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        <description>Garden Design, Garden Designers and Best Practice in Garden Design.</description>

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                RNIB Invites You To Experience The Senses

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                RNIB's RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden offers a voyage of discovery where visitors

                feel compelled to take off their shoes, according to designer Paul Hervey-Brookes.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/RNIB-Invites-You-To-Experience-The-Senses.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Beauty With Bounty At RHS Chelsea

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                The 2011 M&amp;G Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a modern take on a traditional

                kitchen garden, designed by renowned landscape architect Bunny Guinness. The title

                sponsor s garden is one that you can both live from and live with   a modern take

                on a traditional kitchen garden   a beautiful, relaxing space and also a working

                plot producing bountiful fruit, herbs, vegetables and flowers.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Beauty-With-Bounty-At-RHS-Chelsea.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Another Great Year For The RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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                The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011 continues the tradition of exhibiting the best

                show gardens, created by the most talented designers, built with the highest level

                of craftsmanship using the finest materials. Oh, and of course the plants are quite

                good too!

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Another-Great-Year-For-The-RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>

                RHS Chelsea 2011

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            <description>

                Photos of the magnificant gardens from this years RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/RHS-Chelsea-2011.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Decking Care

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                Unfortunately our climate is not kind to wood and many homeowners have learnt the

                hard way that decks built in shade quickly become very slippery in the resulting

                damp conditions and that it is not a surface you can just leave for years and expect

                it to stay in good condition. With the correct care and attention a decked area

                can easily exceed 30 years of use.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Decking-Care.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Garden Diary - August

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                We have had a dry summer this year and watering will be very important, particularly

                for trees and shrubs which have been planted in the last two years. Their root systems

                will not have developed sufficiently to cope with dry conditions.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Garden-Diary-August.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 1 August 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Garden Diary - July

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                Hopefully one of the hottest months of the year, July should be the time to enjoy

                the garden, harvest some vegetables, have a barbecue and not be too adventurous

                with new plantings.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Garden-Diary-July.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 1 July 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>

                Honey Bees Need You

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                Einstein said  If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would

                only have four years of life left. No more pollination, no more plants, no more

                animals, no more man . So how many bees have you seen in your garden this year?

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Honey-Bees-Need-You.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 4 September July 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Future Gardens

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                If you are looking for beautiful, thought provoking and educational gardens that

                have something for all the family then you couldn t do much better than to visit

                the Butterfly World Project near St Albans.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Future-Gardens.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 26 July 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>

                Basic Pergola and Arbour Construction

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            <description>

                Pergolas and arbours can create atmosphere, link

                different parts of the garden or provide a shady place to walk or sit. They give

                instant height and allow the gardener to grow climbers somewhere other than a wall

                or fence.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Basic-Pergola-And-Arbour-Construction.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 18 July 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Sculpture In Stone

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                Designers are always looking for interesting items to finish off a project and make

                it unique. Sculptural items are perfect for focal points or more subtle decoration

                but can often be extremely expensive. Tom Clark is a stone carver who caters for

                all pockets, not only creating large figures and statues with a price tag to match

                but at the same time producing casts of his most popular carvings for the smaller

                purse.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Sculpture-In-Stone.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>

                Sustainability - Why Bother?

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                I think by now it s only a few  stick your head in the sand  people who don t accept

                that climate change is happening. There are perhaps a few more doubters as to the

                cause, whether it s natural or man-made. Then of course, if you do believe humans

                are to blame there s the problem of what we as individuals can do about it.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Sustainability-Why-Bother.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                How To Choose A Garden Design Course

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                As garden design has become ever more popular so the range of courses on offer has

                also increased. Today courses can be found at universities, colleges and other horticultural

                establishments. As there are no set requirements for garden design courses when

                deciding on which course is right for you there are probably four major considerations:

                location, time, cost and course content.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/How-To-Choose-A-Garden-Design-Course.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Iron In The Soul   And In The Garden

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            <description>

                No garden designer can have failed to notice the increasingly prominent - and innovative

                - use made of ironwork by the industry's trail-blazers and trend-setters. Indeed,

                the Best Show Garden and the Best Urban Garden at the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show both

                incorporated ironwork to great effect.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Iron-In-The-Soul.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Working With Willow

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                It was by sheer accident that Jay Davey ended up working with willow. A chance meeting

                while living in Canada, brought him to the Somerset Levels. The area is the perfect

                environment for willow, where it has been grown for thousands of years.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Working-With-Willow.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>

                Garden Up The Wall

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            <description>

                We are all familiar with using plants to cover walls and fences but these are normally

                planted in soil. The latest trend is for plants to be grown on the wall itself.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/GardenUpTheWall.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>

                New Government Rules On Front Gardens In England

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            <description>

                Garden designers need to be aware that from 1 October 2008 new government rules

                regarding the paving of front gardens come into force.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/RulesOnFrontGardens.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Evergreens   the Cinderellas of the garden,

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            <description>

                 Year-round interest  is probably second only to  low maintenance  as the most frequent

                request from client to designer and to achieve this part of their brief designers

                need to include some form of evergreen planting.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/EvergreenShrubs.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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                Barcham Trees: small business ethos   large scale production

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            <description>

                For a garden designer, a visit to Barcham Trees, the largest container tree nursery

                in Europe, is like putting a child in a giant sweet shop. A walk around the nursery

                is likely to lead to dangerous thoughts of purchasing more and/or larger trees than

                actually required.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/BarchamTrees.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Garden Design In Guernsey</title>

            <description>

                Designers on mainland Britain have a wide range of conditions to deal with when

                designing a garden, but living on an island can add a whole new list of both problems

                and exciting possibilities. Helen Litchfield describes life as a designer on the

                Channel Island of Guernsey.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/GardenDesignInGuernsey.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>BBC Gardeners  World Live   always worth a visit</title>

            <description>

                Every June, Birmingham National Exhibition Centre becomes the venue for a show full

                of inspiration for gardeners. Following hot-on-the-heels of the Chelsea Flower Show

                (the most famous flower show in the world).

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/GardenersWorldLive.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>The Society Of Garden Designers</title>

            <description>

                In 1981 a few of the country s top garden designers decided their industry needed

                its own professional body and as a result The Society of Garden Designers was established

                and today is still the only professional body in the UK dedicated solely to garden

                design.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/TheSocietyOfGardenDesigners.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Chelsea 2008 - A Personal Perspective</title>

            <description>

                I had never been to Chelsea before   I hate crowds! A friend of mine goes every

                year and has her own way of getting the most out of the visit. It involves getting

                up with the birds, getting on a train early enough for there still to be a seat

                and arriving at Chelsea just before the gates open.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Chelsea2008APersonalPerspective.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Hard Landscaping Know-How</title>

            <description>

                It is probably safe to assume that most garden designers join the profession because

                they love either planting or design and sometimes both.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/HardLandscapingKnowHow.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Hear The Robin Go Tweet Tweet Tweet</title>

            <description>

                No it's nothing to do with the Jackson 5 or the wildlife in your garden, Twitter

                is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people using the web, your phone,

                or instant messengers like MSN. The messages that people send to each other are

                known as Tweets.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Twitter.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Plants in Focus - Dicentra spectabilis</title>

            <description>

                As the early spring colour of snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses comes to an end

                it is time for the early-flowering perennials to take over. One such favourite is

                Dicentra spectabilis.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Dicentra.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 5 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Working In Wood - A Green Oak Pergola</title>

            <description>

                The seeds for Williams and Marsh began when Bryn Williams, Richard Marsh and Kester

                Hoefkens met while studying furniture design at Rycotewood College, Oxford.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Pergola.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Top Spot for Garden Design Websites</title>

            <description>

                In today's computer oriented world the internet appears to be king! Every business

                wants to be top of the Google listings and garden designers are no exception.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/TopSpotForGardenDesignWebsites.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Colour in the Garden</title>

            <description>

                When considering colour in the garden, plants are usually the first thing that spring

                to mind, yet colour in gardens can be introduced in other forms too: paint, containers,

                light etc.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/ColourInTheGarden.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Plants in Focus - Camellia</title>

            <description>

                During late February and early March garden centres are overflowing with specimens

                of a glossy-leaved, evergreen shrub sporting large flowers ranging in colour from

                vibrant red to elegant white and even yellow.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Camellia.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Plants in Focus - Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)</title>

            <description>

                As one of the earliest flowering plants of the year, hellebores are an excellent

                choice for the winter flowering garden and each year new additions are added to

                the range of colours, patterns and delicate markings of this popular plant.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Hellebore.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Art In The Garden</title>

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                The design and build of a garden is much like that of a house: the main construction

                is crucial but the fun stuff is what comes at the end. In a garden it will be planting

                borders and sourcing water features, patio furniture and sculpture.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/ArtInTheGarden.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Garden Design And Property Value</title>

            <description>

                It is well known that spending money on a new kitchen or bathroom will help to increase

                the value of a property. However, do well-designed gardens now fall into the same

                category?

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/GardenDesignAndPropertyValue.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>How To Choose A Garden Designer</title>

            <description>

                An excellent place to start is by looking at the website of the Society of Garden

                Designers. All those listed on their site are Registered Members or Fellows of the

                Society and will have a minimum of two years  experience.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/HowToChooseAGardenDesigner.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Inspiration for Garden Design</title>

            <description>

                If you are seeking design ideas for your garden, inspiration can be found from looking

                in the right books, visiting great gardens and noticing the shapes and patterns

                that can be seen all around you every day.

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            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/Inspiration.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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            <title>Why Use A Garden Designer</title>

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                Many people feel that spending money on employing a professional designer is a waste,

                thinking it can't be that difficult to do the job themselves. But what makes a good

                garden into a gorgeous garden is knowing how to put all the elements together.

            </description>

            <link>http://www.gardendesignunlimited.co.uk/a/WhyUseAGardenDesigner.aspx</link>

            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>

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