You spend lots of time outdoors. Or that’s your ambition. Either way, you may as well make your outdoor space an interesting and entertaining place to be, somewhere your friends, family and guests like to be because it’s a bit different. And that can include visual treats like DIY garden art and sculpture. It’s a […]
Every chiminea deserves a solid base to safely stand on, a surface that won’t get burned or heat damaged, something good and sturdy. You can stand a chim on a wooden deck or concrete or stone patio, of course, even on the grass or bare earth if you like, but why not add some colour […]
Well it looks like the heatwave is well and truly over, and we’re back to a normal British summer combining sunshine, clouds and rain. For some it’s a relief, for others it’s a shame. But however you feel about the super-hot spring and summer we’ve just experienced, the return of rain means it makes sense […]
Chimineas and outdoor furniture go together like strawberries and cream. Is your patio furniture made of wood, or is it plastic, UPVC, metal or wicker? Whatever it’s made from it’ll last a lot longer if you look after it properly. Here’s how, plus a few cool ideas about creating your own garden furniture instead of […]
All you have to do is visit a National Trust garden, English Heritage property or stately home and you’ll see stunning, rolling landscapes to die for, complex and interesting gardens stretching for what feels like miles, full of visual secrets. Awesome. Then you go back home, look at your flat grassy square… and despair. Can […]
So far 2018 has been wet, wet, wet. And pretty chilly at times. Farmers in many areas of Britain are at least three weeks late letting their livestock out into the fields, which are not much better than a quagmire after endless weeks of rain. March began with an exceptionally cold easterly flow and loads […]
Short of readies? You might be a big fan of recycling and re-purposing. Maybe you just prefer old things to new things. If so, you can pick up an old pine or oak table for very little money, because ‘brown’ furniture is totally out of fashion. Not an actual antique, just something vintage dating back […]
Last time we took a look at all sorts of cool things you can do, as a complete beginner, to create an outdoor space you, your family and friends will love spending time in. A beautiful and practical space that looks good all year round, even when the weather’s doing its nasty wintry thing. All […]
How’s your garden looking? Have you taken time to design it, or could it stand some improvement to make it into a space you can use all year round? The thing is, garden design is a specialist skill, something people do Degrees in at Uni. It deals with the bone structure of an outdoor space, […]