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Garden privacy: the best ways to make a garden more private

June 6, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Do you enjoy spending time in the garden? If so, you probably value your garden privacy and find it less than relaxing to be overlooked. Luckily, a garden can always be made more private, even if you're on a tight budget. Planting trees and shrubs is a great way to create a natural barrier between your garden and the rest of the world. Bamboo is another popular option, as it grows quickly - although it needs to be controlled if you want to ...

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Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: Fencing, Garden, Garden design, Garden tips, Shrubs, Top Tips, Trees, Trellis, water feature

Review & Giveaway: GardenSite Forest Toulouse Trellis Planter

August 17, 2017 by Catherine 192 Comments

forest toulouse trellis planter

Welcome to a new product review and giveaway, perfect for those of you who are looking to spruce up a patio or deck area.  We've been trying out the Forest Toulouse trellis planter from online gardening supplier GardenSite, and I've also got one of these lovely planters worth £89.99 to give away to a lucky winner. The Forest Toulouse trellis planter has a generous container with an integral trellis for climbing plants, allowing you to ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bedding plants, clematis, Climbing plants, competition, Containers, Foliage plants, Garden, gardening, GardenSite, giveaway, Home, Outdoors, Pansy, Planter, Planting, Plants, review, Trellis

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