Easy garden party ideas and inspiration
These are my best garden party ideas, collected over years of giving and going to garden parties. Start with coloured tablecloths and glasses. Arrange seasonal garden flowers in jam jars,…
These are my best garden party ideas, collected over years of giving and going to garden parties. Start with coloured tablecloths and glasses. Arrange seasonal garden flowers in jam jars,…
How do you choose garden furniture? Do you drift in to a garden centre and look for the offers? Or is your garden furniture an important part of your design?…
‘Gardening supplies’ is a funny term. It covers a whole category of extremely useful things that make gardening much easier. In the past, I used to muddle along with anything…
Are gardening books dead? Can’t we get all the info we need free off the internet? The best gardening books are the ones you go back to again and again….
Invest in good quality versions of the 7 essential garden tools. Then build up more useful tools gradually as you find you need them. The 7 essential garden tools a…
You need garden cookery books if you grow your own vegetables or buy seasonal veg. They offer lots of easy, delicious recipes to make the most of your harvest or market…
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How to increase your garden privacy
3 top garden privacy tips – how to make your garden look and feel more private!
10 easy care evergreen pots for year round impact
For the next six months, the evergreen pots in my garden will create almost all the structure and impact. But they need very little care and put up with a…
What colour should I paint my shed?
I have been debating the crucial issue of what colour to paint my shed. Painting your shed transforms your garden. And if I paint my shed, it’ll also last longer….
8 steps to the long thin garden of your dreams
Two years ago Emma and Mel moved to a house in Whitstable with a long thin garden. It’s open during Whitstable Open Gardens every year for the NGS. They came…
Fences for privacy – 9 great ideas for garden screening
Are you making the most of your fences for privacy and screening? Privacy is a big issue for middle-sized gardens, because high hedges and fences block light. But low hedges…
The 8 best perfect-for-privacy garden trees
Do you need trees for privacy? Privacy garden trees can make a big difference to how much you enjoy your garden. Perhaps you have a neighbour’s window over-looking your garden?…
