Author: Konia Tack
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Sophie’s garden
an 8 year old’s garden Sophie is 8 years old, a keen gardener and my youngest client. In 2017 I was commissioned to create a flower bed for her, her own wee patch of paradise. Here a drawing by Sophie of what she wanted from her garden here the garden (Sophie’s bed) is being mapped out…
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Front garden transformation
After some beautiful planting ideas for our back garden, Konia did the designs for the front of the house. With two paths leading from the front door, several planting areas and two grassy areas, Konia’s design is most imaginative and with her advise as to the plants that would work best in each part of…
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Dealing with the unpredictable
The yew tree is nicely shaped – but maybe a bit too dark green for your liking. So off you trot to the garden centre to cheer it (and you) up by buying and planting a Tropaeolum speciosum (or flame flower). This relative of the nasturtium is a perennial climber with bright red wee flowers,…
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planting design
Having just bought a new bungalow with a garden on quite a steep slope, which we have had terraced, Konia has been truly inspirational in the choosing and placing of plants in this new garden. Her knowledge of plants, their varieties and suitability is amazing. Her understanding of how plants work with each other for…
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Monsters in the garden
If you like a bit of jungle gardening, as I call it, this blog is for you. (Or it could inspire you!) In my own garden, I created different areas. I am a plant-a-holic and love colour so most of the garden is a riot of colour. But I also created a secluded area with…
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front garden design
After some beautiful planting ideas for our back garden, Konia did the designs for the front of the house. With two paths leading from the front door, several planting areas and two grassy areas, Konia’s design is most imaginative and with her advise as to the plants that would work best in each part of…
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Waiting for another gardening year
Yes there are some milder and drier days when you can venture out – but a lot of the time it’s just armchair gardening. But isn’t it fun. A nice cuppa and some biscuits, the fire lit, perusing seed catalogues, books and magazines. As ever I’d like to grow more vege (and better) and the…
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Planting design
Having just bought a new bungalow with a garden on quite a steep slope, which we have had terraced, Konia has been truly inspirational in the choosing and placing of plants in this new garden. Her knowledge of plants, their varieties and suitability is amazing. Her understanding of how plants work with each other for…
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If the faster spreading plants in your garden take over here are a few ideas of recycling them: put them on Freecycle give them to charity to sell (see pictures at Car boot sale in Muir of Ord in aid of refugees) if you live somewhere with passing traffic, pop plants up to the road and…