Step inside TV presenter Nicki Chapman’s beautiful courtyard garden in this inspiring tour of a perfectly formed small space. Discover how she transformed a hard, concrete garden into a lush, wildlife-friendly sanctuary filled with colour, texture and personality. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/GardenersWorldSubscribe
From towering alliums and cottage-style borders to clever privacy planting and a calming water feature, this urban oasis is packed with ideas you can use at home. Nicki shares her favourite plants, design tips and even expert advice from RHS Chelsea. Whether you have a tiny courtyard or balcony, this tour proves you can create something truly magical in any space.
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00:00 – Nicki Chapman’s courtyard garden
00:19 – “My happy place” – the story behind the garden
00:02:23 – Small space, BIG colour impact
00:03:18 – How she brought wildlife back 🐝
00:04:30 – Garden struggles (pigeons and squirrels!)
00:05:07 – Her signature planting style revealed
00:06:09 – Clever tricks to hide the “ugly bits”
00:07:01 – Chelsea Flower Show expert tip 🌸
00:07:43 – The hidden back garden reveal
00:09:32 – Why a garden is never finished
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22 Comments
Nicky what was that last red plant from Montys? Ps my rescue garden saved me its tiny but all full of rescue plants xx
Such a beautiful garden we envy you. Here in Ontario our seasons are pretty short and whatever we do manage to keep growing gets eaten by the deer in the winter. I guess that is the price to pay for lots of nature.
What a gorgeous garden! I like how there's a real variety of flowers, shrubs and trees. And it's great the way it's laid out too. A very nice combo of hardscape and plantings. Right now, I'm only gardening in window boxes on a small balcony, so I'm envying Nicki's space! 😊
Just beautiful Nicky. Such a calming place. ❤
How very beautiful, a very cleverly thought out space . Thank you for showing us this. Also a pleasure to see Nicki, what a lovely persona and a smile to light up the greyest of days .
Really enjoyed this! Thanks Niki🙏😊
Nicki i love your secret garden, ive watched you on Escape to the Country in the Usa. I live in an apartment and also love my small garden space🎉
What a happy place , I love the pleached hornbeams ❤❤❤
Lovely ❤
Thank you for the tour- how lovely!
Lo vely to see Nikki's garden. She is the best presenter of Escape to the Country – kind, empathetic and always looks so fresh.
Wow. What heaven!
What a lovely garden, pinks greens and white, very calm. My courtyard is about 1/8th that size but I try to make it inviting. Greetings from Melbourne Australia 👏
Nicky your garden is packed with plants! To many they are fighting to survive. You will need to water twice daily and fertilise well! Anyway it's beautiful xx
Thank You Nikki from AL, USA. You were always my favorite on Escape to the Country. Beautiful garden!
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As per what she is saying, a garden designer did it! Not her. That's explaining why for normal gardeners, we don't land similar manucured garden
Wonderful- colorful and sunny just like you, Nicki. Love it!
Gorgeous lady 💯 😍 gorgeous garden x
Foxglove is considered invasive in south west British Columbia where I live and we are encouraged to remove them. Sadly they look so lovely in the meadow on my trail walks but they are all being removed.
Lovely little city garden – that wall is crying out for a climbing hydrangea tho, one of my favourite plants. 🙂
Sooooooo gorgeous!❤😊