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What to Cut Back in Autumn—and What to Leave Until Spring
A practical UK guide to selective autumn border care: what to remove now, what to retain for structure and wildlife, and when to finish the job in spring.
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6 min read


Bare-Root Hedging: How to Create Privacy for Less This Winter
A practical UK guide to choosing, spacing, planting and caring for bare-root hedging—without mistaking a row of cheap whips for instant privacy.
Urban Plot
6 min read


How Wide Should a Garden Border Be? 7 Rules for Better Planting
A practical UK guide to choosing garden-border depth, planning planting layers, spacing mature plants and avoiding narrow beds that never quite work.
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6 min read


7 Trees for Small Gardens That Earn Their Space (and How to Choose)
Seven well-scaled trees for compact UK gardens, plus a practical method for checking mature size, roots, shade, soil and planting position.
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7 min read


Dog-Friendly Garden Design: 10 Ways to Make It Beautiful, Safe and Hard-Wearing
A practical UK guide to designing a beautiful garden around a dog, with safer planting, durable paths, secure boundaries, shade and natural enrichment.
Urban Plot
6 min read


Low-Maintenance Garden Design: 10 Choices That Save Time Without Paving Everything
Ten practical design choices that reduce mowing, weeding, watering and cleaning while keeping a UK garden green, useful and full of character.
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5 min read


AI vs Human Garden Design: The 2026 Retest
We revisit planting plans, 3D garden visuals and 2D plans with fresh AI outputs and the original human designs. What can you trust for your own garden?
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8 min read


North-Facing Garden? 3 Planting Palettes That Make Shade Feel Intentional
A north-facing garden is not a planting write-off. Use these three designer-led palettes for moist shade, dry shade and strong evergreen structure.
Urban Plot
6 min read
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