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What to Plant Around a Garden Statue So It Does Not Disappear
What to Plant Around a Garden Statue So It Does Not Disappear
The right planting frames a statue year round. The wrong planting hides it from June to September. Here is the difference. Read more...
How to Site a Balinese Parasol So It Actually Gives Shade
How to Site a Balinese Parasol So It Actually Gives Shade
Shade moves through the day and most people site a parasol for noon. Here is how to place one properly. Read more...
Where to Put a Statue in a Garden That Is Mostly Fence
Where to Put a Statue in a Garden That Is Mostly Fence
Most British gardens are small, overlooked and mostly fence. Siting a statue in that reality is a different problem from the ones in the magazines. Read more...
How Big a Garden Buddha Needs to Be Before It Stops Looking Lost
How Big a Garden Buddha Needs to Be Before It Stops Looking Lost
Almost everyone buys too small for a garden. Here is why outdoor scale is different, with sizes for real British plots. Read more...
How to Light a Garden Statue Without Floodlighting the Whole Border
How to Light a Garden Statue Without Floodlighting the Whole Border
One light in the right place transforms a statue. Three lights in the wrong places turn a garden into a forecourt. Read more...
How Long a Balinese Parasol Really Lasts in British Weather
How Long a Balinese Parasol Really Lasts in British Weather
These were made for a tropical dry season. A British summer is neither reliably dry nor reliably still. Here are honest expectations. Read more...