00:00 Why our gardens are never like show gardens!
00:20 BBC Gardeners World Live shows: https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/
00:29 Ways of using vertical space
01:14 Don’t forget space under things
01:57 Video on how to make a container pond: https://youtu.be/F93kYgcbBOw
02:20 Corten steel – the contemporary materials for pots, raised beds and sculpture
03:00 Recycle – make a rockery out of bricks or rubble
03:34 Video on how to create a rock garden: https://youtu.be/whDfzvMn9Zw
03:38 Edimentals – making grow your own look decorative
04:32 Consider foliage colour when planning planting
05:20 Foliage-only garden by Kiran Vaidya of Hefty’s Garden https://heftysgarden.wixsite.com/heftysgarden
05:47 Use pots in borders to make plants stand out
06:40 Video on slug resistant plants and how to deal with slugs & snails: https://youtu.be/_qeEWPY50Vc
07:08 Some plants look best as solo specimens
07:38 James Fenneberg border: https://www.jamesfenneberg.com/
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