Outside Journal
We find inspiration in the natural world, the seasons, art, architecture, and sometimes in the most surprising of places.
Outside Design love to explore all the elements that help us make the most gorgeous gardens.
Here we share updates and thoughts on garden design.
5 Ways to Create a More Biodiverse Garden This Spring
Simple steps to increase biodiversity in your garden this spring, supporting pollinators, improving resilience, and creating a more natural, beautiful outdoor space.
5 Ways to Reduce Your Garden Maintenance
All gardens require some care and attention. There is no such thing as a maintenance-free garden. It’s often a big concern for many of you – “If I invest in a great garden, how do I keep it looking that way?”. This particularly resonates if you lead a busy life, perhaps juggling family too.
The Power of Purpose – Hilldrop Open Day
Entrances can be deceiving. This one was unassuming – a track discreetly marked on the road with a simple vertical steel sign.
Smiling faces greeted us as we piled out of the car and into another world… a garden like none I’d encountered. Hello Hilldrop.
Distance Garden Design
Hello, we are all adjusting to a new way of working. For us it means we are working from home rather than our studio. With the current lockdown, we are open and able to offer a non-contact design service. We can help homeowners located in the Home Counties and able...
Dividing Time
Do you think September is the end of your garden year? Far from it, it’s simply the best time to plant in your garden. Why? Well soil temperatures are warm after all those balmy summer days. Yet there will be rain without a doubt so no worries about when to water....
Bulb Cutting Garden
We know you will….. Those amazing colours, beautiful texture and shapes, the sheer exuberance of them. What’s not to love? We’re talking about spring bulbs, fat sumptuous tulips, scented uplifting daffodils, heavenly hyacinths and sparkling alliums. It’s impossible...
The Time For Change in Your Garden
After the heady days of summer, a new season is an ideal time to consider a new project, aim or challenge. Holidays give us the chance to reflect and, despite colder days ahead, now is a great time to look at changes to your garden. Our houses get more attention,...
August: Subconscious inspiration
As August kicks in we’re taking a moment to stop and smell the coffee, coastal air, bougainvillea, roses…. Wherever we find ourselves in August, we always find the less familiar sights, sounds and aromas find a way to seep into our subconscious and start to...
Our award winning ‘Living in Sync’ show garden is on the move
It seems like ages ago that we were standing in very hot June sunshine on our show garden at the NEC Birmingham talking to huge volumes of visitors. This was our first venture into the show garden world with a garden about the importance of green space for us,...
Top Plants To Attract Wildlife To Your Garden
‘Living in Sync’ Garden – BBCGWL 2017 Plant List Perennials Alchemilla mollisCentranthus ruber red valerianCirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’Erigeron KarvinskianusEuphorbia cyparissias ‘Fens Ruby’Geranium x oxonianum ‘A.T. Johnson’Geranium ‘Brookside’Hypericum...
Nicola Baily Gibson & Viv Seccombe
Outside Design is a garden design studio in Hampshire, UK that creates gardens with a full design and build service for homeowners.
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5 Ways to Create a More Biodiverse Garden This Spring
Simple steps you can take to support wildlife Spring has sprung. Bees begin to emerge, birds start nesting, and the first flowers offer much-needed food after winter. Spring is the moment when our gardens quietly come back to life. With a few thoughtful changes, any...
5 Ways to Reduce Your Garden Maintenance
Too busy with no time to care for your garden? All gardens require some care and attention. There is no such thing as a maintenance-free garden. It’s often a big concern for many of you – “If I invest in a great garden, how do I keep it looking that way?”. This...