Get handy tips for Now is the time to plan your summer garden

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Here in the Northamptonshire, we have witnessed one of the longest winter periods in living memory. The March snow in particular put many people’s landscape gardening dreams on hold temporarily. Winter typically strips your garden back to its bare bones,... 

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Turning Your Garden Space into an Outdoor Living Area

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Most people take pride in their homes and invest a lot of time and energy in remodeling and rearranging the interiors. Backyards and gardens used to be seen as extensions f the house, but are now being turned into outdoor living spaces. Whether your aim... 

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Popular Garden Water Feature Ideas

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Of late, outdoor living seems to be the popular rage, especially in warm weather conditions. If you want to enhance your garden and outdoor space, then it is high time you install one of the popular water features. A garden water feature can be anything... 

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Designing Your Very Own Herb Garden

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Herbs are part of the plant category that don’t need a garden of their own and can be easily tucked into existing garden borders or beds. But to keep these herbs handy you can design your very own small patch for these medicinal plants. One thing to... 

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Popular Plants to Grow for Colour and Scent

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One of the best ways of making your house attractive and the atmosphere healthier is by adding plants to your house. Although there are different types of plants you can grow without much trouble, the best plants are the ones which produce flowers with... 

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Must Visit UK Flower and Garden Shows

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One of the reasons people choose to have their own garden is that it adds to the beauty of the house and also gives the owner a pleasant and refreshing space for relaxation. Even though urbanization has threatened to wipe away all forms of natural life,... 

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How to Make a Sensory Garden

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A sensory garden is not only a good place to unwind and relax after a stressful day, but is also an excellent place to stimulate the senses of growing children and people with certain types of disabilities. A sensory garden, as the name suggest, should... 

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Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – The Confession – Episode 3

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In the third in a series of films, Diarmuid Gavin talks more about his ideas for the Chelsea Flower Show Westland Magical Garden. For more information on the Westland Magical Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show Click Here ... 

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Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – The Westland Magical Garden – Episode 2

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Diarmuid Gavin talks more about the Chelsea Flower Show and in particularly the team that he works with who help him bring his ideas to life. For more information on the Westland Magical Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show Click Here ... 

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Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – A Wondrous Odyssey – Episode 1

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When it comes to garden design Diarmuid Gavin certainly comes up with new and innovative ideas. This year at the Chelsea Flower Show, Diarmuid created an 80ft garden and was awarded the Most Creative Show Garden Prize. In the video below Diarmuid talks... 

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