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I think having a look in charity shops is a good idea for books.
Also there's an old ground force one someone recommended to me which has good basics, albeit a dated style.
The Internet is good, but it's almost information overload.
The best starting point is to work out what you have and then search from there:
- which direction do you face?
- where do you get sun/shade and how much?
- what is your soil type? (you can buy pH testers cheaply off ebay)
- what is your soil quality?
- which of the above can you change/which are fixed?
- what do you want to use the space for?
- what is your appetite for maintenance?
Your Garden Made Perfect on iplayer is fun for inspiration. Garden Rescue is probably more grounded in reality/useful.
- which direction do you face?
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where to put trees
Personal bug of mine is people planting right up to boundaries and not researching height/spread. They should be at least a couple of metres in from any boundary, but probably more.
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I also have no idea what I'm doing, are there any garden design books you can recommend?
The wildlife book is good for plants, but where to put trees, how to do drainage, types of garden, how big walking areas should be, general inspiration...I'm a total newbie :)