{"id":48684,"date":"2017-03-18T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-need-some-gardening-inspiration-heres-where-i-find-mine\/"},"modified":"2017-03-18T18:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T11:12:35","slug":"alys-fowler-need-some-gardening-inspiration-heres-where-i-find-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-need-some-gardening-inspiration-heres-where-i-find-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Alys Fowler: need some gardening inspiration? Here's where I find mine"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIf you want to get good at design, you need to visit lots of gardens; you should make it your pastime for a year or so When asked where my inspiration comes from, it\u2019s the laid-back, slightly scruffy style I love. I can appreciate a\u00a0beautifully sculptured space, but many of us need gardens that don\u2019t show up their flaws the minute someone stops tending to them endlessly. Although I love glossy magazines, I\u00a0am wary of using them for inspiration. They are like magazine hairstyles; go to the hairdresser and they\u2019ll tell you it\u2019s going to take styling tongs, products and a good hour in the mirror to look so artlessly windswept. I like a\u00a0garden that can look after itself, that has space for the self-seeders and if there are a few weeds or plants out of place, it doesn\u2019t throw the whole garden off.If you want to get good at design, you need to visit lots of gardens; you should make it your pastime for a year or so. The National Gardens Scheme has a garden open every month of the year, so you can\u2019t claim the weather\u2019s not right. The National Trust will teach you about good garden bones better than anyone. Botanic gardens are like going to good libraries; you can look up detail, width, height, colour and form. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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