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Cheshire and Cotswolds
A garden design consultant, offering a specialist planting service and online shop.Stylist and writer with a regular column on Houzz.
Interests: plants, brocante, antiques, gardens, travel, ponds, nature, animals, vintage
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Tips for the Winter Garden
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At this time of year the daylight hours lessen and time spent outdoors will be all the more important. With this in mind it is a good time to have a look at the 'bones' of the garden and plan for the year ahead. When looking round your garden see... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2021 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Garden Day Sunday 10th May
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As millions of us have turned to our gardens during lockdown, they have become more important as a sanctuary and haven away from the terrible virus that has beset the world as we know it. May the 10th, is celebration for all things green and floral, where as individuals and... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2020 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Book Review & Mother's Day Competition
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Over the years, I have collected a rather large and varied amount of gardening books, however renting a small flat with minimal space has forced me to pack-up my treasured, literary collection into many cardboard storage boxes and hide them away ….. this has certainly curtailed my book buying, or so I thought it had until I paid a visit to the gardens at Stockton Bury. Continue reading
Posted Mar 15, 2020 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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New Online Garden Shop
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As a garden designer, I am not always rooted to my drawing board but out and about seeing new clients and travelling to some beautiful parts of the British countryside. Wherever I find myself, I always try to source craftsmen and women who make some products that could be incorporated... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2020 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Office Plant of the Year
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Earlier this month I was again invited to be one of the independent judges for Office Plant of the Year 2019 by Plants at Work. I really enjoy being part of the judging for Office Plant of the Year as I have to admit that there are so many new... Continue reading
Posted Jul 30, 2019 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Stockton Bury Gardens
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Last Sunday was the Country Gardener's Fair at Stockton Bury Gardens in Herefordshire, where we were delighted to have a stall selling some our garden items form our online shop . The setting for the fair is just magical, the garden having been created over 30 years, were never intended... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2019 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Ideas for the Summer Garden from our Online Shop
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I am so lucky to have designed many private gardens along with award winning show gardens throughout the UK, all of which have given me the opportunity to visit and work in some beautiful parts of the country. Lovely two seater artisan hand forged iron bench in the 'Romance in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2019 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Visit to the Yorkshire Dales
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My father came from Yorkshire and although I have never lived there, whenever I visit I honestly feel like I belong or have come home. As with most counties in England, Yorkshire is full of different scenery and there are big variations between East and West. My father came from... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2019 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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The Rococo Garden
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I am often asked if I have been to visit certain gardens and I have to admit I wish I had the time, as there are so many places I haven't yet visited in the UK. However, a couple of weeks ago I had a couple of days off and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 23, 2018 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
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Following a beautifully elegant and white floral Royal wedding at Windsor, a walk down Sloane Street to Sloane Square in London you are immediately hit by the amazing colourful floral displays outside many of the shops as well as in the centre of the square, all part of Chelsea in... Continue reading
Posted May 27, 2018 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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RHS Malvern Spring Festival
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May is my favourite time of the year as the road verges are full of cow parsley and wild flowers, the fruit trees are heavy with wonderful blossom and it means that Malvern Spring Festival is taking place. As I head through the Herefordshire country lanes on the way to... Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2018 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Ascot Spring Garden Show April 13th-15th
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The inaugural Ascot Spring Garden Show took place in April this year (13th-15th April 2018) and I was invited by The Association of Professional Landscapers to design an interactive garden space which would show the public the construction methods that landscapers use to build certain areas of a garden. This... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2018 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Structure in the Garden
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We have been unlucky with the weather so far this year and our gardens have suffered from being windswept, snow covered and waterlogged and it seems this wintry weather it is still hanging on for bit longer. Yet signs of Spring are on the way with colourful bulbs pushing through... Continue reading
Posted Mar 31, 2018 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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The Garden Press Event 2018
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Last week I battled the terrible snow to get to The Garden Press Event in Islington, London which brings together suppliers of garden products within the industry to the editors of trade and consumer magazines. The event was founded in 2006 by Richard Jackson who was then chair of the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2018 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Under the Christmas Tree for the Gardener in your life
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Buying the prefect Christmas gift for the gardener in your life is becoming increasing more difficult and finding a present they haven’t already seen on the high street, is proving even harder. My work takes around the country searching and sourcing products for the many gardens I have designed, from... Continue reading
Posted Nov 28, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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'Romance in the Ruins’ - the final journey for the BBC Gardeners' World Live Show 2017
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We are now entering the last week of the show build and the days are getting longer and we are all a bit weary! Deliveries of plants and other materials come in thick and fast and there is no rest, as we unload one lorry, another is waiting in the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Gold for 'Romance in the Ruins' show garden
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What a day... a quick post to say thank you to everyone who helped to create and build the show garden 'Romance in the 'Ruins' at the BBC Gardeners' World Live show at the NEC in Birmingham this summer. We won Gold and Best in Show! You are all amazing...... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Win Tickets to the 50th Anniversary of the BBC Gardeners' World Live show
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I have ten pairs of tickets to give away for the 50th Anniversary BBC Gardeners’ World Live at Birmingham NEC on 15th–18th June 2017. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets and to visit the Wyevale Garden Centres Show Garden I have designed, entitled “Romance... Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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‘Romance in the Ruins’ background to the build, part three
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Background to the build-up for ‘Romance in the Ruins’ a garden designed by Claudia de Yong for the Wyevale Garden Centre at the BBC Gardener’s World Live 2017 show in June, at the NEC in Birmingham. In the lead-up to the build of my show garden for the Wyevale Garden... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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The Allergic Gardener
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Above: Fields of oilseed rape in the UK (photo: behind-the-hedgerow.com) For many gardeners, May signals one of the best months to be in the garden. The freshness of Spring-flowering bulbs such as the tulip, will be at their best now and most trees are in full leaf. A walk in... Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Castle inspiration for a show garden
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'Romance in the Ruins', a garden designed for Wyevale Garden Centre, is in part inspired by our wonderful heritage of castles throughout the UK. The show garden will be on show at the BBC Gardeners' World Live this June at the NEC in Birmingham. Above: Magnificent Beeston Castle inspiration for... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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'Romance in the Ruins' A garden for Wyevale Garden Centre
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'Romance in the Ruins' : A garden designed by Claudia de Yong for Wyevale Garden Centre At BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2017 Above: 13th Century fortification at Beeston Over the coming months, I will be writing a number of small articles on the different places I’m currently visiting – from... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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Instagram
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Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/claudiadeyongdesigns/ to see my work, travel pics and favourite things Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2017 at My Blog
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The best trees to plant for Spring interest
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"Nothing lifts the soul more after a dreary winter than the first glimpse of blossom on the trees, like candyfloss clinging to the bare stems – nature’s own confetti. And there are so many trees to choose from that will provide blooms for spring. For some, the beauty lies in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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The 2017 Garden Press Event
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Last week was the 12th anniversary of the ‘Garden Press Event’, bringing together exhibitors of garden products from all over the UK and Europe to showcase their new and innovative products. Below are a few of the items that caught my eye this year. GREENFINGERS The ‘Garden Press Event’ raises... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2017 at The Claudia de Yong Blog
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