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Cadmium yellow...just because

Cadmium yellow…just because

Lots of people are nervous about using yellow..why?
Olympic parklife delights the world's visitors

Olympic parklife delights the world’s visitors

UK shows off the prettiest Olympic park ever with naturals & annuals
London wants a piece of the Highline life

London wants a piece of the Highline life

The flowering of NY's disused train track has proved a draw for locals & tourists
Big skies and easy living

Big skies and easy living

How to create a stylish urban hangout from 4 square metres of flat roof...
A kaleidoscope of late summer colour

A kaleidoscope of late summer colour

Autumn colours at Great Dixter really are this giddily gorgeous
Making a small space bigger

Making a small space bigger

The secret's in planning the right layout: maximising use of the corners for planting and giving a real flow to this modest square plot
Green & white chic front garden

Green & white chic front garden

Show your style: a gorgeous front garden in green & white
City towpath gardening

City towpath gardening

A sliver of earth, a dozen pots and a boatload of charm make these canal spaces magical
The thinking woman's garden

The thinking woman’s garden

Veddw: a wonderful valley of surreal undulating green walls in Wales
Cottingham cottage garden

Cottingham cottage garden

Soft and seductive: who wouldn't fall for the cottage idyll?
My garden in June

My garden in June

No more space for plants? Naturally I disagree!
Chelsea trends: the winner

Chelsea trends: the winner

My blog, my rules! 5 reasons why Joe Swift's garden should have won Chelsea '12