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Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to be Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Beginning makes the condition perfect ... and anytime is a perfect to play in your garden! 💚
Do you have a favourite nook in your garden that y Do you have a favourite nook in your garden that you can relax in?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Perhaps somewhere to read a book or a magazine or to just laze about?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ These things are important when designing your garden as it's not only about creating something special to look at but also creating a space to be part of and to immerse yourself in. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What is your favourite gardening spot and how do you spend time in it? 💚 ⁠⠀
A snippet from a favourite design from 2020! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Completed last Sept and about to arrange for some professional shots of it soon!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Probably the best part of the design for me was to see my client's fervour around building the nautilus feature and actually making that happen! You'll have to see it in real life to believe it as it not only looks amazing but gives her a sense of pride whenever she drives home!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ No more a boring front garden with a square grassed area but something unique to come home to, surrounded by plants that make her happy and a garden she loved designing for herself! 💚
This is one thing that continues to fascinate me!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I LOVE it when ferns unfurl. It's almost magical and done with such grace of movement!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ From the alternating leaf pattern, the prominent lateral veins to the spores that finally appear underneath their leaves, it's so well planned and amazing!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Isn't nature simply beautiful!!? 💚⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What's your favourite fern?
Feature pots for smaller spaces or courtyards. ⁠ Feature pots for smaller spaces or courtyards. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The decision is a little trickier than you would initially think but here are some tips that can help!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 🌿Colours - lighter to make the area larger⁠⠀ 🌿Size & number - would also depend on what you intend to plant and the aesthetic you'd want to create but if space is really limited I'd perhaps chose a single reasonably sized pot (to facilitate good root growth) that would allow for some layering of plants⁠⠀ 🌿Opening - what I mean by this is the "mouth" of the pot. This has practical implication for on-going repotting and maintenance. The wider the opening the easier to repot down the track!⁠⠀ 🌿Texture - i love the earthy ones as they feel natural and similarly anything with laid stone or are handcrafted just adds that something extra but these tend to be expensive!⁠⠀ 🌿Type - chose the look that compliments the overall style and aesthetic for your space. For example, you'd not want to chose an ultra modern geometric pot for a farmhouse style cottagey space! The pot here was chosen to compliment the earthy paving colour and was in line with the shapes of other structures in the courtyard!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What are your key styling tips! Do share! 💚⁠⠀ ⁠⠀
⁠Slow and steady gets there eventually!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Finally my dwarf senecio has got to a reasonable size and is looking very adorable at the moment!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What especially I love about it is that it has a rounded growth and almost 'shines' at night against the moonlight which is why I've planted it next to the path!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What's your favourite succulent? 💚⁠⠀
Need I say more? Well I'm pretty much plant and g Need I say more? Well I'm pretty much plant and garden obsessed anyway LOL!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Hope that you’re making your garden your priority in 2021. It's good for the mind, body and soul! 💚
One of my favourite colour combinations in the gar One of my favourite colour combinations in the garden - something purplish blue against a deeper green!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This geranium sleeps in winter and pops it's head up at start of spring, misleading anyone to think that it's just a boring flat area of green! My youngest initially thought it was a weed and I luckily stopped her in time before she plucked the geranium out! 😅⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What's your favourite perennial or deciduous plant that you like popping up again in the cheer of warmer weather? 💚
Finally another one of my baby vireya rhododendron Finally another one of my baby vireya rhododendron's has flowered!!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Not sure of the name of this one but it's got such a lovely vibe to it. I just love how the petals soften into a baby pink and curl at the ends. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Been meaning to contact the grower I met back in MIFGS back in 2016 when I bought it to ask about its name. Why? Because I've misplaced its tag which was rather silly of me to be honest! Well it's on my to do list now for sure!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ If anyone does know it's name in the meantime do please PM me as I would be really grateful! 💚
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