Author: designlike

We can highly recommend working with Konia, who has helped us transform our garden from a largely empty and soulless gravel and paved area with a couple of crushed and overcrowded beds, into an infinitely more attractive space.  Throughout the project, she has listened carefully to what we liked, needed or wanted for the garden, and…

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the plant sale in aid of the Ukraine Red Cross Appeal. We raised £140.50. Thanks also to the frog that kept the plants free of slugs. 

Sculptures and plants can have a lovely relationship with each other. These sculptures are by Alf Becker with planting by Susanne Tack. http://www.alfbecker.de

Colour! Such a personal thing – colour. Some like muted colours, some vibrant. Most people agree that colours you’d never wear together work in the garden. Maybe the calmness of whites and pinks work for you or the vibrancy of red, orange and yellow. I did a border a few years ago near Inverness that…

Spring – jump joy! = GardenJoy!!! Isn’t it lovely, the first warming rays of the spring sunshine. Some flowers are already providing nectar for the bees (some have all winter of course – but I wasn’t outside as much then!). And there is that ANTICIPATION… Yippeee – winter is nearly over (we hope). ENJOY!!!!

I hope you’re enjoying the autumn colours – here some asters and helianthus to cheer you up.

Too much to do in the garden?  Here’s how to de-stress yourself:  make a (long) list of things to do have a cuppa in the garden spill it list and jobs gone! Sorted!