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Redesign Garden

? Cottage garden style or formal? and...is there more... by Precision Greens

06/05/2013 23:56:42

by Zoomer44

circular formal raised bed what centre piece

blackest? I would lighten the formality with an amelanchier. I will post a picture of the one in blossom in the Bristol Univ. Botanic Garden this week and a close-up of its blossom which gives lovely little edible fruit in the autumn when the colour by blackest

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27/04/2013 19:27:21

by BobTheGardener

Tree/shrub suggestion

Please can anyone suggest a small tree, shrub (maybe 3'-4' ) to be grown in a container. I would like colour year round. The garden is south facing.. Thank you. Do you like formal or informal? If formal you can grow box clipped into various shapes by GiilyP

27/10/2012 09:28:19

by Busy-Lizzie

evergreen solutions

I have a tiny inner city garden, split into 4 sections. I want something evergreen for one of the sections, shoud I think hedge, or will I lose too much plantintg space? Area is approx 7ft x 5ft, triangular. Whole garden faces directly North / South by flower lady

30/03/2013 13:54:16

by nutcutlet

Do you have to have pick out points...

garden and cant decide if no structured formality is better or will look silly.. i try to go for more natural look and let plants seed themselves where ever normally in othe beds.. but i am not sure about the path.. to add some height (and as to windy by gardeningfantic

13/10/2012 16:12:15

by Patrevlil

Brand New Garden - 1 Year on

really want all that lawn?-it looks very formal and sticks to the formula of virtually straight lines with small surrounding borders If you want more cottage style plants and a cottage garden look to encourage wildlife-you are going to need more beds by John mcleod

22/09/2012 14:00:29

by sotongeoff

Making new section of garden private

Hi everyone Just in process of purchasing more land to make my garden longer. The idea is to separate the new part from the old (like rooms) my problem is i dont know what to separate it with. Needs to be at least 6ft high to give privacy. Looked by Gardenqueen

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16/04/2012 21:16:57

by Laura Corin

At what stage to shape a box hedge to create a par terre

Hello. I would be grateful for some advice please. Being very interested in the historical background to garden design, I am creating a parterre using box plants. They have been in position now approximately three years but vary in height and depth by Barbie2

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07/06/2012 17:51:25

by gardeningfantic

Talkback: RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010

to get in and out of those vertical sided formal pools.I once had the distressing experience of watching a blackbird drown in the enclosed pools at Kensington Gardens.Were the cameras just missing these essential features? It's so important for designers by wilhoekstra, Holland

28/11/2011 18:40:48

by Brian

Tasty Tips

Some kind interest has been shown on something I mentioned elsewhere.So I wonder if others share my interest in the simple uses of everyday garden products that don,t usually appear in more formal commercial diatribes. I said that I am by big ed

17/05/2013 17:03:21

by figrat

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