Decorations

Easy natural Christmas star decorations

Create your own quick natural handmade Christmas decorations with these simple but pretty stars made from twigs and evergreens
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Make your own hanging willow Christmas decorations

Grower and florist Charlie Ryrie shows how to create handmade Christmas decorations at home using foraged plants and natural materials. Photos Andrew Montgomery
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9 stylish deckchairs

Our pick of the best deck chairs for lounging and relaxing in the garden, from classic canvas designs to modern deck chairs.
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Celebrate Michaelmas Day with these harvest festival traditions

Discover some of the traditions associated with the harvest festival of Michaelmas Day, which falls on 29 September and marks the fourth quarter of the year; a bountiful time in the vegetable garden pertinent for feasting and fun. Words Kristy Ramage, photographs Andrew Montgomery
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Gypsophila: a gorgeous display with gypsophilia

Head gardener Matthew Reese creates an easy display for a pot that will take your breath away using the pink form of the dainty flowered Gypsophila. Photos Andrew Montgomery
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Get set for British Flowers Week, 10-16 June 2019

British Flowers Week is a campaign to boost awareness of British grown flowers and get us buying more seasonal, locally grown cut flowers
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Grand Designs Live ticket offer

Grand Designs Live returns to London this May with exciting new features for those interested in design and home improvement. Gardens Illustrated readers can take advantage of a special ticket offer
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Design solutions: Green roofs

Green roofs help make our cities more healthy and beautiful and welcome wildlife into our gardens. Below are points to consider before creating a green roof including what is a green roof? Plant selection and how to build a green roof.
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Make a lichen-covered branch with crab apple baubles

In damp places you'll find branches of trees covered with the most magnificent lichen. At Christmas a branch like this, decorated with baubles and ribbon adds a natural touch.
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Book of the month: A Landscape Legacy by John Brookes

Our book of the month for April is A Landscape Legacy, the autobiography from the late John Brookes. Read the review by Tim Richardson.
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Making an entrance with container displays

Head gardener Thomas Unterdorfer regularly changes the mix of pots that greet him each morning in the garden. Here he gives his plant advice and growing tips for a container display that makes a statement of an entrance
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How to age your garden

Advice and tips on how to make your garden look more mature and well-established with advice on hard landscaping, planting ideas and how to carefully choose garden details
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