Garden ruins and folly ideas from Great Comp Garden in Kent, where its magical crumbling walls, towers and focal points are made of stone from the garden, cheap 'job lots' of brick and recycled items. Also small town garden folly ideas.
00:00 Why the dictionary is wrong about garden ruins and follies
00:21 Great Comp Garden https://www.greatcompgarden.co.uk/
00:31 What follies and garden ruins do in our gardens
01.02 How Great Comp was created
01:29 The follies and garden ruins at Great Comp
02:32 How garden ruins and follies create a 'microclimate' for planting
03:29 The Old Ruins and the Ruins breaking up space and creating planting
04:16 Use follies and garden ruins to create seating or raised beds
04:33 Think about what you want to grow before positioning a garden folly
05:31 The Italian Garden a microclimate for tender plants
07:15 When is the best time of year to build a folly or garden ruins?
07:55 The Tower adds height and is a viewing platform
08:35 A garden ruin looks best when weathered
09:32 The Temple
10:43 What to think about when adding a folly or ruin to your garden
11:32 Do we need planning permission for a garden ruin or folly?
11:58 More small garden folly ideas
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12:49 Architectural salvage Gothic window
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