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Green pooch haven! Gardener's World star Monty Don to design tail-wagging dog-themed garden for his debut entry at the Chelsea Flower Show

Don's garden will be aimed at the nation's dog owners wanting beautiful spaces for them and their pets, and inspire the millions of dog lovers at home to create green havens for them and their pets.

At the centre of the garden will be a neatly mown lawn, which ‘is essential for canine sprawling, sleeping, rolling, flopping, itching and chasing balls’, and a large tree will cast shade on the grass, so dogs can stretch out on a warm afternoon. Brick paths run straight creating vistas - a touch of Longmeadow - with one providing the route through the garden for visitors and another at right angles to this leading to the summerhouse. Clare Matterson, RHS Director General, said: ‘Nothing lifts us like a beautiful garden, and then, for a little bit of extra joy, we’ve added some wagging tails.

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