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When you think 'modern garden ideas', you likely think about sleek, contemporary landscapes. However, there's an evolution in modern garden design – and it's no longer about creating spaces based on ...

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HOW RARELY we get a look at what’s fresh in garden design. Now two new books devoted to modern gardens rectify that. “Avant Gardeners: 50 Visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape” by Tim Richardson ...

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My mother tended a classic 1980s rose garden when I was a child – a long border of nothing but Hybrid Teas. Huge roses (each bloom a handful in size) lolled above their long stalks and they smelt ...