{"id":51971,"date":"2017-04-15T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/got-a-small-garden-then-plan-your-planting-vertically-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2017-04-15T17:02:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T10:02:02","slug":"got-a-small-garden-then-plan-your-planting-vertically-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/got-a-small-garden-then-plan-your-planting-vertically-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Got a small garden? Then plan your planting vertically | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNo one is drawn to looking at an unsightly barbecue if there\u2019s something more attractive to catch the eyeIn a small garden, all your ways are on show. There are often no hidden bits, particularly in a terrace garden; if not from ground level, then from upstairs, where you are definitely confronted with your lot. This can be delightful and frustrating all at once.It\u2019s hard to hide the ugly bits in a small space: the lopsided shed, the old barbecue and the weed buckets. One solution is to have aesthetically pleasing barbecues and buckets, and to recycle plastic pots and old labels. Another is to distract. Who cares if your kitchen is a bit of a mess if you create a fantastic meal? All is forgiven and forgotten as you fight over the leftovers. The garden is no different. You need to lift the eye away from the offending object; no one is drawn to a\u00a0barbecue if there\u2019s something better to look at. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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