Tag: Garden
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I am constantly on the lookout for the best plants for a courtyard garden as I have a small courtyard garden myself. It’s a beautifully private outdoor space, with a mix of sun and shade areas, a big display of containers, a couple of small potted trees, some climbers to disguise the boundaries, and plenty…
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This early-Georgian house in Spitalfields, built in 1717, has a small, north-facing courtyard garden that has become a place of great charm. The space has been levelled and laid with reclaimed York stone, edged with sunken beds planted with evergreen shrubs. Window frames, fences and doors are painted in ‘Grate Black’ from Farrow & Ball.…
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Don’t let water-use restrictions or a lack of rain put a damper on your garden dreams. Plenty of beautiful plants thrive in dry conditions, and xeriscaping techniques can help you make the most of limited moisture. Utilize these simple drought-tolerant landscaping ideas to create a beautiful yard that requires minimal watering. Reduce Your Lawn Credit:…
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A small south-facing London garden that lacked style is reimagined as a beautiful outdoor entertaining space with a Mediterranean vibe. Calling in both design and landscaping professionals was key to achieving the dream. Who lives here Chris Seychell lives with his husband Ross and their two Boston terriers, Rocco and Saffy, in a Victorian terraced…
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The couple intend to preserve the site’s unique history by saving scraps of the past- including the original stones, bricks, and metal guttering, as well as rejuvenating the soil that has not been touched in decades. Mr Wheeler, affectionately known as “The Plant Hunter” for his expertise in rare horticulture, explains: “It’s a place that…
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When the owner of this end-of-terrace Forest Hill home was stuck on design ideas for her overgrown garden, she decided to build a house on it. Julia Jude previously owned the red brick house next door but found little joy in its gloomy rooms. Inspired by an episode of Grand Designs, she seized the opportunity…
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English garden ideas have evolved from the classic combination of smartly clipped hedges, romantic meandering paths and lushly planted drifts of flowers that’s known around the world, to embrace a more informal style, too. The traditional English garden, perhaps with a whimsical folly or captivating piece of sculpture dotted here and there to catch the…
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1 Make Them Waist Height Marina Trandina//Getty Images After a day of gardening on your knees, you’ll long for a gardening bed that is better for your back. Here, a raised garden bed becomes more ergonomic simply by being taller. Now, bending down and tending to your beloved plants doesn’t have to be a literal…
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For months, every time I’ve stepped into my greenhouse I’ve been greeted by clouds of them. Tiny white flies, barely a millimetre big, forming a plague of pestilence across my strawberry and tomato plants. Without sounding painfully hipster, I’m an organic gardener, so I refuse to use bug sprays for fear of killing bees by…
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Beginners may be wary about starting a vegetable garden, particularly one that is suitable for a balcony or apartment patio garden. But we’re here to tell you that there are a number of plants that actually thrive in containers, and that means that even the most amateur of green thumbs will be able to transform…