Planting Strategy & Design

Remember, Remember: My Top 5 Plants to grow at home for Bonfire Night on the 5th of November.

iPlantsman

Nov 5, 20225 min read

Remember, Remember: My Top 5 Plants to grow at home for Bonfire Night on the 5th of November.

Remember, Remember: My Top 5 Plants to grow at home for interest on Bonfire Night on the 5th of November.

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Halloween - My Top 10 Plants to create a Halloween vibe in your Garden.

iPlantsman

Nov 2, 20228 min read

Halloween - My Top 10 Plants to create a Halloween vibe in your Garden.

iPlantsman Top 10 plants to grow for Halloween interest! - Plants with Spooky names and looking good on 31st of October.

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Apples - My top 5 apple varieties to grow yourself at home for great flavour and beauty.

iPlantsman

Oct 27, 202210 min read

Apples - My top 5 apple varieties to grow yourself at home for great flavour and beauty.

My top 5 Apples to grow in your garden. Grow less common varieties in your garden for flavour, colour and beauty.

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Pontederia cordata - Exotic water plant that grows well in the UK

iPlantsman

Oct 4, 20222 min read

Pontederia cordata - Exotic water plant that grows well in the UK

Pontederia cordata (Pickerel Weed). An exotic looking Aquatic Plant for the gardener who has everything.

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iPlantsman

Aug 21, 20225 min read

Book Review - Shade by Susanna Grant

Book Review on Shade by Susanna Grant, a handbook to gardening within shady, especially urban shady spots, including a plant directory.

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Book Review - My World of Hepaticas by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi

iPlantsman

Aug 11, 20227 min read

Book Review - My World of Hepaticas by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi

Book Review of 'My World of Hepaticas' by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi.

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Book Review – Create a Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron

iPlantsman

Aug 10, 20226 min read

Book Review – Create a Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron

Book Review of Create a Mediterranean garden by Pattie Barron.

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Thought for today - Blog Post 09/08/2020 Late Season Interest

iPlantsman

Aug 9, 20202 min read

Thought for today - Blog Post 09/08/2020 Late Season Interest

The value of Seedheads, fruit, winter stems & the beauty of decaying plant material should never be underestimated or ignored when designing

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RHS Tatton Flower Show 2020 - #tattonathome

iPlantsman

Jul 21, 20201 min read

RHS Tatton Flower Show 2020 - #tattonathome

A short video to celebrate RHS Tatton Park in #tattonathome. we can’t be there in person this year, but we can remember former glories.

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Thought for today - Blog Post 26/05/2020 Happy accidents

iPlantsman

May 26, 20202 min read

Thought for today - Blog Post 26/05/2020 Happy accidents

I’m a lazy gardener. I hate weeding and always have. I now pretend that this is because I am experimenting with wildflowers and selfseeded

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Design Guide: Understanding and Using Scale.

iPlantsman

Jan 26, 20206 min read

Design Guide: Understanding and Using Scale.

A guide on how to understand and use scale in Garden & Landscape Design drawings. Technical Drawing

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Predicting the Future. Part 5. Deep Purple (well Blue and Purple)

iPlantsman

Dec 17, 20192 min read

Predicting the Future. Part 5. Deep Purple (well Blue and Purple)

Colour trends for 2020.

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iPlantsman

Apr 15, 20183 min read

John Brookes MBE

Obituary for veteran Garden Designer John Brookes

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iPlantsman

Mar 31, 20184 min read

The plant I miss the most

A review of my experiences growing Anisodontea 'El Rayo'

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iPlantsman

Mar 9, 20183 min read

Mantra...You’ve got to have a gimmick!

Thoughtful design based on conceptual thinking.

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