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Even if your garden, or outside space is small, there are many possibilities for a small garden design in London. Many home owners think that a small garden design in London can’t incorporate growing fruit or vegetables , well you can – in pots and containers.

Companies that specialise in small garden design in London will often say that fruit and vegetables can often grow better in pots than in the ground. Maybe you prefer an ‘alfresco dinning area’, this too can be achieved by choosing a small round table and chairs, then spreading white gravel around the space.

Anyway, getting back to the small garden design in London for vegetables, imagine having all your salad leaves growing in one pot – well you can, in a hanging basket, which will save even more space!

A Small garden design in London will advise you to line a compost-filled basket, then in the centre plant a micro tom cherry tomatoe, or any other variety. Plant the soft-leaved salads around it, such as spinach, then add a few basil seeds, and hey presto you have a hanging salad basket. Don’t forget to keep it well watered.

Window boxes are another perfect way to grow perennial herbs in a small garden design in London. Because most window boxes are placed in a sheltered position the herbs  can  survive through most of the winter months, and can last for years.

You may think you needs yards of trellising to grow peas – not true! Peas can be successfully grown in pots, with the bonus that you can eat the shoots and tendrils, as well as the peas.

Garden landscaping in London can be offered for domestic, commercial, hard landscaping, specialist turfing and much more.

Domestic garden landscaping in London can range from a comprehensive contract including complete garden clearance, then designing and creating a lovely new garden, working with the customer and their choices and ideas. Whether you have a very large garden or a tiny area at the back of your property garden landscaping in London can transform your outside space to something only the lay person can dream of.

With all the expertise, advice, knowledge and experience garden landscaping in London will take on board your vision and expectations to produce as near as that vision as possible.

For the larger projects like commercial turf laying for a much larger area and the smaller projects like a domestic back garden, customers should research garden landscaping in London, which can be found on the internet, to make sure you choose a reputable garden landscaping in London company such as  http://www.kategouldgardens.com

Garden landscaping in London can be needed for the smallest roof top garden to acres of outside space, commercial or domestic. There are different rates of payment quoted for garden landscaping in London and usually it is based on the square metre or the whole project, but every company works differently.

The same as you can get as many quotes from companies that you want and most of them are free, so make sure you are confident that the landscapers you choose can understand exactly what you visualise for your garden.

London garden designers often have to deal with poor soil quality and lack of sunshine as well as many customers requiring a low maintenance garden. Choosing the right plants, for the right growing conditions, while taking into consideration the customers vision for garden design, is no mean feat. Fortunately, London garden designers have the expertise and the experience to calculate all these contingencies and create the perfect garden.

A popular choice for the London garden designers to use as an evergreen backdrop is the Aucuba Japonica or Spotted Laurel, ideal for a shady area. This evergreen back drop is also perfect for enhancing the visual display of the more exciting, colourful plants.

The Aucuba Japonica is a very hardy plant that can thrive in the toughest conditions where the soil is dry and shaded. London garden designers will always try to use the hardiest plants that can survive in tough conditions because it will ensure that the garden design will flourish year after year.

London garden designers are not just committed to the garden design but also forthcoming in giving help, advice and tips on how to look after your garden. A top tip to improve your dry shady borders is to spread an annual layer of organic mulch, this will retain moisture resulting in greatly improving the soil. If the organic mulch can be horse manure based this is an added boost for all the existing plants as well as improving the chances of new plants establishing.

London is a very busy City surround by many suburbs filled with people living busy, fast paced lives, consequently; a garden designer in London can also be kept very busy.

Many home owners simply don’t have the time to attend their gardens so a garden designer in London will be called upon for their services. When visiting a garden for the first time, a garden designer in London will assess the soil quality and the amount of shade or sunshine, amongst many other things, before deciding on any planting scheme.

If the soil is poor but gets the sun all day Sedum Spectabile would be a good choice to use in the garden design. However, this is not one of the most popular plants, as it tends to ‘sprawl and flop’ when its in flower towards the end of summer, making it look very untidy. If the garden designer in London suggests that this would be a good plant to use in the garden design, expert advice will be given to prevent this from happening.

Firstly, remember that this plant likes dry poor soil so avoid over watering and keep the fertilizers and mulch away. Then by cutting a quarter of sedum back in May will significantly reduce the ‘sprawling and flopping’. The plant will grow bushier and shorter and the flowers will be delayed a little and also be a little smaller, but overall it will stay looking much neater and tidier. Just be aware of the slugs as they are ark enemy number one to Sedum and many a beautiful Sedum has been completely ruined by this ‘slimy creature’.

This is a popular choice for the  garden designer in London, especially where the soil is poor but the garden receives lots of sun. The vibrant burst of the varying shades of pink it produces in the late summer is another reason why the garden designer in London likes to use Sedum.  Also, and more importantly; because it is loved by the butterflies and the bees and the emphasis on the concept of preserving wild life is ever present.