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The truth is any garden will create work, the trick to creating a garden that doesn't feel like a chore is to make sure it contains only those jobs that you actually like doing. 

Think about what are the most time consuming chores and how can you avoid creating unnecessary work in your garden.

We really try to make gardening easier. But if you are still a bit stuck... why not email [email protected]

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We all want our garden to get get back looking it's best - but is a tidy garden really the best idea?  
Remember Gardens aren't just for us
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4 simple quick and easy ways to start getting your garden back on track after the winter.

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How do we go about redesigning a garden, what's the thought process used?
Listen to how we reshape a welsh garden into something much nicer in an affordable and practical way.

If you want to see pictures of the actual design whilst you listen....read about the design on our Plotting Shed Blog  Or watch a short YouTube on how we created this design also

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Read more about designing really small gardens at PlantPlots.com

The space we need to use in a garden doesn't shrink just because the garden is small - so where you put your seating and how you get there are the most important decisions to make. This podcast is one of our series on how to design your garden if..... where hopefully we debunk the mysteries of garden design and show you how you can go abour designing your garden so that it works for you.
We really do try to make gardening easier!
contact us [email protected] if you need a little bit more advice - it's free & we're really friendly

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Where do plants get grown these days and can your plant buying habits be contributing to the warming of our planets atmosphere. The answer may just surprise you...

Garden Centres buy in plants from all over the world, but is this really the most sensible sustainable solution when we want to buy plants for our garden, why can't they just be grown here?

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Read more on our series 'How to Design a Garden if...' at  PlantPlots.com
We really try to make gardening easier, and this podcast is one on our series of how hot design a garden if...
Small gardens have their own unique set of issues and design problems to overcome. But what about the plants for a small garden, what type of plant should you think about including and which ones should never be planted?

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Have a Heart - Have a Hedgehog Hole!

Every animal, insect, plant species on earth link together. Just like the film Avatar, all life is connected (even us). If we break one link, it affects thousands of other links.

Hedgehogs are an apex predator in our garden, having a hedgehog is a sign of a healthy ecosystem. Have you seen a hedgehog recently ( that was actually alive!)

Go and build that hedgehog hole today. :)

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How the humble button mushroom can help save the world..... but it needs a few cyanobacteria a bit of  graphene and a couple of nanocircuits.....

Amaze your friends with this little gem of ecological /environmentally friendly 'here's how we can save the planet' piece of information!

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Garden designers make it look so easy - a few plants here and a patio there, so why does it never seem to work in your garden. Well aside from the fact that most of us don't have a budget of thousands and a posse of expert gardeners on hand; how can you turn your garden into something more beautiful, interesting and lovely.

Top tips to help you banish those boring borders.  

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