Show Stoppers

27 June 2009

"Ian Dexter, the Rutland based designer who created the popular Marshalls Living Street show garden at Chelsea, agrees that grey stone holds sway. "With its severity it is a superb foil for lush, billowy planting. In an urban garden, use large slabs to give sense of scale, anything too small looks bitty""

Chelsea Flower Show 08

June 2008

"Ian Dexter emphasised the use of robust plants with tough archiechtaral foliage and their ability to "bounce back after children have been using the garden""

Ian has Designs on the Perfect Garden

6 August 2009

"...One suspects Ian's [Dexter] studious calm is deceptive. For few garden designers have worked so hard to get so far in so short a time in a profession which is filled so comprehensively with the inspired and the imaginative"

New Business Targets Schools and Pubs

24 July 2009

"Lime Orchard targets a broad range of clients requiring outdoor spaces.

"The need for pubs to offer attractive outdoor rooms after the smoking ban makes them another natural priority for new business," said Behl."

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Chelsea Medal Winner Ian Dexter Heads Design at New Firm

5 June 2009

"New co-director Ian Dexter has been drafted in to provide strategic design skills and manage a national team of designers.

He received a silver gilt medal at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the Marshalls Living Street entry. "

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Zest for Success

20 April 2009

"“The new company will appeal to homeowners looking for a national brand capable of delivering a
reliable, high quality solution for their garden project” says Judy"

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BFA chairman lends weight to lime orchard franchise offering

7 January 2010

"Lime Orchard, the garden transformation company launched by Judy Behl (original founder of Scenic Blue the UK’s first landscaping franchise) in April this year, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Goddard to the role of Non-Executive Chairman"

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Snippets

Garden design franchise firm Lime Orchard seeks specialists to join team - Horticulture Week - Read more >

An Innovative Family Affair - Franchise Info - Read more >

Flower power at Chelsea show - Rutland Times - Read more >