Reaching the level of the top professionals in garden design takes years of study and experience. There is nothing stopping you though, understanding their approach and mindset.

Designing your garden not only involves creating a grand plan from A-Z, but also adding some shrubs or bedding plants to an existing composition. Whatever its scale or significance, any change in the garden should be approached with the mindset and attitude of a professional designer. While not everyone can successfully design a garden, there is nothing preventing you from seeing things as would a top designer.

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Oaks should be considered as serious candidates for landscape garden trees. In dry climate gardens, the appropriate species are an essential part of water conserving gardening.

A great oak tree has the power to inspire and move us. You may have seen one in a park, or remember from childhood, a fine old specimen, with its massive branches and gnarled bark, growing in a wood. Yet despite their qualities as excellent landscape trees, homeowners rarely choose an oak for their private garden.

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A clean, neatly trimmed edge plays a big part in growing a lawn to be proud of. Should you choose an electric or gas powered tool for the purpose?

Apart from a lawn mower, the most important tools for maintaining a top quality lawn are the rotary edging tools known variously as strimmers, weed whackers, or brush cutters. The thin, hard, nylon cord that whizzes at high velocity, may not be suitable for creating a neat edge in the first place, but is very effective in maintaining one afterwards. Which type is most appropriate for the home gardener, and how are they best used?

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