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    Dan Pearson has been a landscape designer for over 30 years and a gardens writer for 20, contributing to The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Observer among others. He has written several books including The Garden: A Year at Home Farm, The Essential Garden Book (with Sir Terence Conran), Spirit: Garden Inspiration and Home Ground: Sanctuary in the City. You can see more of his writing at digdelve.com or follow him on Instagram @coyotewillow.
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    Plantsman and designer Dan Pearson explains how he is encouraging the woodland to grow across the stream at his Somerset home, with photographs by Huw Morgan.

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      Dan Pearson: A garden has to have boundaries — but they need to be blurred if we're to connect with nature

      How do you make a garden that fits its landscape? It's a question pondered by plantsman-designer Dan Pearson in the first of a new series of articles for Country Life, with photography by Huw Morgan.

      By Dan Pearson Published 27 February 20

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