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Garden Trends & Design

Garden design ideas and tips. Garden makeovers and inspiration. Plus the latest from the garden shows.

Use tree stumps as garden sculpture

Transform a shady corner of your garden with a stunning stumpery

A stumpery is an area of the garden with tree stumps and logs arranged as decoration. If you’ve got a mature tree with big roots and you can’t plant anything…

Updated on October 19th, 2024

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design, Wildlife & Eco


Soft fence colours in Sarah Price's garden in RHS Chelsea 2023

7 ideas from RHS Chelsea 2023 that will really work in your garden

Here are the best ideas for your garden from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show (known as RHS Chelsea 2023). Not all show garden ideas translate into real garden design,…

Updated on August 4th, 2023

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Transform your garden with simple DIY tips and easy grow plants

Transform your garden – easy garden design tips and budget ideas

Transform your garden with these easy DIY tips and creative ideas. From a bare yard to a flower-filled space – all on a budget!

Updated on December 29th, 2025

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design, Gardening on a budget


Garden style ideas to inspire you

Garden style ideas – find the one that’s perfect for you

If you’re planning or re-vamping a garden, then start with a list of garden style ideas. A good garden style can often be summed up in one word. Or it…

Updated on October 30th, 2025

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Elements of garden structure

Garden structure – the surprising reason why some borders look brilliant and others don’t

Garden structure means the permanent elements of your garden, and how they relate to each other. It’s the paths, pots, walls, fences, arches, arbours and pergolas. It’s the trees and…

Updated on October 15th, 2024

Posted In: Beautiful Borders, Garden Trends & Design


Encourage wildlife by planting lots of flowers

Gardening for biodiversity – why changing the rules is good news for garden lovers!

Gardening for biodiversity means gardening with nature rather than trying to control it. And it’s caused a revolution in our gardening rules. Firstly, it means less work for you. A…

Updated on July 17th, 2025

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design, Wildlife & Eco


8 tips for the best garden design advice

This year’s best garden design advice from experts…

Here is some of the best garden design advice you’ll find anywhere. On the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel and blog, I talk to many wonderfully different gardening experts. Most work…

Updated on August 26th, 2024

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Use fallen trees or stumps as sculpture

The rock garden is back – and it’s drought tolerant and low maintenance

How to plan a rock garden, with tips on how to choose the right rocks and ideas to make your rockery drought tolerant and low maintenance.

Updated on November 4th, 2024

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Recycle furniture for a pretty garden

How to make a pretty garden on a budget – ideas from BBC Gardeners World Live

If you want a pretty garden – on a budget – now is a brilliant time to find inspiration. The garden design ideas at BBC Gardeners World Live, currently on…

Published on June 16th, 2022

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Renovate roses in a neglected garden

Where do you start with a neglected garden?

When Natalie and Mike Newman first saw their house, they were attracted by the neglected garden almost more than the house itself. It was probably laid out in Victorian or…

Updated on November 30th, 2025

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Use colour to create impact in a small space

10 balcony garden ideas – create your perfect haven

10 things you need to know when creating a beautiful balcony garden. Practical tips and inspiration from award-winning balconies.

Published on June 4th, 2022

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design


Andy Sturgeon curved walls

11 ideas from RHS Chelsea 2022 that work beautifully in real gardens

Show gardens aren’t real gardens. You visit a show like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 to be inspired and uplifted. Or perhaps even to disagree about what does and…

Updated on June 5th, 2022

Posted In: Garden Trends & Design