These fantastic garden daybeds certainly inspire us to design gardens to put them in and I’m hoping that by showing them here as demonstrated at FreshHome they might inspire you guys to get us to draft you up some fantastic design for your own garden!

These beautiful daybeds are made by Lifeshop Collection, a company that is specialized in indoor and outdoor contract furniture, hotel furniture, contract lighting, contract artwork, casegoods, and resin furniture. The summer is near, and a piece of outdoor furniture like this would be great, to relax outside your house, and breathe fresh air. These pieces would be also awesome for an outdoor party. – Via – Espaciohogar – Via – Freshhome
Cheers
Nicky Patterson, Garden Designer @ GardenImprovements.com
Originally posted 2009-03-26 17:00:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Here is an article I wrote for the much celebrated Landscape Juice Network back in February 2009. I think much of it still holds true currently for the many businesses, established and start-up alike in the landscape and garden design industries.
Landscaping through the recession : Landscape and garden expert.
Originally posted 2009-10-13 13:19:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Tags: garden design, landscaping, recession
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At GardenImprovements.com we are constantly striving to convince people to introduce their gardens into their normal lifestyle habits: (more…)
Originally posted 2009-06-22 17:00:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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A funky and modern twist on the traditional garden parasol design: these can be used when the garden design is such that a traditional umbrella structured parasol might compromise the overall theme of the space.

Coolaroo Shade Sails are bold, brightly colored in square and triangle shapes. It’s remarkable how one lone shade sail can lend an outdoor space a contemporary touch. String up a group of shade sails—like in the photo, below—and you can transform a space into something you’d expect to find at a modern art museum.

What you can’t see from the photos is how durable the Coolaroo material is. This isn’t like hanging out a sheet. The shade sails are made for life outdoors. The sail’s nylon edges will not tear or fray. The color of the material will remain bright even when permanently hung outside and exposed to moisture, intense sun – which is inevitable in Glasgow! – and temperature extremes. The D-rings on the corners of the Coolaroo will stay anchored to the included stainless steel poles. Coolaroo products come with a 10 year warranty. If your shade sail becomes damaged the company will replace it for free.
Best of all, the Coolaroo fabric blocks out 90% of the sun’s harmful UV rays while allowing breezes to pass through. So life under a Coolaroo is cool in more ways than one. – VIA – SpotCoolStuff
Cheers
Nicky Patterson, garden designer @ GardenImprovements.com
Originally posted 2009-03-25 17:00:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Fair-weather play dates come and go, but notNeutral’s outdoor kids furniture will hold steadfast, rain or shine. A collaboration with Loll Designs, the BBO2 collection comprises 100 percent recycled post-consumer high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a plastic resin used to make products and packaging such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, and margarine tubs. Roughly eight recycled milk jugs go into every pound of the furniture’s weight. (more…)
Originally posted 2009-06-16 12:00:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Some more exciting inspiration from Studio G – this time an article on the work of Brendan Moar…I love this tunnel idea. Fantastic work:
Studio G – Garden Design & Landscape Design inspiration » Brendan Moar’s Dry Spell Gardens.
Originally posted 2009-10-23 14:04:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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We are looking forward to installing our first wildflower lawn, and though we had planned to have one installed in our upcoming Glasgow west end design our clients have opted to do this themselves as part of their ongoing gardening activity! Fair enough!
Our fellow Landscape Juice Network members, Shadows Garden Design have provided this excellent guide to installing your own wildflower meadow, check it out:
Bringing your garden out of the Shadows: How To: Make a wildflower meadow.
Originally posted 2009-10-27 11:42:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Being new to the landscaping and design business it was always going to take me a while to get used to the different aspects involved, none more so than the design process; fiddling about on the laptop with the design software we use was all well and good- but it couldn’t prepare me for the real life problems presented by an actual client and project.
by Matthew Thomson
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Originally posted 2009-06-24 17:00:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Do you remember those retro beanbags from the 1960’s? Well, Fatboy, a company started in 1998 by Jukka Setälä in Finland, designs beanbags for the 21st century. Depending on your mood, Fatboy has 11 different styles and colours to satisfy your garden lounging needs. There’s even stylish options for your furry friends.
Depending on what product you choose, Fatboy is made from either a Nylon or Polyester fabricand and has a PVC coating to make them water resistant, stain resistant and easy to clean, making them ideal for entertaining, especially with the bbq season well and truly underway!
Originally posted 2009-06-15 10:21:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Tags: Beanbags, children gardening, garden beanbags, garden design, garden design glasgow, garden designer glasgow, garden furniture, garden furniture design, gardenimprovements.com, landscaper glasgow, landscaping glasgow, matthew thomson, modern living, nicky patterson
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The winter months are in fact the best time to arrange to have a landscaping project scheduled for your garden; ensuring everything is in place for the new season to start and getting a real head start on enjoying your home outdoors!
by Nicky Patterson (more…)

Originally posted 2008-12-24 10:18:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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