Hints and tips:
...Michael Perry, a speaker at the show, recommends ditching high-maintenance lawns. “The only reason we have them is because we think our neighbours expect us to,” he says....
...You could, of course, pave over everything: lose the plants, carpet your lawn with green plastic turf and turn it into a kind of outdoor sitting room....
...The Blade may not be as wryly amusing as my father-in-law, but when it comes to lawn maintenance it offers stiff competition....
...Johnson fenced off the back garden to keep them safe and installed a sand pit and tiny lawn....
...He says that despite its wow factor, a jungle garden is low-maintenance and good for the environment....
...Facilities include an outdoor kitchen, wine storage room, games room, guest suite and pool. Why The property is set in 25 acres with well-tended formal gardens, lawns and a lake....
...Maintenance is expensive because it involves checking equipment such as pumps and filters, ensuring chemical levels are safe and cleaning....
...On the east of Pharaoh’s Island — a community in Shepperton of 23 homes accessible only by boat — Jackson-Stops is marketing a three-bedroom Edwardian home with rolling lawns, a heated outdoor pool and a...
...“There seems to be a huge movement towards outdoor living at the moment with people opting to abandon turf [lawns] and go for stone to create patios and outdoor kitchens,” says Mathew Snelling, director...
...The garden team are deploying cloud pruning techniques to create something akin to outdoor bonsai....
...The line between our living rooms and our lawns is disappearing. As more furniture makers move into the outdoor market, styles traditionally associated with interiors are finding their way outside....
...Within the two acres of land there is a one-bedroom guest cottage, a caretaker’s house and an outdoor swimming pool....
...Set in parkland with sweeping lawns and gnarled, fairy-tale trees, the castle rises out of the early morning mists of the Dornoch Firth....
...The 17 x 8 metre courtyard at the back of the palazzo was to be incorporated into the redesign as a low-maintenance garden....
...The vast air-conditioned halls lure spenders even during the summer months when temperatures hover around 45C, preventing most outdoor activities....
...Why not giant chess sets in every park, schools open in the evenings to allow people to play board games, or hundreds of outdoor table tennis tables?...
...Blow-up lawn figures – inflatable Santas, snowmen and stock cars with elves piled into them – are another increasingly popular option....
...Fix It, Black & Decker; Landscaping and Lawn Care, John Deere; and Sewing Guide, Singer....
...Low-maintenance plants – boxwood topiaries and a bamboo screen – add to a clean look that reflects the modern, yet luxurious, ambience indoors....
...course (as well as a bowling green, tennis court and croquet lawn)....
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