Tired of your traditional garden? Then check out this ultimate list with picture for more than 40 modern garden style ideas! Modernise your garden today...
When I first met my husband he lived in a one bed flat in a beautiful court behind Chelsea town hall. The building had plush carpets in and outside the apartments, wallpapered walls, whereas inside the flat the decor was pretty much old fashioned but, surprisingly, very cosy. While it might not have been my taste at the age of 24, I can tell you that right now, I wouldn't have minded it at all. In fact I sometimes find myself want to recreate something colourful and reminiscent of old fashioned
The Walled Garden planted with purples, pinks and blues including campanulas, Geranium Patricia = 'Brempat', Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain', dahlias, galegas and Geranium Rozanne = 'Gerwat' each side of the wooden bench. Bosvigo, Truro, Cornwall, UK
Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla mollis: "Gentle Alchemy" Alchemilla mollis is ubiquitous in English cottage gardens for good reason. Lady's mantle is an unfussy,
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Returning home from Chelsea yesterday and on waking this morning my main recollections of the show were all infused with colour, my brain still awash with the contrasts and blends which lent a part…
Harold’s Finishing Touches
20 Long Narrow Backyard Landscaping Ideas My oldest son, Keith, and his family recently purchased a new home. They are super busy renovating the inside with hopes of moving in next month but they haven’t even begun to think about … Continue Reading →
Get inspired by these 50 strikingly stylish garden patio ideas to transform your patio garden into a dreamy outdoor oasis...
It’s a rare Saturday blog post! I figured I owed you a little something with my sporadic posting over the past few weeks. The garden is finally coming alive, and although there isn’t a lot of things flowering just yet, it is a lovely combination of greens and almost everything is still looking fresh and […]
Wondering how to add value to your house on a budget? From flowers to adding a fresh coat of paint to the fence, here are 10 garden makeover ideas.
In an extract from his book ‘Containers in the Garden’, gardener Claus Dalby details how to recreate his favourite type of garden in pots: the white garden
The Pygmy is the smallest and most colourfull of the Kingfisher species. I captured this one at Ratlhogo hide two years ago and have not seen one in the
Recent Landscape Work in Dorset & Hampshire - See a selection of our latest landscape projects we’ve recently completed in the Dorset & Hampshire areas,
Today's photos are from Sally Barker in Baltimore, Maryland. We've visited Sally's garden twice before (HERE and HERE), but this is our first look at her garden in fall. Sally says, "Here are some...
Bring a touch of the Mediterranean to your living space.
Deze smalle border is rijk gevuld met vaste planten, geurende kruiden en een prachtige roos. Het kleurenschema is paars met wit, met een klein beetje rozerood als accent. De hysop, echte salie en rozemarijn zijn heerlijk geurende keukenkruiden waar u regelmatig van kunt oogsten. Plant nog enkele bloembollen tussen de planten voor een kleurrijk voorjaar, zoals witte narcissen en paarse tulpen. Het pakket smalle border in paars bevat de volgende planten:2x Afrikaanse lelie (Agapanthus ‘Peter Pan’)3x Vrouwenmantel (Alchemilla mollis)2x Rode zonnehoed (Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’)2x Ooievaarsbek (Geranium Rozanne)4x Hysop (Hyssopus officinalis)2x Lupine (Lupinus ‘Noblemaiden’) vervanger Gaura lindheimeri 2x Lampenpoetsergras (Pennisetum orientale) vervanger Pennisetum 'Karley Rose'2x Rozemarijn (Rosmarinus officinalis)1x Roos (Rosa 'Blue Girl')2x Salie (Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’)1x Echte salie (Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’) De vaste planten worden geleverd in zogenaamde P9 potten van 9×9 cm groot. Verdeel de potten gelijkmatig in de border volgens de plattegrond (deze wordt met de orderbevestiging meegestuurd) en gun ze de tijd om uit te groeien! In de winter zullen de meeste vaste planten in de grond verdwijnen. Wil je onthouden wat je waar hebt geplant, zet er dan plantenlabels bij. De plattegrond is evenvoudig te vergroten door de planten te herhalen.De getoonde afbeelding laat de border op zijn hoogtepunt zien.
Are we warming to the idea that terracotta is making a comeback? Hmmmm I was a little skeptical at first. But I can say YES to the aged terracotta pot. That’s a big tick from me. You don’t have to go for the orange shiny terracotta pot. You can choose…
