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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

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

Great Garden Umbrellas and Parasols

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 …

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Feb 15

Great Hammocks for the Garden

Check out these fantastic stand-alone hammocks as seen on SpotCoolStuff: Hammocks have come a long way since pre-Columbian natives in South America wove together sheets from the bark of a Hamack tree and strung them up between two poles. Hammocks today are stylishly designed, scientifically engineered and, we have to imagine, a whole lot more …

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Feb 15

Website Update!!

We received some mixed feedback form our December 2008 website revision with the flash navigation and music uploading.  I decided to remove the flash navigation and music altogether and changed the layout slightly to be simpler. We have retained some the great fetures of the old site including our fantastic resources page showcasing all of …

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Feb 15

Glasgow South: Small Garden Design Giffnock

Small urban garden before development

A contemporary and bright design for very small 7x6m plot in Glasgow’s southside.  This space really was very confined and we were required to offer more than 1 patio as well as bringing in some style, focal points and a sense of space!! Designer: Nicky Patterson

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Feb 15

Stewarton Garden Design on Youtube

Large garden design and makeover landscaping project in Stewarton in Ayrshire. Designed by Nicky Patterson, built by GardenImprovements.com

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Feb 15

Indoor Wall-Tiles with a Difference

At GardenImprovements.com we are constantly striving to convince people to introduce their gardens into their normal lifestyle habits:

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Feb 15

Composting Your Own – What to Know

Here’s some handy hints on getting started with composting delivered by Margaret Hoyenga over @ Nest In Style.  Good luck and let us know how you get on!! Nicky Patterson, Designer @ Gardenimprovements.com

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Feb 15

Eco Friendly Garden Furniture for Kids

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 …

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