Getting Creative with Unsightly Areas in the Garden

1 June 2025 - Joanna Hazelton
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An unsightly gap in the conifers with a dusty patch of barren earth beneath. An ugly breeze block wall that’s become a general dumping ground. A corner of the decking now overlooked by our neighbours after they cut down the canopy of trees that had shielded us from their gaze for over 20 years. All […]

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How to Create a Stunning Corner Feature in your Garden

26 May 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
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The paranoia of being seen on our decking by our neighbours out of their bedroom window has taken grip. The bordering trees in their garden that always provided us with such welcome cover and guaranteed seclusion outside are now gone. And I am now racked with worry that we will no longer have any privacy […]

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Girl Power and Parsley: Top Tips for Growing Herbs in Pots on your Patio

19 June 2019 - Joanna Hazelton
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I’ve just discovered the joys of growing herbs in pots on my patio. Not only do they make wonderful, aromatic displays, it’s pretty handy being able to nip out from the kitchen for a basil leaf or three mid-bolognaise preparing. And it really couldn’t be simpler. I just mixed and matched a medley of herbs […]

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Be Inspired. Forget the Garden Centre. Create Your Own Vibrant Hanging Baskets

16 April 2019 - Joanna Hazelton
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I do love a hanging basket. There really is no better way of adding extra pops of colour than with an array of vibrant flowers and shrubs, flourishing in hanging baskets, dotted around the garden. I’ve always found a lovely selection to choose from at my local garden centre. But the plants only ever last […]

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