. But this year, tucked away on a short, shaded stretch away from the elite show gardens, were 10 Chelsea newcomers demonstrating what can be achieved in even the…
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Welcoming wildlife into a small, urban, outdoor space can seem tricky at first. For those with just a balcony or courtyard to work with, you can’t just dig into soil to make a pollinator-friendly flowerbed or a wildlife pond, and there’s no lawn to ‘rewild’. You may, however, be able to make a mini meadow…
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Olivia Heath is the Daily Editor at House Beautiful. Heading up all things digital, Olivia loves uncovering tomorrow’s biggest design trends and sharing the best decorating tips, small-space living solutions, and houseplant care advice. She also enjoys curating stylish and affordable homeware on the high street, as well as spotlighting the hottest properties on the…
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Looking for indoor garden ideas to introduce more greenery into your space? There’s nothing like an abundance of leafy green foliage to add life to your interiors. Although many of us are lucky enough to have an outdoor space to call our own, some of us city folk are restricted to indoor or small balcony…
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When it comes to gardening, we tend to put all our attention on the main part out back and ignore our front gardens. This shouldn’t be the case, especially as it’s the very first impression visitors get of the house and provides the main note of greenery when it comes to city gardens. However much…
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When you’re looking for low-maintenance garden border ideas, consider the color, texture, bloom time, and placement of your plants. Your choices will also depend on whether the border is close to a path, walkway, or driveway, or if it’s tucked in the backyard around a garden spot. Read on to learn about low-maintenance garden border…