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Through community meetings and a needs assessment with local people, high rates of infant malnutrition and low consumption of fruits and vegetables were revealed. SLA began a gardening project in the schools of four communities, involving the teachers, pupils and …

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 …

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, …

Mirrors are used to make the space feel bigger and a ‘ceiling’ created by the canopy of long-stemmed bamboos focus attention within the space and create a more intimate atmosphere. Speaking of lighting, don’t underestimate how important it is to …

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 …

Gardens were thought of as an outside room, and fashions for interiors were extended to the garden. The clipped box shrubs and orderly flowers mirrored the concern with neatness that applied indoors. Some plants that were grown in Stuart gardens …

Astrantia Superstar (syn ‘White Giant’) – The large, greenish-white flowerheads look like pincushions surrounded by a spidery ruff of green-tinted, white bracts. These are produced en masse above the lobed, dark green leaves from early summer to autumn adding bobbles …

Discover organic techniques that improve biodiversity, learn the value of using recycled and reclaimed materials for landscaping, and take on simple projects such as making a pond and a wildlife hotel. Get all the inspiration you need for planting cut …