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Designing a Garden for Outdoor Living

  • October 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Outdoor living elements in a garden can transform the space into a functional, inviting extension of your home. These elements combine comfort, practicality, and aesthetics to create a seamless indoor-outdoor lifestyle

Garden Entertaining Area
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Designing an Arts and Crafts Garden

  • September 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Designing an Arts and Crafts garden requires a blend of structured formality, naturalistic planting, and a strong connection between the garden and its surroundings.

Arts and Crafts Garden
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Designing a Japanese Garden

  • September 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Japanese gardens are known for their simplicity, balance, and symbolism. Each element in a Japanese garden plays a crucial role in creating a harmonious and meditative space. Designing a Japanese garden is an art form that requires careful attention to detail, balance, and symbolism. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you create a tranquil and beautiful Japanese garden

Japanese Garden Design
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Gardens for the Senses

  • September 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Gardens are not merely patches of land adorned with flowers and greenery; they are vibrant ecosystems teeming with life that offer a multitude of sensory experiences.

Japanese Garden
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The Joy of Walking Barefoot in the Garden

  • August 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Walking barefoot in the garden isn't just about connecting with nature; it's a practice that can nourish our body, mind, and soul in countless ways.

Cobbled Path
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Making the Most of your Outdoor Space

  • July 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Make the most of your outdoor space with a variety of ideas, including seating, lighting, water features, wildlife and herbs.

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Outdoor Living Trends

  • July 2024
  • Andrew Jordan

Outdoor living spaces can be enjoyed year-round, whether its for entertaining guests or just relaxing with family and friends.

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Garden Design Consultation

  • December 2023
  • Andrew Jordan

Are you bored with your current outdoor space? Have you inherited a bit of a jungle and need some inspiration? If this is the case a one-off garden design consultation may be the perfect solution…

Garden Design Consultation
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10 improvements to your garden

  • December 2023
  • Andrew Jordan

10 ideas on how to make the most of your garden, for gardens of any size, including suggestions on; planting, water features, paving and garden lighting.

10 improvements to your garden
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Garden design options for different budgets

  • December 2023
  • Andrew Jordan

How many of us have flipped through gardening magazines, looking at all the glossy pictures of stunning gardens, thinking it must cost loads and take time to get a beautiful looking garden? Well it doesn’t, you can have a lovely functional garden without spending a fortune, and here are some suggestions to suit different budgets.

Garden design options for different budgets
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Planning Your Garden Borders

  • November 2023
  • Andrew Jordan

Whether you’re looking to revamp your garden, starting from scratch or just after a new-look border, planning is essential to help you create a balanced, striking layout with all year round interest.

Planning Your Garden Borders
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Garden Rooms

  • October 2023
  • Andrew Jordan

Thinking of introducing a garden room, here are a list of things to consider along with some examples of garden rooms.

Garden Rooms
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Corten Steel Water Feature

  • October 2023
  • Andrew Jordan

Looking for inspiration for an all year round feature in the garden – here is a Corten steel ‘rain curtain’ water feature, and it’s low maintenance too!

Corten Steel Water Feature
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Gift Vouchers

  • January 2020
  • Andrew Jordan

Garden Design Gift Vouchers Looking for a unique gift for someone special? Our Garden Design Vouchers make the perfect gift for any special occasion such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, house warming, Valentine’s day, Mother’s Day, Father’s day, Christmas or...

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Gardening Events during the Summer 2018

  • June 2018
  • Andrew Jordan

GARDENING EVENTS DURING THE SUMMER 2018 Now that summer has arrived there are quite a few exciting gardening events coming up. Show gardens, garden talks, floral marquees, plants for sale, good food, music and much much more. An opportunity to take ideas back to your...

Gardening Events during the Summer 2018
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A day at Great Dixter

  • July 2017
  • Andrew Jordan

Planting ideas and inspiration following a day out at Great Dixter, attending a good planting course run by Fergus Garrett.

A day at Great Dixter
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The Autumn Garden

  • October 2015
  • Andrew Jordan

In terms of interest and colour in the garden it doesn’t end with the passing of summer, like spring you can create an oasis of intense colour, scent and texture in autumn.

Autumn Garden
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Autumn Colour

  • October 2014
  • Andrew Jordan

The term ‘Autumn Colour’ conjures up images of intense firework displays of colour from a host of deciduous trees and shrubs, but there are also other plants that provide colour and interest in the garden during autumn months with their colourful flowers, fruit and bark. Read on for my top 10 plants providing interest during this season.

Autumn Colour
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Training with Arne Maynard

  • July 2014
  • Andrew Jordan

I spent three days training with one of the country’s most talented garden designers at his home, Allt y Bela, a stunning location near Usk.

Training with Arne Maynard
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Two Inspirational Contemporary Gardens

  • June 2014
  • Andrew Jordan

Two inspirational gardens to visit, The Barn in Hertfordshire and Broughton Grange in Oxfordshire, both designed by Tom Stuart-Smith. Here are some highlights of my visit.

Two Inspirational Contemporary Gardens

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