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I’m Rajul Shah, a blogger and garden designer, living in Norwich. I am small and I love to garden. My garden is wildlife-friendly, with natural play areas where the children can hide and explore, a fruit and vegetable patch, spaces for relaxing and eating, borders full of lovely plants and a tiny ~~pony~~ pond.

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Had a gorgeous Norfolk frosty morning to start thi

Had a gorgeous Norfolk frosty morning to start this new build garden design. #newbuildgarden #smallgardens #smallgardendesign #norfolkgarden #novemberskies #norfolkskies #swale #frostymorning

Rendering time lapse. So satisfying! #gardendesign

Rendering time lapse. So satisfying! #gardendesign #rendering #handdrawn #conceptplan #gardenconcept #gardenideas #norfolkgarden #gardendesigner #watercolourpainting #timelapse

Yorkstone coping on our Ingham project looking jus

Yorkstone coping on our Ingham project looking just perfect. #hardlandscaping #yorkstone #coping #gardenwalls #raisedbed #gardendesign

Plants have been going in at this project that I’ve been working on for 2 years now. The hard landscaping is in its final stages. It’s wonderful seeing the design becoming reality. But there’s still more time needed to for the plants to settle in and fill their spaces. I hope to be involved in this project for even more time, especially since my clients are truly lovely to work with. It’s important to remember that projects on this scale need time to ensure quality of ideas and execution, and that instant tv style makeovers are poor reflections of reality.

Plants supplied by @practical_plants_ltd
Construction by @norfolk_garden_services

#gardendesign #plantingdesign #norfolkgardens #countrygarden #georgianhouse #norfolkgarden #gardenbuild

October gives the best light. #gardendesign #octo

October gives the best light.
#gardendesign #octobergarden #norfolkgarden #plantingdesign #smallgardenideas #pergola

It’s always a treat to receive photos from clien

It’s always a treat to receive photos from clients of gardens that I’ve designed. Even better when they tell me they’ve been enjoying BBQs and parties outside, and sitting in the garden when working from home. This beautiful space was built by @dunthornelandscapes. #gardendesigner #plantingdesign #citygardendesign #smallgardenideas #smallgardendesign #pergola #raisedbeds #plantsforpollinators

Some fantastic landscaping work going on at our pr

Some fantastic landscaping work going on at our project in Ingham by @norfolk_garden_services. Lovely to see this flint retaining wall going up, and work continuing on the drive of this beautiful Georgian house. #gardendesign #norfolkgarden #flintwall #georgianhouse #countrygardendesign #gardenbuild

More September snippets. My students will know wel

More September snippets. My students will know well my love for using ROM steel reinforcement mesh in designs. The screen is greening up beautifully with Trachelospurmum ‘Pink Showers’ doing its thing. PS. Watch out for spider webs folks, they’re everywhere!! #gardendesign #smallgardenideas #smallgarden #rustysteel #gardenscreen #jasmine #pergolaideas #norfolkgarden #citygarden #septembergarden #wildlifegarden

Some September moments at home. The light at this

Some September moments at home. The light at this time of year just wonderful even if I’m missing the heat. #septembergarden #smallgardenideas #smallgardendesign #pergola #wildlifegarden #septemberflowers #plantsforwildlife #plantingdesign #citygarden #norfolkgarden

This little dude basically lives in my garden. #no

This little dude basically lives in my garden. #notmycat #ropepergola #smallgardendesign #smallgardenideas

The right furniture and parasol can make all the d

The right furniture and parasol can make all the difference. I’ve put the parasol base on a pot mover so we can wheel it around as needed. This parasol is from @dunelmuk seating from @marksandspencer and little acacia table from @laredoute_uk #gardendesign #smallgardenideas #pergola #plantingdesign #gardenideas #smallgardendesign #wildlifegarden #gardenfurniture #norfolkgarden

Late afternoon views from our upstairs window ☺️. #mygarden #mygardentoday #inmygarden #citygarden #smallgarden #smallgardendesign #gardendesign #gardenideas #pergola #patio #blockpaving #wildlifegarden #julygarden

We had glorious sunshine for our visit to @suetown

We had glorious sunshine for our visit to @suetownsendgardendesign with the garden design diploma students from @norfolkschoolofgardening. Sue showed us around a beautiful garden she’s designed and talked through the planting scheme, and we were warmly welcomed by her lovely client. Then we toured her own garden which is filled with atmosphere, treasures and fascinating design experiments and ideas. Thoughtful discussions around sustainability, light touch design and the future of garden design followed in this remarkable setting. Thanks much for hosting us! #gardendesign #gardendesigncourses #plantingdesign #sandysoil #coastalgarden #suffolkgarden @societyofgardendesigners

Final pics from @greatdixterofficial because I’m

Final pics from @greatdixterofficial because I’m a sucker for hard landscaping details! Textures to delight and make you want to touch. Pergola pillars, steps, paving and more, all softened by exuberant planting, and welcome self-seeders. There’s such confidence here in allowing the garden to dictate how full it wants to be, and and in letting go of just enough control to make it feel magically wild and alive. #gardendesign #selfseeders #wildgarden #wildlifegarden #plantingdesign #greatdixter #hardlandscaping #gardensteps #gardenpaving #pergola #cracksandcrevices @norfolkschoolofgardening

More pics because @greatdixterofficial is just mag

More pics because @greatdixterofficial is just magnificent. @norfolkschoolofgardening study trip 2024. #greatdixter #plantperfection #gardeninspiration #gardendesign #plantingdesign #englishgardens #kentgardens #gardenvisitor #gardenstovisit

Wilder parts of the garden and the meadow @greatdi

Wilder parts of the garden and the meadow @greatdixterofficial with @fergusmustafasabrigarrett himself. These spaces evoke an emotional reaction and that is what gardens should do. Wish you could have seen and heard the birds here! It’s magical. #gardendesign #plantingdesign #englishgardens #arcadia #meadow #perennialmeadows #wildlifegarden #wildorchid #kentgardens @norfolkschoolofgardening

First of my photo dumps from @greatdixterofficial.

First of my photo dumps from @greatdixterofficial. There was just much to see and these are plants and views that grabbed me. Study trip with @norfolkschoolofgardening. #plantingdesign #borderdesign #gardenborders #wildlifegarden #greatdixter #junegarden #kentgardens #gardendesigncourses

Great Dixter today, the first stop on our design d

Great Dixter today, the first stop on our design diploma students trip to Kent and Sussex gardens with @norfolkschoolofgardening. Incredible to spend an afternoon in the garden when it’s closed to the public, hosted by the amazing @coraliemlthomas. Plus we bumped into @fergusmustafasabrigarrett who was super friendly and welcoming. Thanks for a fantastic visit @greatdixterofficial. More pics to be dumped tomorrow! #gardenvisit #gardendesigncourses #gardendesign #plantingdesign #kentgardens #greatdixter

Last week’s visit to @holmehalehallgarden with t

Last week’s visit to @holmehalehallgarden with the Intro to Garden Design students from @norfolkschoolofgardening was a great day. This Arne Maynard designed garden is a fantastic place to learn about design principles and how to structure a garden with both hard and soft landscaping features. Thanks so much to Simon and Delia, and head gardener Chris, for as ever sharing their insights and knowledge with us. #gardendesign #gardendesigncourses #norfolkgarden #norfolkgardens #arnemaynard #holmehalehall #plantingdesign #wildflowers #rubblegardens

Fantastic site visit today with my garden design d

Fantastic site visit today with my garden design diploma students from @norfolkschoolofgardening to this project in Ingham, Norfolk, which is mid-build. They were welcomed and hosted wonderfully by my clients, Marian and Alan (and their dogs), and had the opportunity to learn and ask questions about with build with landscaper Josh Grimmer of @norfolk_garden_services. Opportunities to see live projects are so important when training. Only a few weeks to go now until graduation! #gardendesign #sitevisit #gardendesigncourses #landscaping #hardlandscaping #norfolkgardens #gardenbuild

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