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Well I am very glad that this is a new week. By the end of last I was tearing my hair out wondering what else could go wrong with the garden planning. Les, my contractor, and I had a good and productive meeting earlier in the week but he was having mega worries about the straw bale wall construction...
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I have a meeting this morning with Les Hewett of The English Garden Company who is my contractor for constructing the show garden for the National Year of Reading. The two of us have not met for a few weeks, not since before my holiday so it is essential for us to review the build and work out a suitable...
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I have just come back from a long awaited holiday, a journey that I have wanted to experience for many years. A trip down the Nile stopping off at all the temples and tombs set along the river bank. It was all a bit overwhelming to begin with, a mass of humanity from the 350+ cruise boats all with the...
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As a designer who has had a long association with creating show gardens at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, imagine my delight when I was appointed by the National Year of Reading in February to create their garden at this year's show. Although I am used to creating gardens for shows in a relatively...
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