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  • A guide to patio containers with Andi Clevely| Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Hanging baskets bring colour and drama to a dull patio © A Place for Everything Plants are essential for adding life, colour and variety onto your patio. And the packaging is just as important! Patio plant containers come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and materials to complement and enhance ...

  • Create a wooden patiowith Andi Clevely | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Bask in the sunshine on a wooden rooftop terrace © City Garden Patios do not have to be made from stone. Andi Clevely, author of the book ‘Patios’, describes wood as a warm material and this seems to be a fitting alternative in the typically cool British summers. And if ...

  • Decorate your patio with aggregates | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Add decorative texture to your patio with aggregates © Marks and Spencer Whether your patio is paved with stone or decked out with wood, loose aggregates can compliment either. The loose combination of minerals and rock fragments can also decorate garden borders and flower beds. Read on for all the ...

  • Furnish your garden patio| mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Get ready for summer parties with chic garden furniture © Very Laying the paving or decking is the easy part in creating your perfect patio. Now you’ve got to decide on the right outdoor furniture – not just for the here and now but for future garden party guests and ...

  • Heating and eating on your patio | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Dibor's patio chimenea offers an elegant eating alternative © Dibor ‘In cooler climates the season for comfortable outdoor living may seem disappointingly transitory, but various heating options can help keep the cold at bay,’ writes Andi Clevely. Hurrah! While the British summer may not be the hottest in the world, ...

  • Light up for a healthy, happy, home with Alan Bermans Green Design | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Even small windows can light up a room naturally © Green Design: A Healthy Home Handbook by Alan Berman As the Autumn gloom looms ever closer, lighting has become a hot topic at mydeco. Alan Berman, author of ‘Green Design’, thinks natural light is the sunny way forward. This snippet ...

  • Light up your patio with Andi Clevely | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Light up your garden with outdoor fairy lights and oil lanterns © John Lewis When the warm weather does grace us with its presence why not light up your patio and enjoy it both day and night. We’re not in the Victorian era anymore – artificial lights as well as ...

  • Make a splash with a water garden with Andi Clevely | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Large, emphatic leaf shapes create exciting reflections © Steven Wooster If your outdoor space is lacking a little lushness, why not create a water garden? Great in small spaces and easy to maintain, a water garden will add instant vitality and enchantment to a barren landscape. This snippet from Andi ...

  • Make eco-chic choices for your home with Alan Bermans Green Design | Articles | mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Wooden chairs are eco-friendly for a healthy home © Green Design: A Healthy Home Handbook by Alan Berman With global warming on the up and natural resources diminishing, savvy home shoppers are going green. But how do you spot an environmental no–no from a save the planet go–go? In his ...

  • Make the most of your city garden with Andi Clevely | Articles| mydeco.com

    mydeco magazine

    Make the most of your city garden Relax on your roof garden with garden furniture © Habitat If you look at your pokey, weedy garden in despair, help is at hand with Andi Clevely’s ‘City Garden’ – a book full of advice for all green (with envy) -fingered gardeners. Even ...