{"id":4463,"date":"2016-05-20T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T08:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/?p=4463"},"modified":"2022-11-10T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T11:15:01","slug":"small-garden-design-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/small-garden-design-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Garden Design Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With literally thousands of books and websites offering large and small garden design guides, there&#8217;s certainly no shortage of great ideas to update and transform your outdoor living spaces. Although large scale renovation guides are great, sometimes all that&#8217;s needed are a few easy to follow principles to start you off down the garden path of discovery and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take it from the experts &#8211; The small garden design guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This week we&#8217;re sharing an infographic from \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wayfair.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nWayfair.co.uk<\/a> called the &#8216;Small Garden Design Guide&#8217;. This handy visual provides some quick and easy wins for creating more space and achieving the garden of your dreams on a budget. Created with advice from six of London&#8217;s top garden designers, it gives their top tips for creating a visually impressive space in even the smallest of gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you&#8217;ve been procrastinating over what to do in the garden, it&#8217;s time to get those hands dirty and let the creative juices flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now although we can&#8217;t help with the patio or potted plants, we certainly can when it comes to protecting, preserving and even colouring your garden shed, fences and wooden garden furniture. From wood oils to stains, varnishes to paints we have everything you&#8217;ll need to help with your garden transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We&#8217;re Here to Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure of what products you need for your garden projects, \n<a href=\"\/info\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\ngive our team of resident experts a call<\/a>.* They&#8217;re always on hand to give expert help and advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Wood Finishes Direct we love to see how your projects have turned out. 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