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Winter in the Garden

alitura1 — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:56:42 +0000

As Garden Designers it is always important to listen to our clients wants. One re-occurring requirement is for our planting design to included year round interest. Winter being the most important as it can really drag on! In times like this, a colourful flower or a sweet scent against a bleak cold day can lift

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Front Garden – Bug Bear

alitura1 — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:28:56 +0000

We have a bit of a bug bear with things going on in urban front garden designs these days. More and more I keep seeing this No allowance for a single bit of planting to make the house looked settled. No allowance for water to soak anywhere naturally, drains are then put in at a

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Cut Flowers for the Garden

alitura1 — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:11:08 +0000

Now that summer is in full swing and gardens are blooming everywhere it’s a great time to be able to bring some of the outdoors in to get maximum use out of your garden. A small posey can brighten up anyone’s day or room! Not all cut flowers have to be annuals, its even better

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The Bare Bones of the Garden in Winter

alitura1 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:19:16 +0000

In winter time you really get to see the garden stripped back and the bare bones of it become visible. The structure becomes the predominant factor. This, coupled with some classic winter planting can brighten up a drab and dreary time of year. The careful placement of trees, shrubs and hedges help to create vista

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A Mexican Delight

alitura1 — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:34:38 +0000

Inspiration is everywhere for a garden designer on holiday, lucky enough to be in Mexico over Christmas I got to see wild Salvias growing in the hedgerows, exotic agaves seeding on the sides of the roads and Tithonias wildly seeded in the central reservations- all plants that we have to grow as half hardies or

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