Tag Archives: Wild to Wonderful

A Wild to Wonderful Garden – A Client’s Perspective

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: April 22, 2014

(4th blog in a series of 4) Cathy to revisit in Spring 2014 to review progress and to advise accordingly This is the final stage of the four blog/gardening project to change my pond area. Cathy and I set out to transform what was a dank and dreary pond area into a vibrant, colourful and seasonal area that would be attractive all year round. As readers of this blog will know, we stripped out the old heathers and weeds and planted the pond area with new heathers, sedums, hebes and spring READ MORE

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A Wild to Wonderful Garden – A Client’s Perspective

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: December 5, 2013

(3rd blog in a series of 4) The plant/herb shopping trip stage of Lindsay’s Garden Pond Project We are now three quarters of the way through our joint project on my garden pond area. Out with the dreary, weedy and uninspiring descriptors for my pond, and in with words such as enlightened, uplifting, inspiring, weed-free and eye-catching! Herb & plant shopping Last Friday was the herb and plant shopping stage of my garden pond project. READ MORE

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A Wild to Wonderful Garden – A Client’s Perspective

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: October 31, 2013

(2nd blog in a series of 4) The removal, renovation and replanting stage of Lindsay’s Garden Pond Project For those of you who saw Wild to Wonderful’s blog last month, you will know that Cathy Cornish is working on what was my rather dreary, weedy and uninspiring garden pond area. The view to my pond from the dining room table made my heart sink. Cathy came to my rescue with a planting scheme to use existing resources from around the garden to give this area a new, colourful READ MORE

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A Wild to Wonderful Garden – A Client’s Perspective

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: September 2, 2013

(1st blog post in a series of 4) I love my home – and I love my garden. However, with my husband and me both working and three young children to look after, the latter gets overlooked. Inside the home, our family life revolves around the dining room table. Everything happens there; family meals, socialising, homework, painting, planning, working, playing… However, when we glance out of the window to the garden, our hearts sink! The view from the table to the garden is through the READ MORE

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