Award-winning horticulturist and presenter Michael Perry, AKA Mr Plant Geek has teamed up with Taskrabbit, to share his ideas for sprucing up gardens and out of doors areas. Taskrabbit not too long ago discovered that 49 % of Britons are envious over their neighbour’s gardens and that almost half of Britons assume their gardens trying good is vital. Michael spoke completely to Express.co.uk a couple of fashion of backyard that’s each personal, simple to take care of and can standout amongst your neighbours’ gardens.
The gardening skilled prompt selecting a “prairie-style” backyard which was pioneered by Dutch backyard designer, Piet Oudolf.
Michael defined: “The design is lots of vegetation on mass which implies gardeners have much less sorts of vegetation however extra of them.
“You may get extra influence as a result of you may have a number of color.
“Piet additionally chooses vegetation primarily based on all the things they do all year long.
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“I’ve received decorative grasses as effectively that are actually nice as a result of they’re tall and provides privateness.
“However as a result of they’re very delicate, they don’t block out the sunshine on the similar time.
“They’re the perfect kind of privateness actually.
“You don’t desire a huge evergreen hedge that’s going to dam out your mild similtaneously supplying you with that privateness.
“My backyard is sort of that prairie-style which was actually championed by Piet Oudolf.”
The decorative grasses are then interspersed with totally different flowers, heights and textures.
Regardless of its spectacular look, the backyard is simple to take care of.
He added: “I believe folks really feel like gardens must be work with the intention to look good however I barely must do something in my backyard as a result of it’s established itself and it’s huge and voluptuous and it really works.
“The choice folks would have checked out is a neat garden with some bedding vegetation you substitute every season.”
A prairie-style backyard is extra sustainable because the vegetation don’t have to be changed every season.
It’s additionally a good way to encourage pollinators and wildlife into gardens.
Michael mentioned he planted the backyard for himself as a result of it’s “low upkeep”.
Taskrabbit, is a two-way platform which permits Britons to ebook expert folks from native communities for residence and backyard duties.
