Here’s a contemporary conundrum for you – how do you make a modern pond crossing safer for children and still without traditional handrails? The designer of this garden used their imagination with the bamboo poles jutting out of the water....
So although I’ve never met you, the chances are high I can guess where you’d stick a focal point or garden feature… Where there’s a big hole… in your planting! ;o) Would I be right? I may not of course,...
Here’s a cheeky (quite literally!) ‘Teaser’ for you… There’s a small design faux pas with this beautiful pond – can you spot what it is? If you can spot what the issue is, then you’ve definitely got the ‘designer eye’....
I must admit I’m not a big fan of grey when it comes to UK gardens (we’ve got enough of it in the sky)! But that aside, take a look at the pond steps… * The shallowness of them makes it perfect for...
This is Successful Garden Design student Jean’s garden. The garden isn’t finished yet, there are still the plants to go in but she’s done a great job relandscaping it so far… Thanks to you I have completely changed our garden....
Technically, I was on holiday but, of course, the garden designer within couldn’t miss the opportunity to photograph gardens when the opportunity arose! The first, Osborne House, a fond favourite of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It’s set in an...
Rachel Mathews Professional international garden designer for over 30 years. My mission is to de-mystify garden design and make it easy for people to successfully design their own garden - without needing to spend a fortune! !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';...
Introducing the whirlwind that is Deb! She whizzed through the Small Garden Design Formula course at incredible speed! I’ll now pass you over to her so she can tell you in her own words what she did with her daughter’s...
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City gardens can be tricky to design because they are often small and very overlooked. City Garden Design Tips The main thing you need to do with any small garden is to visually make the most of the space. Any...
