The gardens at Great Dixter.
10.06.2023 - 05:54 / themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk
Here are the best ideas for your garden from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show (known as RHS Chelsea 2023).
Not all show garden ideas translate into real garden design, but I think these are the ones to watch out for.
Colour on walls and fencesIf you have a small or middle-sized garden, your fence or wall is a big proportion of what you see when you step outside. It’s a major design element in the garden, but I think we often forget about it.
Colour transforms a small space. And because gardens have so much green, they can take much stronger colours than you would use inside.
We’re just beginning to think about painting fences dark. (See top designer Charlotte Rowe’s garden in 5 top design tips and gardener Jo Rutherford’s low budget garden transformation.)
But it’s time to take it forward a step and paint your fence blue, green, orange or pink! I didn’t see a single brown-wood fence at RHS Chelsea 2023.
It’s such an easy way to transform your garden. And if you don’t like the colour, paint it over. You don’t need to be an expert with a paintbrush for outdoor painting. Rough and ready brush strokes should be fine.
Practical tip: Paint tester panels and make sure you judge them outside. Colours that look quite strong inside can look much paler outside because there is more light.
Permeable patchwork pathsAlmost all the paths at RHS Chelsea 2023 were more like stepping stones, with gravel or planting in between each paver.
This is a good way of saving money on a path because you need to buy fewer pavers. It’s almost the return of crazy paving, but not quite, because crazy paving was wedged into place with concrete.
This look is about giving sudden flash floods somewhere to drain off. And anything you can do to green up your garden
The gardens at Great Dixter.
If you’re looking for some out-of-the-box DIY planter ideas to grow your houseplants, these Indoor Planter Ideas from Kitchen Items will inspire you to do some cool experiments.
The patio is an essential part of the home, no home is complete without one. Can you imagine living in a house, and not having a backyard where you can drink your morning coffee and relax? I don’t think so!
The backyard is certainly one of the most useful and versatile parts of your home – the possibilities are endless when it comes to decorating, renovating or remodeling it! You can add an artificial pond, a pool or a tanning bed if you aim to make it as comfortable as possible, or you can add an outdoor oven, a barbecue grill, a gardening shed to store all your gardening tools and equipment or even a small playhouse where your children can play safely. Nonetheless, it is essential to organize your backyard efficiently and to make the best of all the available space, and here you will find 40+ DIY backyard ideas that you can try!
Rosa ‘Boscobel’ in a walled garden in east London
The Royal Horticultural Society of London challenged everyone this year who could make a pocket-sized realistic garden, and people didn’t disappoint! Here are the best Small Balcony Garden Ideas from Chelsea Flower Show!
When we talk about native plants, we’re often referring to landscaping, but what about growing your own edible native plant garden? Native plants have adapted to where you live, after all, and unlike, say, your usual tomatoes and strawberries, native edibles have new flavors and scents to try. Meanwhile, planting edible native plants helps to forge a connection between the way we live now, and the way communities in the West have existed for thousands of years. “Just growing these plants is a way to tap into the continuum of time,” says Evan Meyer, the executive director of the Theodore Payne Foundation. “By growing edible plants, your garden can become a much more meaningful place.”
We’ve all been there, the premature demise of our cilantro bolting into bitterness and a head full of seeds after an unexpected heat spike. But what if we started thinking about these “failures” as new flavor opportunities? One gardener’s flop is another’s feast after all. I’m talking seed-turned-spice drawer—yes, that downed cilantro is now your own hefty supply of gourmet coriander.
These Indoor Elephant Ear Ideas are the best way to add a green appeal to your rooms while creating a lush and larger-than-life look in the home.
Are you wondering what to do with some used and old stuff lying around the house? Try your hands on these Household Succulent Container Ideas to make the best out of these scraps!
Here’s the pick of the best ideas for your garden from BBC Gardeners World Live 2023.
Easy to grow and stunning to look at, Chlorophytum comosum makes for a great houseplant. Have a look at the most Awesome Spider Plant Pictures that Will Make You Its Super Fan!