The Plotting Shed

Gardens hve to cater for everyone, but all too often they simply become a  lawn with a swing. So how in an average small garden can anyone create a family friendly space...?

How to make a garden inte…

Welcome back to the new spring series of the Plotting shed. This week Rachel discusse how you can learn to design your garden without having to spend thousands!  THis is the first of 10 podcasts aime…

Firstly, I would like to say thank you to everyone who has downloaded and listened to this series of The Plotting Shed.  This is the last show in this series - we will be back in the Spring of 2022 w…

This week Rachel takes the best products and information from the Landscapers Show  so you know what innovation in ideas and products are available. 

Turn your garden into a fun orchestra
Clever verti…

Up the Wall Gardening - This weeks show hosts Rachel and Helen discuss how to garden above ground. So planting in pots, baskets or growing plants on balconies or in vertical gardens.  Too often the w…

What makes a good garden plant? How should you choose plants for the garden?  This week H and Rachel discuss what makes plants work in any garden,  and how you can use our simple definition to help y…

Following on from last weeks podcast - part 1. This weeks discussion looks at how your decision making process can help you make better garden choices - that are good for you, good for your garden an…

This weeks discussion is not about how you can become a better gardener not by the skills you acquire, but because of the decisions you make. 

Understanding why you garden influences the decisions yo…

How does your gut react to your garden?  This week Rachel and Helen discuss the real science behind your mood, your health, your gut and your garden!

Now this is 22 minutes you won't want to miss!

Plan…

This week H and I continue challenging  garden convention. This week's episode we talk about why flower shows and garden centres make your life more difficult - especially if you are a novice gardene…

This week H and I challenge garden convention. Why are gardens described in a certain way, what should your garden be and why the horticultural industry and garden media make gardening more difficult…

 Here at PlantPlots we like to view gardens from you, the users, perspective; consequently, what the RHS thought was the best garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2021 was not the one the RHS chose - an…

Ever wondered why when you create a garden, it never seems to deliver what you had hope? After all you've got the lovely green lawn, flowers borders by the fence and space for the kids to run around.…

Welcome back to the Plotting Shed. Our new 12 episode series packed with lots of brilliant garden design discussion.
Learn how to design and create your garden easily, affordably and in ways that are …

This is the 3rd and final episode detailing my trip to Hampton Court this year. So what are and those elements from the show we should all be emulating and bringing home, and what were those parts we…

Garden Shows are full of Show Gardens but should these really be called gardens? Are they gardens and if not why not. The trouble though is the RHS, Experts and the Media, extol the virtues of these …

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2021 - We came We saw We thought...!

Well the Plotting Shed is back!!
I had to take some time away from Podcasting as my Garden Design Business has taken off this year. So…

Over the last few weeks Rachel has discussed how to make designing and creating a border, but what makes a garden really interesting? Is there a hidden X factor that transforms your garden space into…

How can anyone plan a planting scheme for the garden and make it look fab - if you don't know much about plants!

Well Rachel provides a simple method that will help you work out how to create an impac…

How to design a Natural looking Garden - it sounds easy doesn't it, the garden should look like Mother Nature intended. 
Getting it right tho' is a bit more tricky, but visit PlantPlots.com to see the…