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Soil Management for Drought Conditions

Increase your soil’s water holding capacity and reducing the evaporation and consumption of water will make significant management improvements during drought conditions.

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Tips for a Minimalist Garden

Dramatic gardens can be designed on minimalist principles. Minimalist gardens need to look good during all seasons and at all times of the day. Thus all your senses plus horticultural nous need to be considered when setting out your initial design. Essence of Design in a Minimalist Garden Minimalist gardens need to be immaculate. Minimalist [...]

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How to Concrete in Your Fence Posts

Tips for firm, long lasting fence posts in a neat line

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Tips for Planting in Groups and Drifts

Gardeners can be a bit tentative and plant in ones and twos however, if we can be bold and plant in large groups and drifts, the effect can be very impressive.

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Shape and Form in Your Garden

Sedum Rhodiola rosea A garden needs visual variety and I hope we show some of that on Gardeners Tips. I know the senses we tend to focus on are sight, taste and smell but hearing and touching have their place. Seeing Your Garden Colour is often the most striking way our sight is stimulated but [...]

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Black Flowers and Foliage for Gardens

As a child did you read ‘The Black Tulip’ or try to grow a black rose? Well here are some tips to help you grow black plants in your garden’. Most of my black plants unfortunately are dead but that still leaves 1999 other varieties to choose from. Foliage Certain dark purple leaves look almost [...]

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Grow Flowering Cherry Trees

Designing your garden to include flowering Cherry Trees gives you chance to consider different shapes, habits and varieties. A section of Tips on Selecting Flowering Cherry trees is included to help gardeners get a colourful spring blossoming.

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Floral Vistas Need Planning Before Planting

Top pictures of floral vistas with planning tips

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New for Ponds or Renovated Ponds

Pond ideas to help your garden water feature design plus some timely renovation tips and hints

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Garden Design Styles

Garden design is influenced by Location, Objectives and Resources. No two people would design the same garden for the same space nor would that garden grow and develop in the same manner. My Top Ten Garden Styles Cottage garden Wild or Environmentally friendly garden Walled or Victorian garden Family and traditional garden Fruit and Vegetable [...]

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