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Trees for cities in a changing climate

Urban tree cover is critical for the good health of humans and other species, but to ensure we have such a benefit in the future, the type of trees selected for cities needs to change. Hannah Gardner...

Re-crafting a show garden

Following a serendipitous conversation with a mutual client, Tom Massey FSGLD’s Avanade Intelligent urban forest is now in the final stages of its metamorphosis from RHS Chelsea show garden to public...


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Sublime surburbia

Created in the 1970s, the Ruth Bancroft Garden in California was ahead of its time in demonstrating the aesthetic possibilities of low-water planting As designers in Britain contemplate the extent...

Sharing the vision

Communicating every detail about your garden design with the gardener who is going to care for it after it is built is vital, as is the way in which you share that information, says John Wyer...

The art of organised chaos

A good project manager will drive a job to a successful conclusion but not all projects come with such a person. John Wyer FSGLD considers how garden designers can undertake that role themselves and...


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Making spaces for playtime

Whether they are whole gardens or smaller spaces within them, the great outdoors should be a place where children can let their imaginations run wild When, as part of the research for the RHS...

‘Not just another carbon calculator’

In the first of a new series looking at projects using elemental26, pre-registered SGLD member Dave Green explains how using the new sustainable landscape tool helped him to design and build a show...

Nursery stories

As one generation of small specialist plant nursery owners retires, who are their successors, and what challenges do they face? Juliet Sargeant finds out A ripple of sad resignation spread through...