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  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I loved the way his glass doors opened and folded back, allowing us the full view of his fabulous garden
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I watched it last night . 
    It was a masterclass on how to make a small garden look big. I loved the Colocasias and tree ferns. Such drama.
    Devon.
  • Yes, was lovelly, I bet really expensive! I dug up the "mind your own business" from our last garden and used it to line my hanging baskets
  • @Hostafan1 - absolutely agree.  Contrasting plant forms, plenty of green and effortless design.  Quite breathtaking.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Yes, was lovelly, I bet really expensive! I dug up the "mind your own business" from our last garden and used it to line my hanging baskets
    I'm sure the tree fern were pretty pricey, but a worthwhile investment , I'd say. To live in the middle of London and have total privacy in a tiny garden? That's priceless IMHO.
    Devon.
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Mary370 said:
    I loved the way his glass doors opened and folded back, allowing us the full view of his fabulous garden
    Me too!

    I would love to have a garden which my back doors open straight into

    Im a bit worried as the house we have moved into, has multiple steps down into the main part of the garden... just thinking whether it means its not a forever home....
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    Not for me.... I've only watched it once but my first impression was claustrophobic... like a locked-in syndrome...  too heavy and dense...in such a small space.. and rather masculine for my tastes... but he's used his imagination no doubt about that..
    East Anglia, England
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Yes, clever but not for me.  I like space and light which is why we live in the country.

    Sabeeha - steps can be modified to make them shallower and easier or a slope fitted.  A handrail will help too.   If you keep on gardening you should stay fit a long time too.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Just caught up on this one while eating my lunch. A truly beautiful garden but my practical side just couldn't enjoy it. I just keep wondering what his nice minimalist house looks like inside over the winter when all those succulents and tropical plants are crammed up inside. How do you deal with a garden with no practical areas? Where does the washing line go? How do you stop your ivy invading everyone else's gardens?

    I took a trip to Bristol Zoo a couple of weeks ago and ever since I've been dreaming about tropical plants. Their reptile house is an amazing place. I wish I could have a bit of the tropical feel in my garden but the Welsh hills are no place for such things. Even mind-your-own-business refuses to thrive here.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    He’s probably got hidden cupboards that slide open to reveal an immaculate set of tools and chic mid-century modern folding side tables for artful winter displays of succulents, wild edges!

    I thought it was wonderful, cleverly designed, beautifully executed and possibly a great solution to that urban proximity problem - there might be a hideous block of flats or a three storey blank wall right behind (I have had both in various city flats in the past). 

    What I did hate was that so-called prairie garden, looked more like a clumsy, garish, colour blocky cottage garden on steroids with inappropriate overuse of grasses, IMHO. Was that just me?!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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