Gardening design

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• Community border - by Penny Denoon and John Carmichael
• Cool-coloured border - by Linda Bush
• Demelza - by Jo Thompson
• Early-summer border - by Andrew Marson
• Easy windowbox - by Angus Thompson
• Edible border - by Roger Smith
• Entente Cordiale - by Patricia Thirion and Janet Honour
• Exotic border - by Antonia Salt
• Foreign and Colonial Investments Garden - by Tom Hoblyn
• Freshly Prepped - by Patricia Fox
• High-impact border - by Paul Hensey and Neil Lucas
• Mixed Border - by Cleve West
• Perennial border - by Andy Sturgeon
• Seaside windowbox - by Adam Woolcott, Jonathan Smith and Cormac Conway
• Shaded border - by Growing Ambition
• Stunning textural garden - by Andy Sturgeon
• Summer windowbox - by Kate Frey
• Sumptuous windowbox - by Sarah Price
• Textured border - by Tom Stuart-Smith
• The Cancer Research UK Garden - by Robert Myers
• The HESCO Garden - by Martin Walker and the Leeds City Council Team
• The Modern Rock Garden - by Tomoko Osonoe
• The Perfume Garden - by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins
• The PSI Nursery Garden - by Jamie Dunstan
• The QVC Garden - by Adam Frost
• Trend and tradition meet in a border - by Trevor Tooth
• Vertical border - by Mark Gregory
• Water garden in a trough - by Philippa Probert
• Water vole friendly garden - by Angela Potter, Ann Robinson, Sylvia Ong-Mörtl and Jean Thomas
• Year-round border - by Mark Browning

Attract wildlife

All the tips you need to create a garden buzzing with insects

Vertical planting

Take your gardening to another level by greening your walls

• Woodland planting - A perfect solution for those shady corners in the garden
• Cottage garden planting - Epitomised by romantic and lush planting
• Jungle garden - Create a lush jungle packed with tropical plants and exotic foliage
• Lime-tolerant plants - Create an inspirational garden using lime-tolerant plants

• Andy Sturgeon - Well known for his striking planting combinations
• Chris Beardshaw - internationally known designer and landscape architect
• Cleve West - Award winning garden designer, RHS judge and writer
• Diarmuid Gavin - One of the best-known faces in garden design
• John Brookes - Internationally renowned designer, writer and teacher
• Mary Reynolds - Gold medallist at Chelsea for her first show garden
• Robert Myers - Award winning modern designer
• Sarah Eberle - Chelsea gold medal winner
• Tom Stuart-Smith - Best in Show accolade at the Chelsea flower show 2008
• Careers advice: horticulture - All you need to know to get started
• Careers advice: garden design - How to get started as a garden designer