Advice
Garden design & redesign
Designing a garden can be a challenge - and it's often difficult to know where to start. That's why we have enlisted the skills of garden designer Mary Newstead to give you a helping hand.
In her first series, Mary looks at creating a garden from scratch or re-designing an existing plot.
Her new series looks more closely at plants and planting schemes.
A simple guide to garden planning
Plants and planting schemes
Part 4: Bark, stems and leaves
Part 5: Flowers, fruits & leaves again
Mary Newstead
Mary is a garden designer from SW London and her courtyard garden ‘Green is a Colour’ was awarded a Silver Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show 2003.