Latest articles by Sarah Wilson
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What We Can Learn From Friluftsliv – The Scandinavian Outdoor Living Secret That Will Transform Your GardenThe Scandi concept of 'open air living' is all about reconnecting with nature and spending more time outdoors all year round
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How to Design a Healing Garden This Spring – Stress-Reducing Plants and Layouts That Really Work to Reduce CortisolDesigned in the right way, gardens can become a powerful force for boosting wellbeing and healing
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How to Design a Garden for Extreme Heat – 5 Thermal Garden Design Ideas That Will Keep You CoolWhen the temperature soars, turn your outdoor space into a retreat from the heat. These cooling design-led ideas are easy to replicate in your own garden too
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Emotional Gardening Is Trending – 7 Plants to Try in Your April Garden That Boost Mood and MindfulnessEngage your senses this spring with emotional landscaping – for a more relaxing garden that nurtures your health and wellbeing
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5 Spring Garden Design Mistakes Most Homeowners Make – And How Designers Fix ThemThe arrival of spring means rethinking your garden design to tweak elements that aren't working
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Make a Small Patio Feel Expensive With 3 Container Gardening Tricks Designers Swear ByYou can elevate small patios with carefully placed containers
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Drown Out the Sound of the City and Block Noisy Neighbors for Good – 6 Ways to Make Your Garden More TranquilIf constant noise from lawnmowers, power tools and car engines is getting to you try one of these expert ideas to block noise in urban yards and reclaim your space
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Plant These 7 Dreamy Wildflowers in March for a Garden Buzzing With Bees and Butterflies All Spring and SummerThey're easy to grow, low-maintenance, and will enhance the biodiversity in your yard
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A Curved Garden Creates a Soft, Natural Aesthetic – But Designers Say These 5 Mistakes Can Instantly Spoil the LookBe careful of using curves purely for the sake of it
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The Only Flower Seeds You Need to Sow in March – 7 Fool Proof Blooms for a Show-Stopping Summer GardenYour future yard will thank you
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Don’t Miss the Vital March Growing Window – Plant These 7 Vegetables Now for Delicious Summer HarvestsAll of these veggies are so simple to grow
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6 Valentine’s Plants From Around the World That Symbolize Love (And Last for Weeks)If you're looking for gift ideas, these beautiful Valentine's plants are linked with romance and affection in different cultural traditions
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The Decade-Old Garden Trend Designers Are Happily Leaving in the Past (And 1 Idea We Love That's Replacing It)This 10-year-old garden trend used to be everywhere. It may surprise you to find out what it is
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2016 Garden Trends That Are Making a Comeback – 6 Design Ideas That Are Better Than EverThese garden design trends that were popular in 2016 and are just as good a decade later
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Mosaic Planting is the Curated-Meadow Trend Replacing Unreliable Wildflower Mixes, Say Garden DesignersIf you've tried scattering wildflower seeds to create the Instagram meadow effect and failed, try the mosaic planting trend instead
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7 Outdated Garden Path Ideas That Date Your Home – and Designer-led Inspiration For What To Choose InsteadThe right garden path ideas can make or break your landscape design
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It's Time to Ditch the String Lights! 8 Outdated Backyard Trends Designers Want You to Abandon in 2026 – and What’s Replacing ThemFind out what to ditch, and what's dominating garden design in 2026
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5 Winter Garden Clichés that Garden Designers Never Use – and What They Suggest you Try InsteadHow professionals avoid overused ideas in winter to design a more creative garden space
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These 7 Fast-Growing Conifers Give You Privacy Fast – Without Any High-Maintenance Gardening, Say Tree ExpertsConifers provide evergreen screening throughout all four seasons
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Unexpected Winter Color Palettes – Plant Experts Reveal 9 Inspired Ways To Add Emerald, Terracotta and Midnight Blue in the GardenIt's time to move things on from the red and green plants traditionally associated with the winter garden
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7 Winter-Flowering Plants in Every Color of the Rainbow – So Your Yard Need Never Look Dull This SeasonDiscover a mix of bright berries, colorful leaves and vivid flowers
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Desert Modernism is the Garden Design Trend That Blends Minimalistic Style with Future-Proof Planting – 7 Key Ways to Get the LookSimple, sustainable, and deeply restorative, this landscaping trend offers up a stylish way of living well outside
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7 Expert-Recommended Design Ideas for Beautiful Winter Gardens in Warm Climates – to Make the Most of Your Planting Choices in Milder ConditionsYou can benefit from so many more winter-blooming plants if you live in a hot climate
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It’s Not Too Late to Grow Your Own Festive Floral Centerpiece – 7 Blooms You Can Grow Indoors in just Six WeeksChoose a selection of bulbs and flowering plants to grow indoors now and enjoy beautiful blooms in time for Christmas
