Tag: Garden
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Small garden overhead We’re always on the lookout for ingenious small garden ideas – who’s got space to waste these days? And we just found our next source of gardening inspiration thanks to B&Q and its Gardener of the Year competition. Running for its third year awarding one lucky gardening enthusiast, this year Bristol-based Matthew…
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We’re always on the lookout for ingenious small garden ideas – who’s got space to waste these days? And we just found our next source of gardening inspiration thanks to B&Q and its Gardener of the Year competition. Running for its third year awarding one lucky gardening enthusiast, this year Bristol-based Matthew Symonds nabbed the…
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Award-winning landscape designer Tom Massey talks to House Beautiful about making the switch from animation to garden design, creating greener spaces, and his tiny courtyard garden in London. Tom will be at Chelsea Flower Show 2025, teaming up once again with architect Je Ahn for the innovative, AI-enabled Avanade Intelligent Garden. I’ve always been intrigued…
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It is not in my nature to be the purveyor of doom and gloom. I am a dyed-in-the-wool optimist. Gardeners, we are told, differ from farmers in that they always think next year will be better; farmers know it will be worse. For both cultivators of the earth, there were lessons learned over the past…
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There’s something undeniably charming about the idea of fairies making their home in our gardens. The thought of these tiny, mystical creatures hiding among the blooms and greenery brings a sense of wonder and delight to any outdoor space. While fairies may belong to the world of storybooks, the joy of creating whimsical corners in…
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Are you looking to give the front of your plot a bit more purpose? Growing crops is a great way to utilize the space, and can elevate its aesthetics, too. There are lots of ways to incorporate edibles into a front yard, even if you only have a small patch to play with. Many fruits…
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A covered arbor or pergola that adds privacy, shade, and scent is a tantalizing project for many of us this season. Actress Anne Hathaway and her husband, jewelry designer Adam Shulman, certainly share this sentiment. The couple’s former balcony garden, situated within a historic Neo-Georgian property in NYC, and landscaped by Jeffrey Erb Landscape Design,…
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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…