Outdoor Design

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A design of many parts, Abscindere targeted a modern audience with its emphasis on distinct yet seamlessly linked, low-maintenance spaces that could be enjoyed day or night. Jake Stone of Landscape Lab designed Abscindere (which translates to “fragme

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

Clematis tangutica ‘Bill Mackenzie’, a vigorous yellowflowered clematis that peaks in September, has silky seed heads like giant silver spiders. These stay intact all winter then disintegrate in early spring. Train it against a fence or wall, or allo

Australian Home Beautiful

1 min. di lettura

As most renovators know, therapy is a common consequence. This was true for Katrina, a textile designer, and Alex, a builder, who live together in a quiet village in the Blue Mountains, NSW. “The garden was therapy from our renovation,” says Alex, of

Living Etc

2 min. di lettura

What… Omved Gardens Where… Townsend Yard, N6 Why… A former garden centre, this is now a spectacularly beautiful garden just off Highgate High Street. Paul Gazerwitz is responsible for the design – a sinuous path (left) snaking through weeping willows

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

“It’s summer and our gardens are ablaze with colour and produce. It’s everything we’ve planned for during the long, cold nights of winter, when the idea of watching bees and butterflies dancing around colourful blooms was a distant dream. Well, I’ve

Amateur Gardening

4 min. di lettura

I LOOK forward to see Amateur Gardening drop through my door. I wasn’t sure what to do with my lovely mags after reading them and planting the seeds. With time on my hands and my garden all tidy, I ordered a scrapbook and set out to keep all my favou

Organic NZ

1 min. di lettura

The Soil & Health Association – publisher of Organic NZ – has groups that meet in different parts of the country. These meetings and field days are wonderful ways in which to meet fellow gardeners and growers, and other people interested in healthy s

Woman's Weekly

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Like many of us, I’ve been spending a lot more hours in the garden recently, and I have planted some native bluebells, which are doing well. I’ll have to wait until next year to see them properly bloom, but in the meantime I can enjoy a much better s

Australian Country

3 min. di lettura

BY KIRSTY MCKENZIE PHOTOGRAPHY ROSS WILLIAMS, STYLING BRONTE CAMILLERI As Alex Kowald traces the story of her garden in the Adelaide Hills, she began with a blank canvas in 1988 and has spent the better part of the ensuing 30 years colouring in the

The English Garden

1 min. di lettura

In this pre-recorded talk over Zoom, garden historian and illustrator Susan Campbell will provide a brief history of the glasshouse, from the cultivation of citrus fruits in 16th-century orangeries, to growing pineapples in pineries and grapes in vin

Southern Lady

2 min. di lettura

An alluring outdoor entry hall and striking moss rock fireplace lay the cornerstone for a cottage garden nestled amid the wooded beauty of the Appalachian foothills in a quiet neighborhood where golf is king. Towering oaks and pines create a breathta

Landscape Architecture Magazine

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BY REUBEN M. RAINEY AND JC MILLER; ATHENS, GEORGIA: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS; AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS: LIBRARY OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE HISTORY, 2020; 288 PAGES, $26.95 The landscape architecture practice of Robert Royston (1918–2008) and its signific

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

Listen to Peter’s free podcast every Thursday. Search for This Week In The Garden with Peter Seabrook’ on iTunes PLANT trials are often mentioned in these columns, and you may wonder about their significance and value to the home gardener. The judgin

Gardens Illustrated Magazine

2 min. di lettura

This special Moroccan garden tour offers a unique selection of 21st-century, mostly private, gardens designed by some of our best-known designers. Tom Stuart-Smith will join the group for two days to guide you through his own creation Le Jardin Secre

SA Garden and Home

3 min. di lettura

Dairy farmers Clynton and Lisa Fraser (pictured here with their grandson, William), a couple of peacocks and way too many dogs to name. A one-hectare garden on a dairy farm near Underberg, KZN, that has grown over the past 30 years. Surrounding the

The Gardener Magazine

1 min. di lettura

Use less plastic by recycling your old gardening magazines (our pages are bio-degradable) and newspapers into plant pots. • It’s cheap and easy to do.• The seedlings can be planted out pot-and-all, which means no root disturbance – the paper will dis

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

Miracle-Gro is giving AG readers the chance to grow their fruit and vegetables twice as big, organically, with one of two Performance Organics bundles, each worth £39.45. The winners will receive Miracle-Gro Performance Organics All Purpose Liquid Co

Landscape Architecture Magazine

2 min. di lettura

At the end of March, just a few weeks into the nationwide shutdown orders, both the coronavirus and the nowubiquitous Zoom meeting were novel. But the jury for the 2020 ASLA Professional Awards, made up of landscape architects across various scopes a

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

IN response to your call for news about readers’ gardens (AG, 11 April), I wanted to share how we transformed a very overgrown area in our 100ft (30m) long, rented property garden. Thanks to the age of the property, we have plenty of outdoor space. W

Country Life

2 min. di lettura

ONE of my favourite books for this time of year, The Vegetable Garden Displayed, is illustrated with black-and-white photos of a gardener working on his plot. His hair is cropped, his trousers high and his braces buttoned, and gloriously bleak and wi

The English Garden

1 min. di lettura

The beauty of working in my own garden as opposed to a client’s is that it is more of an experiment and the time frame is flexible. I don’t really have to make a planting plan – it can be more fluid. I can try things out to see how they like their po

Green Magazine

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Hark, flora fanatics: Phillip Withers Landscape Design has launched its new studio and in-studio garden. Liberally adorned with flowers and fronds of many varieties, Shrub Hub lives up to its name in every regard. Phillip Withers shares the idea that

The English Garden

1 min. di lettura

Lynette had the idea of creating a chicken on a nest because she wanted the box garden to have more of a whimsical, “cottagey” feel. She found a two-stem yew tree in the reject section of a local nursery, planted it in the centre of the parterre and

Woman's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Snowdrops in leaf are available now. Choose a semi-shaded spot for them and use 65-75 bulbs per square metre. Add organic matter to the soil – snowdrops like well-drained, humus-rich soil. Scatter single bulbs on the ground and plant where they lie,

High Times

1 min. di lettura

A good balance of reliability to performance and economy makes flood-and-drain (a.k.a. ebb-and-flow) systems very popular with growers. The drawback with this type of system is that some growing medium is required, so it’s not a “true” water culture.

NPR

1 min. di lettura

Social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus might leave you with some extra time — and an opportunity to spruce up your garden.

Green Magazine

2 min. di lettura

The smell of freshly cut grass, a hint of the season’s first blooms and the atmosphere at dusk are some of the fleeting moments of suburban life embedded in our collective memories of home. Camp Hill Cottage Garden, designed by Brisbane landscape arc

BBC Gardeners' World

3 min. di lettura

To make the most of container plantings in your garden, one of the key aspects to consider beyond colour and position is ratio – plus the scale, form and impact of the plant! A beautiful pot can be let down by a badly chosen plant. Equally, a beautif

Poolside Showcase

2 min. di lettura

The relaxed vibe of this outdoor oasis was created by John Storch, principal of A Total Concept Landscape Architects and Pool Designers, who was commissioned to design the stunning swimming pool, cabana, entertaining deck and gardens of this Sydney p

Outdoor Design

1 min. di lettura

How do you define good design? And how do you ensure your new garden will not just complement your home, but meet your family’s lifestyle needs now and well into the future? Working with an experienced, qualified landscape designer or contractor is t