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Gardens
Do you fancy yourself as a creative garden designer? Whether you’re a keen amateur or an established professional, there’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase your talents at this years BBC Gardener’s World Live Show, taking place from 13 - 17 June 2012.
Whether you live in a house or flat, create a perfect outdoor area on the roof or a balcony by following Matt James' advice for a planting scheme for year-round interest.
If you want to transform a blank canvas into an imaginative outdoor space, follow Matt James' advice on garden planning, layout, design and planting for the best results. As well as advice on how to lay a new lawn or save an ailing lawn.
Extra garden storage space is always useful, whether you need a large workshop to store tools and equipment, or a traditional timber style for gardening clutter, why not invest in one of these latest garden shed designs?
Learn how to create and care for your perfect garden with the new online planting design courses from the Oxford College of Garden Design in conjunction with MyGardenSchool. Each course lasts 4 weeks and will be taught by multi-award winning Hillier Nurseries MD; Andy McIndoe.
In part three of Matt James' Garden design made easy series, follow Matt's design ideas to make the most of your outdoor space by using clever planting, focal features and the right balance of materials.
In part two of his Garden design made easy series Real Homes' garden expert Matt James explains how you can transform the smallest of spaces into plant- and colour-filled outside areas. Follow his advice for ideas and inspiration.
When Andrea Green relocated from the West Midlands to North Wales, her new house offered her everything she ever wanted — apart from the garden. The sloping nature of the garden made it an impractical space to relax in — so she knew she needed to make some major DIY changes.
Whether you have a small patio garden, an extensive outdoor space or a balcony garden, make the most of your space with a new Living Wall from Garden Beet.
'Redesigning our garden has created extra living space' Paul Baker and Kirsty McConnell were able to rely on Paul’s landscaping skills to turn an uninspiring layout into a multi-functional outdoor room with a statement water feature.
