100 Garden design by Colette Charsley


An Advent Garden Calendar 1 Buy a garden notebook


or scrapbook. Walk round and note what you like about your garden now.


2 Have another walk outside and make a


note of what you don’t like. 3 Sit down and write a


further list of all the


things you would like in a garden. Day dream a little.


look in plant and seed 9Try to find any flowers or catalogues for inspiration.


that you like. Save them too. 5 Now is a good time to


4 Find photographs of 6 Research winter scented shrubs.


Sarcococca (Christmas box), Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet), Hamamelis (witch hazel) and daphnes are all flowering now. Some heritage narcissus varieties are also fragrant.


plants with interesting


coloured stems or leaves. Pick some and bring them into the house. Dogwoods and willows have wonderful winter colour.


garden related things


outside that you can use all year round? Perhaps with a firepit or built in barbecue.


8 Do you have a sheltered seating area 13 Have you got a


one. If yes, buy another one.


birdfeeder? If no, buy 21 If it’s not raining


14 Stand outside for five the grateful birds.


interesting plants or trees that catch your eye. Try to identify them.


15 Go for a walk in the Dogwood Wintersweet


partner. It’s character building.


10Find useful garden tasks for your


16 Can you do anything more friendly for wildlife?


to make the garden


decorations in the branches.


17 Find a tree bare of leaves. Put some 24 Sprinkle reindeer dust (colored sugar


and edible glitter) in the garden, maybe in the shape of an arrow so Santa knows which way to come!


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country and look for 23 Write your wish list for Father


Christmas. (This may include asking for a visit from me too!)


go and eat lunch


outside. Extra vests and woolly hats may be worn.


minutes and listen to 22 Light some candles in jam jars, put


them outside and stay there or retreat inside and admire from a distance.


12 Are there any signs coming through?


yet of spring bulbs


of coffee or something stronger. It’s been a long week and you deserve it.


7 Sit outside somewhere dry and have a cup


garden.11 Find the brightest colour you can in the


18 Walk round the air is good for you.


garden again. Fresh


to lessen the things you don’t like and increase the elements that you do like in your garden?


19 Are your paths and 20- Get your lists.


terrace slippery? What could you do


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