Small Gardens
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An East-meets-West haven of a garden in the urban jungle of south London
With a brief to create a distinctive but informal, East-meets-West garden, designer Jane Brockbank has used unstructured planting in connected borders, creating intriguing vistas at every turn
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Butter Wakefield's clever design ideas for a small city garden
Garden designer Butter Wakefield was asked to remodel the garden and roof terrace of this Chelsea townhouse to provide year-round structure and interest. She explains to Clare Foster how she has created natural spaces that complement and flow seamlessly out from a new extension
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A garden designer's tips for redesigning a small outdoor space
Lottie Delamain shares her expert tips for creating space and style in small gardens
Planting Advice
How to plant beautiful window boxes for every season
Follow our guide to making the most of your window boxes and your house will soon be the envy of the whole street
Gardens
An easy to copy scheme for a container jungle garden
In an extract from Philip Oostenbrink's ‘The Jungle Garden’, take a detailed look around a small city garden with a perfectly put together potted jungle garden.
Planting Advice
A garden designer sets out three schemes for small front gardens
Garden designer Lottie Delamain shares planting advice and stylish design ideas for the small front gardens that are typically attached to urban terraced houses
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How to use colour in a small garden
There are dozens of elements to consider when introducing colourful elements to your garden, particularly if it’s limited on space – here’s where you should start
City Gardens
How to make the most of your garden in a rented house
Gardening in a rental house can be tricky - how do you decide what to invest in and what you're willing to leave behind? Garden designer Lottie Delamain shares her tips, from how to do container gardening well to the stylish garden furniture you can take to your next house.
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Ideas for arranging outdoor plant pots
Whether terracotta, concrete or metal, outdoor plant pots are an excellent way of brightening up a garden
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A perfectly imperfect garden in New York
An idea that's easy to replicate, no matter how small your back garden is