Advice Hub
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Here you'll find lots of useful information, Tips, Ideas and Advice on Garden Design, Planting Design, Garden Maintenance and on how to get the most from your outdoor space.
My Favourite Frosted Foliage Plants
Yes it's cold out side but when we have a good hard frost it is worth venturing out into the garden to take an in depth look at the frosted foliage in the garden.
Rural Garden Design Transformation - Phase 1 Wildflower Meadow
Bel was contacted by the owners of a pretty Northamptonshire cottage back in November 2019 when they were looking for a garden designer to help them with there garden development project.
How I Design and Create Wildflower Meadows
Talk of wild flower meadows conjure up a romantic vision of flower filled fields on summer days, buzzing with bees and chirping with Grasshoppers.
How I Designed a Wheelchair Friendly Garden
Bel was contacted by the owners of this property back in 2020 when they were planning a major renovation of this property in Loughborough.
How I Design Front Gardens - The Planting
We often neglect our front gardens as we spend so little time in them. But with a little effort we can creating an uplifting, enviable space,
How To Plant Bare-root Hedging and Trees
Bare-root plants are pretty easy to plant. Choose a day which is frost free and when the soil is not waterlogged.
Garden Transformation - Small Town Garden
When I first viewed this garden, it was a mess of poor DIY paving, dangerous steps and had a rather ugly concrete garage.
Planting Design - Inspiration from Hauser and Wirth Somerset
Every year I take a modern day pilgrimage to a garden designed by renowned landscaping and planting designer Piet Oudolf. This year took me to Hauser and Wirth Somerset
How I create Wildlife Friendly Gardens
Whether your hard at work digging and planting or just sitting back with a coffee, it’s impossible to ignore the chirping of birds and buzzing of bees in the warmer spring and summer months.
How I Designed and Created a Cottage Garden in Nottingham
Back in March 2021, Bel was contacted by the owners of a converted Farmhouse property in the village of Wilford, on the outskirts of Nottingham.
Bare-root Tree and Hedging - What and When to Plant
When the trees start to lose their leaves at this time of year it's a sure sign that the dormant season is upon us. It’s the perfect time to transplant bare-root plants
Planting Design Packages - What's Included?
When your garden lacks colour and interest or the planting has become tired and unmanageable, it may be time to assess the planting you have and opt for a redesign of your beds and borders.
How Much Does a Planting Design Transformation Cost?
When a client contacts me about planting design it's usually when they've realised that they need help from a professional when selecting, combining and planting the right plants for the right place in their garden.
Finding The Right Garden Designer For Your Project
Whether you're an experienced gardener or a keen amateur, calling in a professional Garden Designer can bring new insight to your project.
Garden Design - Breath Taking Inspiration at 'The Newt' Somerset
A walled kitchen garden will without fail quicken my heart rate! It has always been the case, whether still being cultivated for produce or whether is has been reclaimed by nature.
What makes me an expert Plantswoman?
I have been a professional Plantswoman for 24+ years. The term 'Plantswoman' refers to a woman with a keen interest and wide knowledge of plants and their cultivation.
How I Design to Encourage Birds into the Garden
My garden has has been inundated with Robins and Blackbirds this spring and I've just heard the first squeals from the Swifts
How I Create a Holiday Feel in a Garden
Returning from a summer holiday can leave us longing to return to warmer climes.
How I Design Low Maintenance Gardens
Gardening can become a chore if you have dirty paving, overgrown shrubs and a messy lawn.
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