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Sarah Kay
Jul 11, 20222 min read
It's hot out there - how to design your garden to keep cool
Great options for shade in the garden including pergolas, trees and parasols
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Sarah Kay
Jun 28, 20221 min read
My E11 Industrial Style Garden - 3 months on
The progression of the planting in my E11 Industrial Style Garden
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Sarah Kay
May 17, 20222 min read
My E8 Urban Sanctuary Garden - 6 months on
A visit to my E8 Urban Sanctuary Garden six months on to check on progress
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Sarah Kay
May 11, 20221 min read
My N16 Victorian Front Garden - 6 months on
Revisiting my N16 Victorian Style Garden with shade tolerant planting and Victorian style hardscaping
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Sarah Kay
Apr 22, 20221 min read
East London Blossoms
My journey to discover East London's blossom trees this Spring
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Sarah Kay
Mar 30, 20221 min read
N16 Curves & Climbing Planting Design
The inspiration for my N16 Curves and Climbers planting design
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Sarah Kay
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Progress on my E11 Industrial Style Family Garden
Progress on my E11 Industrial Style Family garden design which combines practical industrial materials and soft wildlife friendly planting.
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Sarah Kay
Dec 22, 20211 min read
My E11 Industrial Style Family Garden - progress so far
See the progress on the build of my E11 Industrial Style Family Garden
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Sarah Kay
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Creating climate conscious gardens - Gravel Gardens
The advantages of considering gravel when redesigning your garden
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Sarah Kay
Nov 22, 20212 min read
A Naturalistic Planting Design for all seasons
My E11 Naturalistic Planting Plan - the key plants
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Sarah Kay
Sep 23, 20211 min read
N12 Dog Friendly Planting - 1 year on
Details of my N12 Dog Friendly planting design and how it looks 1 year on
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Sarah Kay
Jul 8, 20211 min read
Build Progress - E8 Urban Sanctuary Garden
Progress update on the build of my E8 Urban Sanctuary garden
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Sarah Kay
Jun 15, 20211 min read
London Design Biennale 2021 - building back better
My review of the 2021 London Design Biennale at Somerset House
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Sarah Kay
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Why I like BBC2's 'Your garden made perfect'.
My view on the new garden design tv programme 'Your garden made perfect'
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Sarah Kay
Jan 12, 20211 min read
N16 Victorian Front Garden Planting Design
My planting design for an N16 Victorian front garden, seeks to enhance the existing planting to create an inviting space all year round.
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Sarah Kay
Oct 28, 20202 min read
Building a container wildlife pond
How to make a container wildlife pond for your garden
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