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Having a beautiful front garden can give guests a positive impression because the residence looks beautiful and well-maintained. Making the front gardens of the house look beautiful doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.

Simple things like keeping your …

For example, do your best to help bees by planting bee-friendly plants, speak to your neighbours about creating a hedgehog highway, and buy some bird feeders to hang on fences or from tree branches. Bee hotels, wildlife ponds, log piles, …

You can also invest in high impact living wall systems, which varies in cost depending on how complex you want it, to fill large expanses of wall. A really inventive use can be seen in the NHS 70 Garden for …

Try to stick to just five or six different types and arrange them in repeated patterns for a coordinated and harmonious effect. A metre or more in depth is a perfect size for a border, giving you enough space to …

L-shaped sofas can be surprisingly compact, while larger spaces can take full-on seating sets, with matching chairs, sofas and tables, sun loungers and day beds, or on-trend hanging egg chairs or swing seats. The best garden designs start with structural …

A compact balcony would benefit from a small, brightly coloured bistro set and some potted plants, while a larger garden may allow for several zones to be created to accommodate your needs. For example, you could have a dining table …

Isabelle Palmer shows you how to make the most of every little space with a series of projects for small gardens, singular containers and window boxes, that can be completed in a day or weekend. Perfect for novice gardeners,Modern Container …