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Feb 20

Super Sheds: Coming to Your Backyard Soon : TreeHugger

If you have one, I know you love your shed. You might not think it, know it or say it…but deep down you really cannot do without it! He

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Feb 20

New Dwellings for our Feathered Friends

With so many clients wanting new and exciting features in their gardens, the team here at GardenImprovements.com thought these bird feeders are a great idea. Joe Papendick makes these cool sculptural bird feeders out of hand forged steel and other metals.He then applies a chemical to the metal to bring out it’s natural aged patina …

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Feb 20

Indoor Gardens with Lightpot

Indoor plants are nothing new of course but here’s a pretty cool idea I saw at Just Cool Design: The “lightpot” from designers Kfir Schwalb and Orit Magia of Studio Shulab . It uses eco friendly, energy saving LED lighting to grow plants, herbs – any pot adaptable vegetation anywhere in the house. And no …

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Feb 15

East Kilbride: Large Family Garden Design in Jackton

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The geometric shapes we’ve went for in this design really make the most out of the space available to us which is critical to the brief. We had to get a lot in here to keep the kids amused , you know the attention span they have!

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Feb 15

Modern Trellis Design for the Garden

A fantastic design for a modern garden trellis by Jayme Jenkins as seen at Nest in Style: Using steel wires this trellis is especially useful as an invisible or floating trellis for a modern or contemporary garden design where traditional trellis styles might conflict with the overall concept.  Here you can see the effect and …

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Feb 15

Glasgow South: Long Narrow Garden Design in Clarkston

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This end of the garden gathers the majority of the afternoon and evening sun – so some shade in the form of a ‘floating’ pergola, is welcome but I fell also necessary here to reconcile with the obstruction posed by the garage building. Here the garage is somewhat integrated with the garden and therefore becomes less obtrusive. the form of the pergola offers some contrasting lines to those established by the elliping ovals and this helps to confirm the design aesthetic within thi garden.

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Feb 15

Garden Tandoor; the Next Trend in Outdoor Cooking?

I love eating outdoors – BBQs are a truly brilliant way of combining two of my favourite activities, cooking and messing about in the garden!  The time for BBQs and outdoor activity isn’t over yet – despite the chill setting in here in Glasgow; fire up that chimnea and get some of that air round …

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Feb 15

Glasgow South: Contemporary Front Garden Design in Netherlee

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The different levels and heights help to give that extra dimension and feeling of a greater space than actually exists but also produces some interesting walkways and paths that will keep the client and any guests she may have captivated throughout

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Feb 15

Swedish pavers from Oldsjö Hultgren Design

Studio G explores these innovative concrete pavers from Sweden: they certainly are different and their use would be very specific – what do you think? Studio G – Garden Design & Landscape Design inspiration » Swedish pavers from Oldsjö Hultgren Design.

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Feb 15

Glasgow West: Contemporary Garden Design in Anniesland

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Welcome to another project article in our Garden Design Portfolio Series.  This garden has been designed by Nicky Patterson and will be built by the team of garden designers and landscapers at GardenImprovements.com. The design was commissioned by Nicky K from a new build townhouse property in Anniesland in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. …

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