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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a rare sunny day, I took the chance of a quick visit to the gardens at Wisley. A real treat to add on to a plant shopping trip. Here are a few stars.</span><br />
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<br />dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-60653840954069323382012-05-21T08:27:00.000-07:002012-05-21T08:27:17.041-07:00Wimbledon tree of the month. May<div style="font: 24.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cercis siliquastrum<b> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Common name Judas tree)</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Standing proud, in a small area of planting, on the opposite side of the road to the war memorial in Wimbledon Village. This delicate tree heralds the start of Summer when it's pink flowers emerge.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Judas tree has attractive and interesting flowers, foliage and form, it is an increasingly popular choice for gardens. Originating from South East Europe and West Asia.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The generic name, <i>Cercis</i>, comes from the Greek ‘Kerkis’, a weaver’s shuttle, which Theophrastus likened the tree's flattened woody fruits to. Its specific name refers to the prominent seedpods - ‘siliqua’ in latin.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many suggestions to the origins of its common name. But the two most common suggestions are, Judas is a corruption of Judean, as the tree was once common in the Judean hills. Or it was the tree from which Judas Iscariot hanged himself.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introduced to the British Isles before 1600, it has become much commoner in our gardens in the last 20 years or so due to a combination of wider commercial availability, milder winters, and people seeking out more unusual plants for their gardens.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tree likes full sun, partial shade and a well drained soil. The leaves appear late, after the spectacular clusters of pea-shaped blooms have emerged from the branches and even the main trunk. From late summer, large bunches of rich, purple pods deck the branches, and last well into winter.</span></div><div><br />
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</div>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-90594476752138577732012-05-01T03:17:00.001-07:002012-05-01T03:19:36.952-07:00Wimbledon tree of the month. April<h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Corylus maxima Purpurea</span> (</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Common name Filbert)</span></span></h2><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been waiting for a couple of weeks to take some shots of this multi stemmed hazel on a sunny day. But it never happened - so my tree of the month for April, scrapes into May!</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Standing in the front garden of a house on Coombe Lane, just opposite the junction of Cambridge Road. This purple hazel is especially eye catching at this time of year, when the foliage has newly emerged. The colour is just slightly more rich and intense. The typical multi stemmed tree creates an elegant goblet shape which works perfectly in this position, at the side of the driveway.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Purple Hazel, Corylus maxima Purpurea, is a variety of Filbert hazel. This ornamental tree is also produces large, nuts with a pretty, wine-purple tinge inside them. It is very hardy and suitable for any soil, although it is not quite as good in the shade.<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Grande';"> </span>Purple Hazel is a good hedging plant, and can reach about 10 metres if it grows freely as a tree. The great thing about these trees, is they are happy being pruned to keep them in a size and shape which works with your space. The Purple Hazel has won an RHS Award of Garden Merit for being easy to grow and lovely to look at.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-80921684840659643652012-04-17T08:47:00.000-07:002012-04-17T08:47:30.314-07:00Sculpture in the Garden<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Last October I made my first visit to the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, which opens once again in May. I look forward to my next visit, to see what has changed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Here is a taster of what to expect.</span><br />
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</span>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-63659573392539159082012-04-13T05:08:00.000-07:002012-04-13T05:08:20.374-07:00Beautiful Sculpture<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I'm always asked for ways to make enclosed spaces look more attractive. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If a wall has enough light, my first thought is to cover it with plants. Either climbers or 'Green Walls'. But a low maintenance and striking choice, is to place a sculpture there.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This rusted metal fern sculpture is beautiful, and is at Wisley at the moment.</span><br />
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</div>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-27965451445269055802012-03-14T10:27:00.000-07:002012-03-14T10:27:21.448-07:00Wimbledon tree of the month. March<div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 26px/normal Helvetica;">Acacia dealbata <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(also known as the Silver Wattle or Mimosa)</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;">Once again, I've chosen an evergreen. Found on Murray Road towards Ridgway, this native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania is a fine example with a beautiful shape. The shoots are noticeably angular in section and bear true, bipinnate, blue green leaves. It is not hard to see why the foliage is often included in cut flower arrangements with it's attractively fern-like leaves.<span style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Lucida Grande';"> </span>The highly fragrant, and velvety looking flowers, are borne in spring, with spherical clusters of conspicuous yellow stamens. Although they do seem to be earlier this year.</span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Light';"> </span></div><div style="font: 14.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;"> Acacia dealbata is tolerant of several degrees of frost and it has been known to survive at -10ºC for short periods. So this tree benefits from it's Southerly aspect. However, young plants are susceptible to cold Winter winds.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;"> The cut Mimosa flowers are harvested and given to women on International Women's Day in Italy, Albania, Russia and Georgia. While in India, they use the essence of the flowers in perfumes.</span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sheltering in a small clearing of woodland, within the grounds of Cannizaro House is this young tree that bursts with potential.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The golden leaf form of Fastigiate Beech is an architectural beauty, and worthy winner of the Award of Garden merit in 2002. This large native tree is both hardy and tolerant, but it is it's striking colour and form, that sets it apart from your average woodland. The cultivar 'Dawyck Gold', is a small, upright, deciduous tree whose young leaves are bright, acid yellow, turning gradually to green in summer, before reverting to yellow in autumn. This tree's flame shaped habit works well against it's dark background of mature trees, to punctuate this wooded backdrop. With a mature height of 20 metres, this tree isn't for everyone. But in this position it perfectly transforms the relaxed woodland into something more befitting of this grand house. I feel the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> Wilsons, who owned the house until the late 1940s, and carried out a series of improvements in the gardens with the planting of new trees, would approve of this recent addition.</span></span><br />
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</span></span>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-40567171937310318382011-05-12T07:37:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:40:25.981-07:00Wimbledon tree of the month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">In appreciation of my local area, I've decided to nominate a 'Tree of the month'. This will be a local tree I feel has notable characteristics to make this example special. It might be an unusual specimen, not often seen in the area, or it might just be a fine example of it's type. Sometimes it's position in the landscape or environment elevates it from something average to something striking. </span><br />
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</div>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-86889399775699677772011-03-31T03:52:00.000-07:002011-03-31T03:52:08.970-07:00Spring has sprung<div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">There is no doubt that Spring has arrived. The signs are everywhere.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pulmonaria</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Grown for their early flowers in late Winter and early Spring, they are among the first perennial blooms. But their all too often overlooked hairy leaves with attractive silver spots, come into their own once the flowers have finished. Grow in woodland among shrubs in a humus-rich, moist soil.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZa0TCFuvoJT-tdO-A4vsCYvl3RAF8Q78gyo3c64h7QzaHsSPvRF0vcOFbGQuv8TSl1yE48SsbkINLM1SAmeYMdfixd_bRpJ8Zh8OKrsujKgKsA_7FhNw8o8q1E5tU5CK_0YheCDgmo1d/s1600/Pulmonaria+%2540donaldingam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZa0TCFuvoJT-tdO-A4vsCYvl3RAF8Q78gyo3c64h7QzaHsSPvRF0vcOFbGQuv8TSl1yE48SsbkINLM1SAmeYMdfixd_bRpJ8Zh8OKrsujKgKsA_7FhNw8o8q1E5tU5CK_0YheCDgmo1d/s400/Pulmonaria+%2540donaldingam.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Magnolia x loebneri</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">I can't help feeling every garden should have a magnolia at this time of year. There are so many to choose from, no matter what your taste. But I prefer the delicacy of Magnolia Loebneri and stellata. These small, slender branched deciduous trees are perfect fits for modern and traditional schemes. The star shaped flowers, with slender white petals suffused with lilac edges are produced before the leaves emerge. They need an acid to neutral soil, but the smaller varieties do well in pots.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div></div>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-13964673482695973372011-01-04T06:59:00.000-08:002011-01-04T06:59:47.028-08:00A blank canvas<div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The arrival of snow this Winter, reminded me how this is a perfect time to review your garden's design.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As a designer and gardener, the winter is one of the best times to observe and assess your outside space. Many shrubs and trees have lost their leaves and herbaceous plants have died back, leaving the naked skeleton in view. Evergreen shrubs and trees have jostled from their supporting roles all year, taking their opportunity for star position. But the addition of a layer of snow reveals everything in a new perspective. Suddenly, texture and colour has vanished, and all you see is the pure structure of your garden. This is your perfect chance to evaluate what you see, and decide what you would like to see.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take some pictures if you can or draw a sketch. Note the shapes you see and decide what is working well and where you would like to see changes. For instance, is your boundary totally revealed, or are portions concealed to create interest and the suggestion of hidden treasures? I always like to see something sculptural emerge from the snow. A clipped tree to draw your eye or a hedge to hide a section of the garden. Consider the proportions of your garden and whether divisions or changes in levels would improve your view?</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is your chance to plan new projects, list garden 'must-haves' and maybe devise some new resolutions. Make a wish list that is sensible and achievable.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't forget about the birds and insects at this time of year. Providing water, food and shelter, will give refuge to these beneficial creature, attracting them to your garden throughout the year. </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For most gardeners this is one of the most dispiriting times of the year. But by making the most of your time inside - you will maximise your appreciation of your outer space for the rest of the year. Remember, below the ground roots are flexing and bulbs swelling, and before we know it, we will be welcoming the first signs of Spring. </span></span></span></div><div><br />
</div>dingamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027925342420991781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146168281082219269.post-4111320711587206222010-10-07T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-08T02:53:41.407-07:00Designs on your garden<div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">There are two ways of achieving the garden of your dreams.You can create it yourself, or use a designer. Whichever you choose, here are some things to consider before making a start.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">1. Think about how you want to use the space </span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">You might for instance, want a create a space for drinks in the evening if that's when you use it most. Do you need a play area for the children? Is your dream to grow fruit and vegetables or have cut flowers in the house? Everyone will have a different list, and it's important to give carful consideration to this before you start your project.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">2. Look at your environment </span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Which way does your garden face? What direction is the prevailing wind? Where is the shade? Do you have existing feature, trees, paving that you are keen to keep? Are there views beyond the garden you want to keep, or would you rather contain your view within the space? Are there elements you are keen to remove or disguise? Is there a slop or existing levels that you would like to work differently?</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">If you commission a designer they will test your soil and analyse your site and plant appropriately. You can buy soil testing kits from your garden centre, or you can observe the plants in the surrounding area, to give you a rough start. </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">A kitchen/family room was created with large, folding glass doors and the owners wanted an entertaining space and somewhere for the young children to play. Running tiles from the kitchen through to the terrace creates a smooth transition from one area to another. Levels were needed as the kitchen floor was lowered to increase the ceiling height. This allowed for steps between raised beds, dividing the space and leading to an astro turf area, and hidden sand pit under the deck.</span></span><br />
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