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Native Plant Gardens in The Netherlands known as Heemparken

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Michael

With the opening of the new Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Gardens earlier this month I was inspired to pay a return visit to the heempark in Amstelveen which is recognised as one of Europe’s best. The … Continue reading →

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Gardening starts late in Europe

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Michael

I am not the only one to be complaining about the late start to the gardening spring in Western Europe this year. Our winter was very long and cold and the garden has seemed to be stuck, awaiting a cue … Continue reading →

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Online Gardening Courses

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Michael

Choosing and Using Shrubs in Garden Design I have just spend a month following Andy McIndoe’s course on shrubs at MyGardenSchool, the online intensive training for keen gardeners and landscape professionals. As one of the tutors myself, I was interested … Continue reading →

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Choosing and Using Shrubs in Garden Design

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Michael

Over recent weeks I have been writing about using shrubs in combination with perennials  in my garden designs. Having read through all my books on shrubs and purchased a few new ones I seem to have more questions than answers. … Continue reading →

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Inside-out Garden Design

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Michael

Is garden design in a rut created by the way we are taught to approach it? Perhaps it is the result of the scale of modern-day gardens that we think in terms of boundaries and what we can place within … Continue reading →

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