Video tutorials

Grasses in a border with prairie planting near Bristol, Somerset

Making a Tapestry Lawn

This video demonstrates making a tapestry lawn as an alternative to a grass lawn.

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Pruning Shrubs

This video demonstrates how to prune shrubs for winter stem colour (Dogwood), early flowering shrubs (Forsythia) and late flowering shrubs (Buddleja).

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How to Measure Your Garden

This video shows you how to measure your garden to produce a plan that can be used as an accurate basis for a new design.

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Making an Alpine Crevice Garden

This video shows how to create a attractive Alpine crevice garden in an old stone trough, and how the planting develops over the first year.

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Making a Miniature Garden

This is a grown-up version of the gardens I used to make as a child. Instead of soil I used damp floral foam, and instead of an old seed tray I used a plastic plant box.

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