Garden Design Ideas – Inside Out.

How to design a garden with good views When looking for inspiration and gathering garden design ideas, consider the view from the window. It may sound obvious but a garden is there to be enjoyed all year round and we mostly look out at the garden from the house. Even dishwashing can be appealing while watching the changing seasons through … Read More

How to Save Money on Gardening

Ten Tips to Save Money on Gardening It is possible to save money on Gardening and create a gorgeous garden. Traditional gardeners are a thrifty bunch and have an arsenal of practical ways you can use to save money on gardening. 1. My number one tip for saving money in a garden is to make your own compost. Adding compost … Read More

How to Make Compost at Home

composting at home

How to Make Compost at Home –  Easily As the autumn leaves fall, this is the perfect time of year to start a compost heap. This article is to show you how to make compost at home and the reason it is important is because the best gift you can give your garden is to improve the soil.  If you … Read More

Trees for Small Gardens

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🌳Top Ten Ideas for trees for small gardens If you have a small garden, don’t rule out trees. There are many species, for example crab apples, maples and cherries that even the smallest of gardens will accommodate. It will have to work hard to justify its space and must be chosen carefully. The following are my top ten trees for … Read More

Alternative Lawn Ideas

Alternative lawn ideas

Plants as Alternative Lawn Ideas Many people love a stripy green lawn but it can be hard work to keep it looking good. Sometimes there are areas in a garden where you might want a patch of green without all the hassle of maintenance, where mowing grass is not a viable option. In these situations there are plants that could … Read More

How to Create a Wildflower Meadow

how to create a wildflower meadow

How to create a wildflower meadow in the garden? How to create a wildflower meadow is a question I’m often asked, very happy to answer and indeed encourage! Small things in a garden can have a big impact and there is a growing awareness that by deliberately leaving an area to grow more freely is the best way to help … Read More

How to Improve Soil Drainage

Spring garden

It all starts with the soil! Here’s how to improve soil drainage If you want an abundant garden jammed with healthy plants you have to have good drainage. Most  plants will not flourish in heavy, waterlogged soil so the essential ingredient to a good garden is to improve soil drainage. Getting it right is a continuing process. There are no … Read More

How to create a Colourful Autumn Garden

October brings a wonderful richness of colour to the garden and the clear sunny days and night frosts that we often get at this time of year lead to the intensity of colour in leaves and shrubs. For me, the ideal autumn garden is not only one that’s ablaze with clusters of fiery red and orange berries hanging on branches … Read More

Garden Planning Ideas: Spring-Flowering Bulbs

A well-designed garden always has lots of bulbs involved. There are hardly any areas of a garden that bulbs can’t be planted. You can plant bulbs between shrubs or herbaceous plants, in rock gardens or in the lawn. In planning a garden, bulbs are a very useful addition to a planting scheme and even if you don’t have a garden … Read More

How to use Sculpture in the Garden

Using sculpture in the garden A piece of garden sculpture can act as a focal point to draw the eye and bring the whole thing together. You may feel your garden needs to be punctuated with interesting features – at the end of a pathway, for instance, or edging some steps.  You might want to emphasise another feature, such as … Read More