yardz: HOT HOT CHRISTMAS PRESENT

YARDZ

YARDZ is about lifestyle - using your small amount of outdoor space, be it a yard, balcony or roof garden, to reflect the lifestyle you live.

YARDZDESIGN

THE MANIFESTO
is thinking inside the box
is an art in its own right
has many or no practical uses
is a valuable visual extension of your living space
is a space where plants are controlled

TOP DESIGN SHOWS 2009

INTERNATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL CHAUMONT 29th April-18th OCTOBER
Garden of colours is this years theme for the conceptual gardens
BILBAO JARDIN 29th APRIL-3rd JULY
27 gardens will be displayed across the city
RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 19th-23rd MAY
Show gardens and plant displays
FESTIVAL DE JARDINS PONTE DE LIMA PORTUGAL 29th MAY-30th OCTOBER
Arts in the garden is the theme of this years conceptual gardens
FUTURE GARDENS ST ALBANS 5th JUNE-4th OCTOBER
New show with coceptual gardens set in landscaped grounds
INTERNATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL METIS CANADA 27th JUNE- 4th OCTOBER
More than a dozen conceptual gardens
RHS HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW 7-12 JULY
Includes conceptual show gardens

TOP TOMATOES FOR HANGING BASKETS

RHS SHOWS

Chelsea Flower Show
19-23rd may 2009
BBC Gardeners' World Live
10-14th June 2009
Hampton Court Show
7-12th July 2009
Tatton Park Show
22-26th July 2009

TOP YARDZ DAHLIAS

JOWEY MIRELLA
A deep rich black small flowered dahlia
KARMA FUSHIANA
One of the brightest dahlias with coral/orange/magenta flowers
SAM HOPKINS
The blackest dahlia you can grow. It rarely fades.

GREAT SMALL NARCISSUS FOR CONTAINERS

TOP FIREBOWLS

GREENHOUSE FUTURES

The Inflatable Greenhouse
The perfect greenhouse for small spaces. It inflates to look like large bubble liner and so would be great to turf out the plants and use the space for sun bathing.

WEBZINE

TOP CONTAINER HOLLIES

BEST GRASSES FOR CONTAINERS

Miscanthus Morning Light
Narrow leaves with a wide central white stripe and yellow margins.
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Evergreen and relatively smallwith narrow leaves. Prefers full sun and is drought resistant.
Carex Evergold
Small evergreen sedge with broad golden yellow bands down each leaf and only thin stripes of green. Low arching habit.
Elymus megallanicus
Probably the most intensely blue of all ornamental grasses. It forms a lax sprawling clump with 'wheat like' flowers

HOW TO BE A CONCEPTUALIST GARDENER

LIST TAKEN FROM 'GARDENS OF THE MIND' ARTICLE BY TOM RICHARDSON (DAILY TELEGRAPH 12/4/08)
Don't talk to the plants. Let the garden speak to you.
Next time you think about bog gardening or container gardening, remember mind gardening.
Without meaning, a garden is just a pile of materials.
A conceptualist gardener is a psychoanalyst of places.
Every garden is a political act. Every plant is a political prisoner.
A garden does not have to be a 'retreat'. It can also be an attack.
Forget 'gardening with nature' and other platitudes. gardening should say something.
Avoid vagueness. An emotion can dictate the flavour of your space, and it may not be immediately observable. But when revealed it ought to be instantly recognisable.
The theme can be autobiographical or based on a plant, a colour, a shape or even a philosophical idea.
Give the garden a theme and stick to it.

ECOYARDZ

By planting in an urban area no matter how little it still helps to oxygenate the atmosphere and in the case of some plants filter toxins.
Grow your own food wherever possible - use growhouses to cultivate salads throughout the year. Fruit tree make great features clothing yard walls.
By buying quality products for your yard, they will not need replacing so much and so use less raw materials and energy in the long run.
Reduce your carbon footprint by staying at home.

MUST GROW POTATOES

Best Heritage - Edzell Blue Best Roast - Wilja Best Mash - Cosmos Best for Home Growing - Kestral Best for Kids to Grow - Rocket As chosen by Pauline Pears at Garden Organic www.gardenorganic.org.uk

TOP 100 GARDENING SITES

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03/12/2008

HOT HOT CHRISTMAS PRESENT

This is a great gift for foodies and yardners, a complete chilli grow kit in an easily wrapped and postable container.

From http://www.pressies4princesses.co.uk at only £3.99 plus £2.99 P&P

Chillies Seed Pod

Self-contained growing kit for chilli plant

Contains, growing medium, seeds, drainage medium and instructions

Grow in the pod

Just add a capful of water to get growing!

Can be reused - just add new compost and seed

Ideal for the kitchen windowsill

Ultra trendy - looks great in stylish kitchens

Ideal gift for food lovers

http://www.pressies4princesses.co.uk/food-gifts/chillies-seed-pod.shtml

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ABOUT ME

I hope you enjoy my blogging scrapbook of all things relating to owning and living with a very small garden. My own yard is only 5m x 5m so I understand the challenges involved in trying to use this small space to the full. I have been involved all my working life with design, garden design, horticulture and garden retailing. At present I work as a buyer for a large South west garden centre. I have a passion for good cutting edge design and plants that excite. Frank. [Creator, editor and marketer of YARDZ]

DESIGNERS

FAVOURITE PLANTS

Crocosmia Lucifer
Angelica archangelica
Libertia peregrinans
Hosta White Feather
Hosta Striptease
Crocosmia Lucifer
Hydrangea petiolaris
Sorbus Joseph Rock
Hebe Green Globe
Euphorbia Blackbird
Festuca Glauca Intense Blue
Liriope muscari

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