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How to enhance your garden if you’ve got space to fill

September 15, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Do you have neglected space in your garden? If the answer is yes, chances are this is because you need some inspiration on what to do with it. Unused areas can arise unexpectedly - for example, due to landscaping work - rather than by design. You could therefore find that many of the ‘obvious’ ways to enhance your garden, like a conservatory or new paving, wouldn’t be right for this surplus space. Here are some less ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, gardening, Greenhouse, Patio, pond, Top Tips, Wildlife gardening

An English coastal country garden

August 21, 2015 by Catherine 16 Comments

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This week's slice of garden loveliness comes from my mum-in-law's garden in Devon.  We visited at the start of the school holidays and while the sun shone I spent a happy hour amongst the flowers with my camera. When Penny and Mike moved to Devon 16 years ago their house had a large patch of land at the back but no garden to speak of - so they just created one from scratch.  Among the countless hours of work this involved was the scarily huge ...

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Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: clematis, coast, design, Flowers, Garden, gardening, HDYGG, hydrangea, Plants, pond, Summer

Using a water pump to enhance your garden

June 16, 2015 by Catherine 3 Comments

water feature old water pump

I spend a lot of time daydreaming about my perfect garden.  As I learn more and find more inspiration the design changes in my mind, but one thing always remains constant: it has to have a water feature.  All that wonderful sensory enjoyment that a water feature brings to a garden is a must-have for my dream outdoor space. Back in the real world, I’d love to see a little bit of my dream made reality by installing a water feature in our ...

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Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: design, Garden, pond, water, water feature, water pump

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