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How I designed this pocket courtyard garden 🪴
Sculptural zoo garden in Scunthorpe ✅
Tulum jungle garden in Wales ✅
A NEW SERIES of garden rescue (S10) is now going out on BBC1 at 3:45, weekdays. 🪴
Planting terraces! 🪴
The secret to making a tiny garden is actually to add MORE to it!
EVENT ALERT 🪴 - I’ve got the pleasure of being a special guest at @beardygardener Garden Gathering.
You won’t believe me that this pocket garden is only 1.38 x 4.9m! Swipe to the end for a before shot.
I’m eating marshmallows with @alantitchmarshcbe and explaining how to achieve that ‘secret garden’ look on this weeks @itvloveyourweekend
I’m not a photographer and have no idea what I’m doing with a camera really, but I do enjoy taking photos. I definitely end up in some weird positions trying to get the right shot though 😂.
People often have awkward spaces like this (before pic at the end) that they don’t know how to deal with. My lovely clients in Bradford on Avon wanted somewhere to catch the morning sun, surrounded by plants, all within a tiny corner of a courtyard.
The Bath stone walls make a beautiful backdrop for the garden. I used reclaimed pennant flagstones underfoot, 300mm steel edging to make a bed and deal with levels and a bespoke larch corner bench. We also used pebbles in mortar to make a threshold between the reclaimed pennant and existing cobbles.
There is even planting under the bench to maximise planting space, and a Star Jasmine on the wall. An Acer palmatum adds height and makes the garden feel more snug.
The combo of white Salvia and Geranium ‘Anne Folkard’ is a real triumph!
Built by myself and @gardenrescuegruff 💪
📷 by @cellar_dor
#smallgarden #gardendesign #gardensofinstagram #pocketgarden #courtyardgarden
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Now this was a quirky garden rescue brief! A garden to show off all of the large animal sculptures that the client had collected.
Sculptures are very subjective and whilst one might not be your cup of tea, they can mean a lot to someone else. Joe absolutely adored his sculptures but they needed to be immersed in the garden so the whole family could enjoy them.
Using strong lines and vistas, the sculptures became focal points around the garden, immersed in planting. When it all grows out over the years this will be an absolutely cracking garden!
‘Luigi’ the Ligustrum topiary stag, modelled by myself and @jac_broccoli , was an extra special feature in the garden. It’s amazing what you can do with some very skilled hands, some steel wire and some privet plants! This was bespoke made by @agrumitopiary
And it was @ameliabouquetgardendesign Garden Rescue debut! I think she smashed it, can’t wait to see one of her designs built too 👌
Legendary build team too @benjaminrichardpope and co 💪
#gardendesign #gardenrescue #gardensculpture #animalsculpture #gardenersofinstagram
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What an awesome brief for this Garden Rescue. I love designing exotic style contemporary gardens and this one really had it all!
Putting in the water feature that you can actually walk over really made this garden feel like you were in a luxury exotic resort. Combining that with some big feature plants, bespoke chairs, and Charlie’s bar area, this ticked all the boxes.
Small gardens don’t have to be boring!
Thanks to the team as always for pulling out all the stops to make this garden.
#gardendesign #gardenersofinstagram #gardensofinstagram #exoticgarden #junglegarden
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Watch this afternoon to see @garden_ninja_lee and I tackle a very fun garden in Northampton!
There are some repeats mixed in as well so keep an eye out for the new ones. There should be at least x3 new episodes each week.
#gardenrescue #gardendesign #horticulture #gardenersofinstagram
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Terraces or stepped planting gives you the opportunity to see planting from different heights and play with perspective and layering.
We have only recently planted this, but as it grows up there will be a haze of tall grasses and flowering perennials in front of these amazing stone walls.
I have repeated perennials A-symmetrically across each terrace, to draw the eye up the levels.
You can see the evergreen structure clearly at the moment, which will keep the scheme looking strong even through winter.
It definitely helps when you’ve got views as amazing as these 👀!
Can’t wait to share some more as it grows out.
Walls built by Robin Weldon 👌
#gardendesign #plantingdesign #gardensofinstagram #stonewalling
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It seems counter intuitive, but if there are large features and every inch of the space is packed with detail, it takes you longer to see all of the garden. Whilst your brain is absorbing all of the detail it then makes seem bigger!
This was the Pocket Garden Makeover that I did with @bbctheoneshow and @the_rhs 🙌.
Let me know what your favourite bits of this garden are and if you have any challenging small spaces yourself 🪴
#gardensofinstagram #gardentransformation #tinygarden #smallgarden
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I will be on stage in conversation with @beardygardener about all things gardening, design, and mental health.
It’s mental health awareness week this week, so whilst that’s fresh in your mind please go and buy tickets for the event. It all goes to support @andovermind and there is a jam packed schedule of amazing speakers and great garden activities!
Hope to see you all there! 🪴
#gardendesign #gardenersofinstagram #horticulture
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It was a pleasure to do the @bbctheoneshow and @the_rhs Pocket Garden Makeover again this year.
Everyone should have access to outdoor green space, no matter how big or small. It is so important to bring a sense of calm into people’s lives and to keep you connected to nature.
I loved turning an unloved patch of gravel, into a full and beautiful garden for Lisa and George, complete with mature coastal planting, seating and even a water feature!
You could see how much it meant to them and that’s the best part of my job.
Thanks to Joe and @gardenrescuegruff for the help, I couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks to the filming and production teams too 🤘.
#gardendesign #pocketgarden #gardensofinstagram
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Add some height, hide your boundaries and be playful with your plant selection. It shouldn’t be too formal!
Create that relaxing feeling with texture and movement in the planting and the sound of a water feature too.
You can achieve it in beds or in pots so there’s no excuses!
Sunday at 9:30am on ITV.
Thanks to @foliumandflosplants for hooking me up with some beautiful plants 🌱
#gardensofinstagram #gardendesign #plantingdesign #horticulture
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We only completed this garden a week ago and already looks great, so I can’t wait to come back and snap it properly when it fills out… Or get my professional mate @jacobgibbinsphoto to take some better pics!
#gardendesign #gardenphotography #gardensofinstagram
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