Garden Design Blog

Fiona Lydon

Jun 204 min read

30 best plants for your garden

I was excited to see the cover of Gardens Illustrated this month, as there was an article that caught my eye - ’30 best plants for...

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Fiona Lydon

Apr 233 min read

Creating a colourful garden full of flowers

Sharing some thoughts on how to create colourful and beautiful gardens

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Fiona Lydon

Mar 264 min read

Dog-friendly garden design

It’s lucky I love dogs, as around half of my clients own them. People who love gardens often love dogs too - that’s my personal theory...

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Fiona Lydon

Nov 20, 20233 min read

Is it worth using a garden designer?

Is It Worth Using a Garden Designer? | Garden Design As a garden designer myself you might expect me to say yes, it’s always worth...

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Fiona Lydon

Aug 22, 20233 min read

Urban Front Gardens: Creating a Green Welcome to Your Home

It can be hard to know just what to do with a front garden. They bring different challenges to gardens at the rear of the house. Often in...

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Fiona Lydon

Jun 16, 20232 min read

Small garden, big heart

Read about designing a small garden in Hertfordshire Small gardens can be cosy as well as beautiful. They have to work hard because often...

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Fiona Lydon

Feb 22, 20232 min read

Tackling an overgrown wisteria sinensis

Wisterias can be exceptionally beautiful but they can also be huge overgrown twisted monsters. When they aren't properly pruned, the...

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Fiona Lydon

Sep 17, 20202 min read

The art of dying well

December is in many ways the start of the gardening year. It's cheering and fun to see the garden this way as you can really appreciate...

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