Garden design & other stuff we think you should know!
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Most Popular Articles
Maximising Space in a Small Garden
What Actually is a Low Maintenance Garden?
How Can I Create a Low Maintenance Garden
Low Maintenance Planting for Pots
How to get a Low Maintenance Garden Border
Make your Garden Look Like a Chelsea Show Garden.
Garden Advice – the PlantPlots Way!
Hanging Baskets & Why You Should Avoid Them
How to Restore a Garden Border.
The Garden is a Little Unloved…
There is a Distinct Lack of Privacy.
Making the Garden Look More Interesting – Without Spending a Fortune.
How to Make Ugly Fences less Noticeable.
How to get Low Maintenance Hedges
How to Design a Long and Narrow Garden.
Adding Curvy Bits to the Garden.
Have a Garden Path, not a Runway!
Fixing Garden Problems
Hedges and How Not to Make Them a Pain in the Proverbials!
Path Problems – Go Low Maintenance
When Do You Need to Start Again.
Mini Makeovers
Billy-No-Mates – the Solitary Pot.
Being Bold with Colour – Rich Velvets & Loud Pinks
Adding Texture to a Small Garden – Fountains & Fluff
Ditch the ‘Fence Red’ and let’s go Grey!
How to Have a Garden and a Football Goal.
Bee Friendly Gardens.
Bees V The RHS – it’s time for the Bees to win!
Garden are for Life & Not Just for Show
Real Gardeners Love Life – But What To Do About Bugs!
Bedding Plants & why not to use them.
Why Bigger, Bolder & Brighter Flowers aren’t much use in a Garden.
Plants to Love.
Lots of our Favourite Plants – and why we love them
PlantPlots Soapbox
Get Your Garden Inspiration From This £250k Show Garden!….Really, How?
‘Estate Agent’ Plant Descriptions.
Pictograph Plant Labels….er Why?
House Builders Planting Schemes.
Why You Should Never Buy Mixed Boxes of Plants.
Poor Topiary and why it’s better not to bother at all.
Hanging Baskets & why they are more trouble than they are worth.
Can You Plant a Mixed box of Coloured Bedding and get it to look nice?
Thinking of Selling your Home?
– your garden can help and hinder the sale, tips on making sure your garden helps.
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