With many parents at home with their children due to the Corona virus pandemic why not take a look at your garden from your child’s point of view. Does it provide the sort of play potential the...
https://audaxdesign.org/2020/03/24/play-in-the-garden-7-tips-for-summer-success/
On a recent visit to Tavistock, I went over to see how the extended ‘Devon Wall’ I’d seen some months ago was looking…though mainly shades of green now, as most flowering is in the spring...
We tend to think a lot – some of us almost entirely – about flower colour when we consider planting in the garden. Leaves last far longer than blooms, so why not go for a combination of flowe...
https://audaxdesign.org/2016/04/27/top-tip-wear-your-combinations-with-pride/
You can extend the life of a freestanding garden brick wall, provided it is still safe. First, cap the wall top with a coping of engineering bricks, which are water resistant. alternatively use t...
https://audaxdesign.org/2016/04/09/top-tip-revamp-an-old-wall/
The simplest ornament has more impact if it is raised. Keep your costs down by making your own pedestal; use a length of clay drainpipe, about a third taller than it is wide. Alternatively use so...
https://audaxdesign.org/2016/02/27/top-tip-on-a-pedestal-make-more-of-your-garden-ornaments/
Seen from indoors, or as you approach a stepped entrance, pots can make a ready-staged display as they mount the stairs. But always make sure that the pots do not obstruct the route and that the...
https://audaxdesign.org/2016/02/21/top-tip-have-a-safe-flight/
Front Gardens under the Spotlight A new study to help understand what impact front gardens have on their owners and passers-by has been commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Sci...
Birds will splash vigorously in an expensive ornamental birdbath – but just as readily in an upturned old dustbin lid. Prop it in place with bricks to ensure it is stable and put some gravel in...
More and more garden plants are available from garden centres in flower. If bought in bud, potted bulbs, such as dwarf daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths and tulips, allow you to instantly transform ...
https://audaxdesign.org/2016/01/09/top-tip-quick-fix-for-spring-colour/
Moving to a new house with a garden that needs whipping into shape? Need help with an idea for improving part of your established garden? Or maybe you want to completely overhaul your current plo...
https://audaxdesign.org/2016/01/06/get-more-from-your-garden/