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Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs

My book recommendations

January 7, 2021December 30, 20201 Comment

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. On the bleakest of winter days, lots of persuasion is needed to head out into the garden, especially when being lured indoors by a comfy chair and a hot cuppa beside a warm fire. If you are a regular reader of my blog and you have already undertaken all … Continue reading My book recommendations

Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs

January Garden To Do List

January 1, 2021January 15, 20211 Comment

Happy New Year to you all. Winter solstice is out of the way. As we inch towards longer days and shorter nights, so Hellebores, Cyclamen and Snowdrops emerge and we too can start to feel optimistic that spring is not too far away. What better way to celebrate the lengthening days than by getting out … Continue reading January Garden To Do List

Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs

The Annual Autumn Garden cut back (or not)

October 1, 2020January 28, 2021Leave a comment

I advocate making use of the garden 'down time' during autumn and throughout winter to get ahead of the game so that you can start enjoying the garden right from spring. If you wait until spring to restart your garden maintenance regime you may not be able to fully enjoy it until summer. Waiting until spring … Continue reading The Annual Autumn Garden cut back (or not)

Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs

Building a Dry Stone Wall

December 8, 2018March 15, 2021Leave a comment

Previously living in Bristol not far from the edge of the Cotswolds and working mostly in Bath and the surrounds, I was often in contact with limestone. My journeys through the countryside from garden to garden were often guided by a labyrinth of limestone walls that define the aesthetic of the area. The light and … Continue reading Building a Dry Stone Wall

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