"Garden Ideas"
Choose your project...
 There are enough garden ideas to keep you busy 24/7 for the next 100 years or so. Choosing your project depends on a number of things;
How much space you have available - indoors or out. How much you want to spend on the whole project. How much time you have available to enjoy your new hobby. And, of course, what appeals to you - what do you find attractive - what would enhance your home or garden?
Feature gardens could take on a whole theme using your entire outdoor space or they could be visual points in your garden visible from the windows of the house so you can get pleasure from them all through the winter months as well as during the summer. The choice is yours!
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Read through some of these pages and let your garden ideas take shape..
 Garden PlansWhen my partner and I took on an acre of bramble / woodland that hadn't been tended for more than forty years, garden plans didn't come into the equation. After using an earth mover and creating a rough drive and parking space for our camper van, the budget ran out for 'the garden'. For full article click here Garden Plans
 Garden Ideas - Butterfly Gardens: Create a butterfly garden to encourage butterflies, humming birds and bees to your garden. Enjoy beautiful flowers and natural wildlife on your doorstep! For full article click here Garden Ideas - butterflies
 English Gardens: Maybe it's the rain, maybe it's geographic location or maybe it's just that us Brits are incredibly creative! :-) For full article click here English Gardens
 Lawn Clover: If you're having trouble with the clover it's time to think outside the box! For full article click here Lawn Clover
 Lawns: Do you fancy a precision cut bowling green type lawn beautifully shaped around your flower beds, or how about a few meadow flowers and daisies thrown in? For full article click here Green Lawn
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Nature Hills (US) supply flower seeds and much more! I love this obelisk...
Nature Hills Nurseries This link will take you directly to the Obelisk page.
Taylors Garden Buildings UK have a huge range of water features, garden buildings of all sorts and even this stunning decking..
Garden Ideas at Taylors UK Click on 'Arches-Pergolas-Arbours' from their homepage then scroll down to find 'Decking Kits'.
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 Natural Gardens: Creating a natural garden relies more on common sense than great horticultural experience. Keep nature in mind at all times while you plan your garden. For full article click here Natural Gardens
 Ponds: Think about waterfall features and power supplies, oh, and of course, water supplies if your garden ideas revolve around a pond! For full article click here Garden Ponds
 Rock Gardens: Rock gardens can be an impressive work of art or simply a feature to cover up a boring spot in your garden. Either way they are a great addition to your outside space. For full article click here Rock Gardens
 Water Gardens: Creating a water feature in your own space is both exhilarating and calming..... excellent feng shui and a great garden idea! For full article click here Garden Water Features
And these are just a few garden ideas! Browse through garden catalogs. Most garden suppliers are happy to give their catalogs away free of charge. There are a few good online suppliers catalogs listed here -garden ideas - catalogs
Grab a few gardening books from the library for more inspiration. I like to buy glossy gardening magazines from time to time. They have some beautiful designs. The photos may have been put together for the magazine article, but inspirational nonetheless!
Happy Gardening!
Great "Garden Ideas" ReadingGrow Your Own Winter Food: A good diet incorporating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is a must if you want to stay fit and healthy and keep the bugs at bay during the cold winter months. Growing your own winter food is just one way of ensuring you get the freshest, tastiest produce packed with goodness straight from the garden to the kitchen table. This easy-to-follow self-sufficiency book shows you how to grow your own fruit and vegetables for winter use and includes facts on each fruit, vegetable or herb as well as nutritional value, recipe ideas and storage suggestions.
Grow Your Own Winter Food is perfect for those with limited gardening experience, with gardens big or small who are looking to become more self-sufficient. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow Your Own Winter Food
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Grow It, Cook It!: Many crops, including herbs, can be produced in a relatively small space with a little pre-planning and organizing: in containers, on a balcony, and indoors. Herbs are perfect for enhancing the flavour of cooking, treating minor ailments, and preventing colds and flu. Your own back garden will not only produce the best food on the planet for you and your loved ones, it is also economical, environmentally friendly and more fun than shopping. Gardening is more than a hobby; it's a way of life. .
This book provides all the information you need to keep your family and friends healthy, fit and enjoying life to the full. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow It, Cook It!
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Grow Your Own Pharmacy: If, like me, you want to be able to eat the best food on the planet, grow your own!
• Clear instructions on planning, planting, growing and harvesting the fruits, vegetables and herbs required for a healthy vitamin intake.
• Recipes and menus to help incorporate the fruit and vegetables into your daily diet. Grow Your Own Pharmacy
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Herbs and Spices: Some herbs grow vigorously, some are tender and need special growing conditions, some are annuals, some perennials, some you can grow indoors, all can be grown in pots or directly into the ground. There are also certain spices, such as chillies, that can be grown in temperate climates.
This clear and concise directory of herbs and spices provides all the essential information to help you grow a selection of these flavour-enhancing foods in small or large spaces. Ideas for which herbs and spices go best with which foods also accompany each description, so that you can really enliven your repertoire of recipes. Order it now direct from the publisher... Herbs and Spices
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Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense is packed full of great ideas and tips. Granny brings traditional home-making up to date with cooking, gardening, needlecrafts and even games to play with the kids...Click on the link below to order your copy.
Cooking doesn’t have to be a chore and preparing nourishing home cooked meals for the family will certainly keep them away from the goodie shelf. Gardening encourages physical exercise and a good healthy dollop of fresh air. And you can get the kids involved too. Before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children used to have fun without rummaging about in the fridge every five minutes. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you! Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense
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