Playhouse ideas – how to build a playhouse for your kids
Playhouse ideas - how to build a playhouse for your kids It’s a defining moment for every parent – the day your son or daughter asks if you’ll build them a playhouse (or a treehouse, if you're lucky enough to have a mature tree in your back garden). For the DIY gods...
The best gardens to visit this summer?
The best gardens to visit this summer? With the summer finally underway, the great outdoors has definitely become more enticing than in this year’s snowy spring. And in the long days of early summer, gardens across the country are often at their best. Whether you’re...
Gardening for bees; use your own garden to tackle global food security
Gardening for bees and planting for pollinators Would you like an excuse for a few weeds and untidy areas in your garden? Well you have a brilliant one; bees. Or rather pollinators – because contrary to popular belief, it’s not just bees that pollinate our gardens,...
Unusual timber buildings – truly novel living spaces
The phrase ‘timber buildings’ doesn’t usually evoke thoughts of unconventional and impressive architecture – generally people will think of a log cabin or garden shed. But there’s a huge variety of inspirational and unusual timber buildings which push the boundaries...
Your rain garden guide – construction, location, plants and more
Your rain garden guide - construction, location, plants and more We’ve talked about climate change and garden design on this blog before, and given pointers on how it might impact your garden. So now we’re going to continue on the theme, and discuss how we (or our...
Hygge garden design? The lagom garden concept? Transform your garden in 2018
Hygge garden design? The lagom garden concept? Transform your garden in 2018 No, they’re not names of shrubs, but Scandinavian lifestyle trends. Hygge’s probably the best known but forecasters say that lagom, ikigai or even còsagach could well displace it in 2018....
Garden security: tips for securing gardens and outbuildings
Garden security: tips for securing gardens and outbuildings Most of us are fairly clued up about the security of our homes – with alarms, multiple locks, movement sensors and security lights being commonplace. As a result, crime stats show you were almost four times...
Garden decking ideas; an ideal winter gardening project
Put off garden decking ideas by 1990s TV garden makeovers? Don’t be, it offers unique and creative design possibilities, many of which you won't have ever considered. Garden decking has become a victim of its own success over the past few years – the subject of so...
Self storage solutions and alternatives
Too much stuff? What you need are some helpful ideas for self storage solutions and other alternatives. Lots of stuff; but not lots of space. It’s a growing problem for many of us, as modern flats and houses get smaller, and the number of things we accumulate grows...