The South West London Gardener

Day: 7 September 2026

How to Use Soft and Hard Landscaping Together in a London Garden

Most gardens fail not because someone chose the wrong paving stone or the wrong plant, but because nobody decided how the two should sit together before either one went in. You end up with a patio stranded in the middle of a lawn, or a border so wide it swallows the space you actually wanted …

How to Use Soft and Hard Landscaping Together in a London Garden Read More »

stone and shrubs natural garden

Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Artificial Grass in Southwest London

Artificial grass gets sold as the maintenance-free answer to a tired lawn, and for a certain kind of space, a rooftop terrace, a shaded basement flat with no soil to speak of, it can genuinely be the right call. But for most gardens across Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Putney and the rest of Southwest London, it’s solving …

Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Artificial Grass in Southwest London Read More »