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1. Hi there My small back garden (20x25 ft) in Suffolk desperately needs a makeover. We inherited some lovely shrubs, a pond (since filled) and an overgrown laurel and fir tree that we would like to replace with something less invasive. Also, 40% is an unattractive gravel that might once have been a lawn. I would love some ideas on how to modernise it and give it a contemporary feel, without loosing site of its country location. I realise that the programme is called 'City Gardener' but would like to be considered for your programme, what do I need to do?

   Posted by Margaret from Eye, Suffolk on 01/07/2009 14:52:34

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2. I loved the City Gardener show - I have a 2 bedroom mid terraced town house. Since having my daughter (now 2) I just don't have the resources or energy (!) to do something with the garden. I would love Matt to work his magic - how do I apply to go on the show, or for Matt to come out and help?

   Posted by irma on 28/06/2009 14:10:44

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3. Dear Matt, HELP!!! I am an American from Louisiana, married to a Brit from Manchester. I was raised in open spaces on a farm in the warm south and now live in the cold blustery urban Manchester....brrrrrrrrr, its cold! My back garden is the size of a postage stamp and I AM CLUELESS! I look out my back window and see concrete. Please help this country girl get out of the house and back to nature. Best, Polli

   Posted by Polli on 25/06/2009 19:22:38

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4. Dear Matt, Help! I'm a plant pathologist who knows a little about pests and diseases and setting up services for farmers in Bangladesh, but need some help when it comes to the garden. Its a small 16.5m by 5.5m size, but is fraught with problems. We live on a cliff top so its occationally extreamly windy. Neighbours gardens give us both a wonderful overhanging ash shedding its helicopter seeds which grow among the weeds, a dense Cypress hedge and a part fallen down fence. I'm also at a loss to know how to cope with the Convulvulus, which is strangling the only rose bush in the garden. Certainly not an oasis of calm and tranquility. I'd like some pretty flowers and vegetables! Any chance of some help or advice, and I promise to look after my vegetable pots long after you have worked your magic. Kind regards Paula

   Posted by Paula Kelly on 25/06/2009 17:34:32

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5. Ive been avidly watching The City Gardener on Channel 4 at lunch time. I would absolutely love him to come to my back yard. Ive been ill recently and would welcome a garden retreat. How do you register or enquire about the possibility of him coming to my garden? Does the channel 4 crew ever venture to Northern Ireland. Please?? Many thanks Nicola

   Posted by The City Gardener on 19/06/2009 14:48:06

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6. Hi, I was wondering how you go about applying to be on your programme? Since being off work (I was on bed rest for 6 months of my pregnancy and am now on maternity leave with my beautiful 6 month old son) I have become a huge fan of yours and would love the opportunity to be considered for your programme. We live in a small cottage from 1800s with a tiny front graden (which we have done our best with) and sloping back L shaped yard, which is currently totally unusable, but with your help and creativity could be fantastic and enable us to have outside space for our baby to play in. I would be really grateful to find out how to be considered. Many thanks, Kate, Al and Theo

   Posted by Kate Martinez on 15/06/2009 22:53:52

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7. Hi Matt, I really like the modern garden designs you do, in particular the decking style seats built into a wall. However I can't find how to do this anywhere online, can you suggest a good resource (book, website etc) please? Thank you

   Posted by I can't find it on 11/06/2009 23:48:40

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8. hi matt, i live in london, just moved to a house we gutted & rejuvenated to our taste. but the garden got left, ran out of design flair.went for a boring large square lawn with a desparate looking border all round. but my keeness didn't stop me from completely flooding my patio with plants that i dont know what to do with.(mad for topiary).i completely love your take on garden asthetics & planting. so, would be thrilled to bits if my garden hero could caste his eye my way & possibly save me from gardening suicide. desperatly seeking sim

   Posted by sim on 05/06/2009 01:18:41

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9. Dear Matt i am a mother of 4 children and live in a semi rural area, we have been working very hard too get our garden straight but its very hard too get anything done. Our 5 year old suffers with dangerous alergies and chronic asthma. She has spent a lot of time on hospital and this both puts a lot of pressure on us all as a family, it also leaves us with little money or time too make a nice place for our children too play out doors. We would love too have someone help us out in finishing our garden so too make it a place that Katie and our other children can go too. We do not have a great deal of money as most of what you did have was spent and making our home an allergy free enviroment for katie. We have had too fence part of the garden off as it would take too long and too much money too get into a state that was useable and safe for our children. I don't normal ask someone like this but I would really be very happy if you could help us. If you will and would like any pictures please contact me on my email address. many thanks lisa

   Posted by mother4kids on 03/06/2009 14:10:15

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10. Hi my name is Faye. I am in desoperate need of a Gardener to sort our "Secret Garden". We have been living in this new house for two years now and have not look after our garden from the start. Now that we decided to keep the house and decorate it we don't even know where to start!! The weeds have definitely won the battle. If there is any chance we could be considered for your show we would be very grateful and I will promise you will have a great interesting and funny episode for your show. sincerely Faye

    Posted by Faye on 03/06/2009 12:58:05

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11. Matt please can you help us with our garden as we are almost desperate. Could we please be considered for one of your shows. We have a small garden and have removed four large fir trees at the bottom. We now have more space but we dont know how to design something really nice for the two of us to sit in and apreciate. We are South African and are used to South African plants and garden designs which are very different from here. We would really like some help. Please consider us. Thanks

    Posted by sue muskett on 20/05/2009 15:19:48

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12. My partner and I live in a most beautiful part of the UK, on the edge of Exmoor in the Brendon Hills. Our home was once an Old Wagon House and is part of a small stone development. We moved here nearly a year ago now and whilst the front garden is fine, the back garden is on a very steep slope and contains slate we are having difficulties in knowing what to do. As amateur and novice gardeners we would appreciate your help and guidance as we do not know where to begin. We do not believe that a garden of this type has ever featured on a garden makeover programme and we would love to have a professional gardener to give us guidance. If you would like to see pictures please ask and we will e mail. It would certainly be a challenge but, we know it has potential but we do not know where to begin. Are their any Garden Makeover Shows looking for interesting gardens and terrain please e mail Thank you

    Posted by Tim Gower on 23/01/2009 13:55:20

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