The best investment we made this year was getting the garden renovated at the end of the winter. It was quite a messy process, and seemed to take so much longer than we expected. Plus, with our huge shed saga it felt like we were in garden limbo for months. But, it was well worth the amount of time, effort and money that it took. Last summer our garden was…
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At the start of this year we had our garden landscaped – a complete garden renovation – which completely changed our garden, made it into a much more family friendly space and turned into into an extension of the house – somewhere we were happy to spend time and relax. But, since the work was finished the garden has been a complete blank canvas – apart from the addition of…
I wrote a month or so ago about our garden, the state it was in and our plans for the work. In the end the work went on for nearly a month due to a couple of hiccups along the way but the finished garden far exceeds our expectations. It was so hard to visualise the finished space, and imagine how big the garden would be without a huge shed…
Since we had our extension done last year the garden has been a mess, both front and back gardens, and has needed a huge overhaul. But, we haven’t had the money or inclination to do much to it over the winter. But, now that the days are getting a little longer, the weather is often bright and crisp we have decided to plough on and get the garden the way…
When we finished our extension last year it made our home so lovely. But, it also had a knock on effect that it left us with a lot more jobs that needed doing. Firstly, the garden was a mess from the extension rubbish. The lawn had died and because the garden was being used in a completely different way – as part of it was now taken up with the…
This summer we are loving having barbecues and eating outside as much as possible but one of our favourite things is to lunch outside too – spreading a blanket on the grass or gathering round the table on the patio. We love these easy lunches of snack food, picnic staples and plenty of bread and butter. The children love being able to take exactly what they want to eat and…
If you want to get children into gardening, grow strawberries. They are so easy to grow, come back year after year and the children can help pick them and eat them too. A great reward for their efforts. Here are my top tips for growing strawberries: Buy plants rather than seeds – When you first thing about growing strawberries, skip the seeds and buy a tray of strawberry plants instead.…
