Tag: Garden
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Garden ideas from Olivia Laing’s Suffolk garden. Olivia kept some of the original shrubs below an old medlar, including a variegated euonymus and a spotted laurel, adding hellebores, Tellima grandiflora, Ornithogalum nutans and Tulipa ‘White Triumphator’ Howard Sooley Garden ideas come in all shapes and sizes, varying hugely depending on climate, soil, local planting traditions,…
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When it comes to designing any garden, the planning stage is always important, and never more so than when looking for L-shaped garden ideas. It can be tricky if one section of the ‘L’ is long and narrow, or if you’re gardening in a small space. The first thing to consider is whether you want…
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Whether you own a compact courtyard or a petite lawn, learning how to plan a small garden will help you get the most out of your space. With so many small garden ideas to play with, it can be difficult to know where to start — but first, you’ll need to think about which areas…
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Looking for budget small garden ideas? Well, we have good news for you: there are plenty of ways you can revamp a small outdoor space without breaking the bank. That’s because many small garden ideas are about making subtle changes with a huge impact. Think growing plants from seed, upcycling containers and doubling up on…
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Home Advice You Can Trust Tips, tricks & ideas for a better home and yard, delivered to your inbox daily. A greenhouse allows gardeners to grow vegetables year-round, keep tropical plants in bloom, or start seedlings early in the growing season. But not all greenhouse owners know how to keep a greenhouse warm in winter.…
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You can call it a pollinator garden, or you can see it as a food-source-saving, ecosystem-preserving paradise. “One of every three bites of your food depends on a pollinator, including the most common fruits and vegetables,” says Kate Karam, editorial director at Monrovia, a national grower of ornamental plants. And yet pollinators, which flutter from flower…
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Monty Don bought this house, with his wife, in October 1991, with the hope of turning it into something one might admire and nurture. The garden consisted of a 2 acre abandoned field out the back and a much smaller area in the front covered in builder’s rubble. ‘That was it,’ he says on his…
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Geraniums, marigolds, and other short-lived annuals are one option for planting a successful flower garden in a hot, sunny spot, but they need to be replanted every spring. Plenty of blooming perennials also can take the heat, but will come back every year after the winter without you having to do anything. Use this design…
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If you are struggling to make the most of a tricky outdoor plot, then these triangular shaped garden ideas can prove hugely helpful. Encouraging you to see your patch in a whole new way, they will inspire you to take action and amplify its distinctive features with confidence while disguising any less than lovely areas.…
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Monty says that it is possible to have a lavish garden no matter what its size Gardening is not just about tidiness, horticultural skills and an endless list of Latin names, it’s also about a field of dreams where our lives can be enhanced and enriched. A year ago I began to film a new…