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    “I love that feeling of walking into a cool, green enclave”

    Apr 13, 2023 3 minutes
    WORDS ADAM DUXBURY

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    Matthew Symmonds, Bristol

    “It must have been a good party because the tree on the left is slightly on the tilt!”

    This garden is the ultimate in layered planting. I think what he’s achieved in a really tricky site is remarkable – this has a real soul
    Alan Titchmarsh, GOTY judge

    Garden plan

    SIZE: 5.5m x 6.5m

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    Behind a terraced mews house in Bristol lies a secret green oasis. This is the tiny courtyard garden of Matthew Symonds and his

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