The Jungle effect in our gardens can take our minds away to foreign climes and less stressful times in our lives when perhaps we have been on our holidays. The extremely architectural leaves of banana plants are ideal to create this effect. These plants are only enhanced by rainfall on the leaves like a tropical[...]
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We all love the classic UK gardens that are so hard to beat. However, just sometimes it is lovely to get away and view the gardens of another country and another culture. We can all gain inspiration from the alternative methods of garden design and the different varieties of plants that thrive in other climates. [...]
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These days most of us do not have the room for a giant lake in our modest plots, nor the time to maintain a large pond. We can however compromise by making a patio pond in a container. This not only makes an attractive feature but also can bring all important wildlife into the garden.[...]
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From Wednesday, June 5, thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the magnificent 1,000 acre Chatsworth Estate as it is transformed into a gardener’s paradise with exciting new content including a mass planting of 6,000 Dahlia (Dalina Maxi) ‘Salinas Bicolor’, an impressive Power of Trees feature and a spectacular floral immersion experience. Liz[...]
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The RHS Garden for Wildlife: Wild Woven, at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, 5-9 June, will demonstrate how the UK’s 24 million gardens can be transformed into a network of nature reserves. The garden, designed by Sharon Hockenhull, focuses on encouraging once common garden visitors such as hedgehogs, house sparrows and starlings back through native and[...]
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