GARDEN SECRETS

How to make a grand and memorable entrance

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Like houses, gardens need a welcoming entrance. Whether pre y stepping stones, elegant arches or a traditional gate, they should entice visitors.

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UPFRONT IDEAS Focus on easily maintainable features such as a pair of striking pot plants, statuary, a bowl of intriguing succulents or an inviting avenue of trees.

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FOLLOW YOUR NOSE Enticing perfume sets a mood. Plant murraya, lavender, gardenia, jasmine and daphne (right) and you’ll have something scented each month.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts

SIGMUND FREUD, PSYCHOANALYST

CREATE A SUMMER ROMANCE WITH ROSES