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Fiona and Howard's Winter Garden
A rare fall of snow, in one of the driest parts of the country, higlights the formal structure and detailing in a walled town garden near the centre of Cambridge which has been 20 years in the making.

View looking down onto formal town garden after snow. Snow covered lawn surrounded by herbaceous borders with box topiary, Internal hedges with pleached trees to divide a long narrow garden into compartments. December. View looking down onto formal town garden after snow. Snow covered lawn surrounded by herbaceous borders with box topiary, Internal hedges with pleached trees to divide a long narrow garden into compartments. December. View of formal walled town garden in winter. Box topiary, berries hanging on Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia' - broad-leaved cockspur thorn. December View of formal walled town garden after snow. Box topiary, wire garden chairs, weeping silver birch - Betula pendula 'Youngii' - pleached trees and hedges. Wooden half barrel on patio used as small garden pond. December. Garden path and adjacent herbaceous borders covered with snow. View looking towards gap in internal hedges, pleached trees and box topiary. December. View along garden path and adjacent herbaceous borders covered with snow. Pair of box topiary spheres on either side of a wooden garden bench. December. View along garden path and adjacent herbaceous borders covered with snow. Pair of box topiary spheres on either side of a wooden garden bench. December. View of formal walled town garden in winter with pleached field maples - Acer campestre - and hawthorn hedges - Crataegus monogyna - dividing a garden into compartments. December View of formal walled town garden in winter. Box topiary, pleached field maples - Acer campestre - and hawthorn hedges - Crataegus monogyna - divide the garden into compartments. December View through gate set into hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna - hedge at the end of a path with overhead pleached field maples - Acer campestre. Snow. Small secluded summerhouse behind hedge. December. View of pleached field maples - Acer campestre - over hawthorn hedges - Crataegus monogyna. December Snow covered wrought iron regency style garden seat beside hawthorn hedge - Crataegus monogyna with pleached field maples - Acer campestre - above. December Snow covered wrought iron regency style garden seat beside hawthorn hedge - Crataegus monogyna with pleached field maples - Acer campestre - above. Topiary spiral box - Buxus sempervirens - and a raised circular frozen garden pond. December





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Sanctuary in the City
This small town garden has been designed by Sam Jarvis who is passionate about exotic plants which fill the 9m x 12m (approx) space, their dramatic out-sized foliages, hot colours and strong silhouettes etched against a setting sun, whatever the season.

Sam and Andres in their 9m x 12m town garden. A bird's-eye view of a 9m x 12m town garden planted with evergreen exotics such as the tall central palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus; dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'; tree ferns, Dicksonia antarctica; phormiums, agapanthus, bamboo, loquat and cordyline. A bird's-eye view of a 9m x 12m town garden planted with evergreen exotics such as the tall central palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus; dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'; tree ferns, Dicksonia antarctica; phormiums, agapanthus, bamboo, loquat and cordyline. A bird's-eye view of a 9m x 12m town garden planted with evergreen exotics such as the tall central palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus; dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'; tree ferns, Dicksonia antarctica; phormiums, agapanthus, bamboo, loquat and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine separates the dining area from main garden. A bird's-eye view of a 9m x 12m town garden planted with evergreen exotics such as the tall central palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus; dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'; tree ferns, Dicksonia antarctica; phormiums, agapanthus, bamboo, loquat and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine separates the dining area from main garden. A bird's-eye view of a 9m x 12m town garden planted with evergreen exotics such as the tall central palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus; dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'; tree ferns, Dicksonia antarctica; phormiums, agapanthus, bamboo, loquat and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine separates the dining area from main garden. A bird's-eye view of a 9m x 12m town garden planted with evergreen exotics such as the tall central palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus; dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'; tree ferns, Dicksonia antarctica; phormiums, agapanthus, bamboo, loquat and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine separates the dining area from main garden. The semi-detached house seen past palms, crocosmia, rice paper plant and an arch of star jasmine. An arch and hedge of star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, separates the dining area with raised planters of palms, sedum and coleus, from main garden planted with exotic evergreens such as palms, tree ferns, phormiums and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, separates the dining area with raised planters of palms, sedum and coleus, from main garden planted with exotic evergreens such as palms, tree ferns, phormiums and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, separates the dining area with raised planters of palms, sedum and coleus, from main garden planted with exotic evergreens such as palms, tree ferns, phormiums and cordyline. An arch and hedge of star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, separates the dining area with raised planters of palms, sedum and coleus, from main garden planted with exotic evergreens such as palms, tree ferns, phormiums and cordyline. A small dining area beside a hedge of star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides. Beyond, the garden is planted with exotic evergreens such as palms, a loquat, crocosmia and cordyline.





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Contemporary Courtyard in Autumn
It was the relaxed 'inside-outside' lifestyle of living in California that influenced the design of Ian and Armi Maddison's 20m x 18m, sunny walled courtyard, a blend of contemporary planting with salvaged treasures and homemade furniture.

Ian and Armi Maddison in their contemporary courtyard. A contemporary house and courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths and a raised central bed of drought tolerant plants: euphorbias, fleabane, ornamental grasses, sage and thyme, all beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. A contemporary house and courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths and a raised central bed of drought tolerant plants: euphorbias, fleabane, ornamental grasses, sage and thyme, all beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. A contemporary house and courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths and a raised central bed of drought tolerant plants: euphorbias, fleabane, ornamental grasses, sage and thyme, all beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, with golden autumn foliage. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, green until autumn turns the leaves gold. View from the house of a contemporary courtyard (20m x 18m) with gravel paths, reclaimed water tanks filled with plants or water, and raised beds of drought tolerant plants beneath the canopy of a Japanese maple, green until autumn turns the leaves gold. View to covered dining area, past an old galvanised water tank planted with fleabane and pheasant tail grass, an olive tree, and a raised bed of drought tolerant plants beneath a Japanese maple.





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Enfield Garden
When Meera and Vishal Shah purchased their Enfield home six years ago, they had a grand plan for the house and both front and back gardens.

The designer and owner Vishal and his wife Meera relaxing in their garden. Rear garden with seating area and raised corten steel beds. Seating area surrounded by raised flowerbeds and pleached trees. Seating area surrounded by raised flower beds and pleached trees. View across borders to seating area and the shed. Seating area with pink chairs and table between large sliding glass doors and border with Calamagrostis brachytricha Dark metal bench placed on gravel path surrounded by Anemone 'Honorine Jobert', Bergenia, Geranium, ferns by the black wooden fence. Dark metal bench placed on gravel path surrounded by Anemone, Bergenia, Geranium, ferns by the black wooden fence. Black metal bench placed on gravel next to corten steel water bowl and the border with Anemone, Bergenia, Mahonia 'Soft Caress' by the black wooden fence. Black metal bench placed on gravel path with steps and raised corten beds. Black metal bench placed on gravel next to corten steel water bowl and the border with Anemone, Mahonia 'Soft Caress' and ferns by the black wooden fence. Flowerbed with Mahonia 'Soft Caress' and Hakonechloa macra by corten steel water bowl. Black metal bench placed between raised corten steel beds.





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Alexandria Courtyard Garden
Landscape designed, small inner city urban courtyard garden. Low maintenance planting using temperate and sub tropical plants.

Composite timber deck, pergola and a small inner city courtyard garden. Inner city courtyard garden with a deck, bench seats raised garden beds and barbecue. Composite timber deck, pergola and a small inner city courtyard garden. Composite timber deck, pergola and a small inner city courtyard garden. Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden with raised garden beds . Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden. Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden. Innercity courtyard garden with steps leading to an upper level. Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden. Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden. Raised masonry garden bed with a lush planting. Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden, raised garden beds and a wall covered in creeping fig. Inner city courtyard garden with a lush sub tropical garden, raised garden beds and a wall covered in creeping fig.





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Creating a Roof Garden with Herbs and Succulents
Creating flower bed on roof terrace garden with drought tolerant perennials and succulents.

Woman relaxing on roof patio. Newly planted drought bed with herbs and succulents is separated by slats, which are decorative and at the same time serve as a path. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with succulents - Sedum spathulifolium and herbs. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with succulents - Sedum spathulifolium and herbs. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with succulents and herbs. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with planting Lewisia cotyledon and Sedum spathulifolium. Woman planting Lewisia cotyledon in drought tolerant flowerbed. Woman planting Lewisia cotyledon in drought tolerant flowerbed. Woman planting Lewisia cotyledon in drought tolerant flowerbed. Woman planting Lewisia cotyledon in drought tolerant flowerbed. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with planting Sedum spathulifolium - Stonecrop. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with planting Sedum spathulifolium - Stonecrop. Woman creating drought tolerant flowerbed with planting Sedum spathulifolium - Stonecrop. Woman planting drought tolerant perennials - Sedum spathulifolium - Stonecrop.





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Contemporary Courtyard Garden with Home Office
The brief given to Nick and Douglas from the Distinctive Gardener was to design a garden that in many ways could be used as an outside room, as well as providing space for a home office and dining area.

Family gathered around table in secluded patio area Garden at night with lighting, looking across patio area towards garden office Garden at night with lighting, looking across patio area towards garden office Garden at night with lighting, looking across patio area towards garden office Garden at night with lighting, looking across patio area towards garden office Garden at night with lighting, looking across patio area towards garden office Raised bed in contemporary garden at night with Edgeworthia chrysantha, looking across patio area towards garden office Raised bed in contemporary garden at night with Edgeworthia chrysantha, looking across patio area towards garden office Contemporary suburban garden with office Garden at night with lighting, looking across patio area towards garden office Garden office with raised bed outside. View into interior of office Home office at night with Erigeron karvinskianus in raised bed Home office at night with Erigeron karvinskianus in border





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An Apartment Building Garden in Berlin
The Welsch family garden. In her old age from 92, Rosa Welsch still gardened in her garden, supported by her daughter, her daughter's partner and a gardener. The 98-year-old husband watches from the window.

Rosa Welsch is still gardening in her garden at 92 years old Rosa Welsch's daughter's partner Peter helps with the gardening Rosa Welsch's daughter's partner Peter helps with the gardening Rosa Welsch's daughter's partner Peter pruning a hydrangea flower Man sitting on chair on lawn reading a book Rosa Welsch's daughter's partner Peter engrossed in the Karl Foerster book: Garden as a magic key Apartment house with flower islands Apartment house with flower islands Seating area at the hydrangea bed with garden hydrangeas, crested lilies, Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'. In the background Cichorium intybus Seating area at the hydrangea bed with garden hydrangeas, crested lilies, Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'. Lifestyle furniture metal painted white table chairs lawn. Seating area at the hydrangea bed with garden hydrangeas, crested lilies, Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'. Table decoration with bottle lamp in front of a hydrangea bed Seating group between flower beds with Chinese reed, Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', porcupine grass, Hydrangea paniculata 'Wims Red', crested lilies, garden hydrangeas, Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'





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A Modern Green Garden
Modern garden with two terraces to relax and a large green garden area, surrounded by densely planted beds.

Chairs and table on wooden deck and view to the entrance area with Acer and Cornus Cornus florida, Acer palmatum, Minze Mentha, herbage, view into the planted entrance area with paved pathway Cornus florida, Acer palmatum, Minze Mentha, herbage, Woman walking along paved path near house in a modern garden Cornus florida, Acer palmatum, mint Mentha, herbage, view into the planted entrance area with paved pathway View from the entrance area to covered wooden deck with dining furniture, border with Cornus florida, Allium and groundcover Chairs and table on wooden deck and view into the green garden Rustic candles on the wooden table blue glasses on the tablecloth with view into the garden Purple furniture on wooden decking, view to garden behind Purple furniture on wooden decking, view to garden behind Purple furniture on wooden decking, view to garden behind Purple furniture on wooden deck with view to garden behind Purple furniture on wooden decking, view to garden behind





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Balcony Garden
This long, thin balcony garden (16 x 1.4 widening to 2.2m from about midway) has been designed on the fourth floor of a contemporary block of flats overlooking the Thames.

Lynda on her fourth floor balcony surrounded by planters of evergreens and perennials, overlooking the town. A dining table on a balcony edged in planters of rosemary, bay, olive, palm, ornamental grasses, marguerites, nemesias and petunias. A dining table on a balcony edged in planters of rosemary, bay, olive, palm, ornamental grasses, marguerites, nemesias and petunias. A dining table on a balcony edged in planters of bay, olive, ornamental grasses, marguerites, nemesias and petunias. A dining table on a balcony edged in planters of rosemary, bay, olive, palm, ornamental grasses, marguerites, nemesias and petunias. A narrow balcony is edged in planters of mostly evergreen shrubs and trees, with pops of colour from annuals and perennials. A narrow balcony is edged in planters of mostly evergreen shrubs and trees, with pops of colour from annuals and perennials. A narrow balcony is edged in planters of leafy pampas grass, Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' and pittosporum, with pops of colour from flowering marguerites, nemesias, salvias and petunias. A narrow balcony with chair is edged in planters of leafy evergreen plants and flowering marguerites, nemesias, salvias and petunias. A narrow riverside balcony is edged in planters of leafy pampas grass, Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' and pittosporum, with pops of colour from flowering marguerites, nemesias, salvias and petunias. Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' thrives in a planter on a riverside balcony. A narrow riverside balcony is edged in planters of Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola', a dwarf pine and pittosporum, with pops of colour from flowering annuals and perennials. A narrow riverside balcony is edged in planters of Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola', a dwarf pine and pittosporum, with pops of colour from flowering annuals and perennials.





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