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Garden designer Isabelle Palmer shares her simple projects that will fill your outside space with colour

FACED WITH AN UNINSPIRING SPACE, NICOLA SET TO WORK TRANSFORMING IT TO CREATE A GARDEN PACKED WITH LIFE, COLOUR AND COMFY SEATING

Seasonal decorative touches to bring the outdoors in

The decorating tricks and structural fixes to transform a garden, patio or courtyard into a stylish open-air living space

Now’s the time to add some summer stars for a burst of colour

If you can’t paint your garden walls or fence, you can still add interest by using outdoor textiles to inject some colour and pattern. Dig out tester pots or leftover paint to jazz up plain planters.