Our highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
If you've got green fingers the Chelsea Flower Show is one of the must-see events of the gardening calendar, when people from all across the country descend on London to have a look at the best creations by the most talented gardeners. The summit of gardening...
Garden design ideas for garden buildings
In previous blogs on the GardenLife website we’ve talked about the best place to position a garden building and designing a child friendly garden. We've also covered timber buildings and planning permission, as well as some garden designs for summer houses and log...
Budget garden design – creative ways to design a garden on the cheap (or even for free)
In these times of austerity it can be hard to get a foot on the property ladder. However, if you've been lucky enough to save up a house deposit, have a mortgage deal agreed, and worked through the often stressful purchase of your first home with solicitors, then you...
Garden design ideas; taking design inspiration from great British gardens
If you're considering revamping a section of your back garden, wondering about how to integrate a new garden building such as a summer house, or you have a blank canvas and a new plot to play with, you can't go wrong taking inspiration from some of the UKs amazing...
How to protect your summer house in winter
In the UK, the greatest enemies of a timber garden building are moisture, rot and wind. And in winter, of course, the nation’s garden rooms, summer houses and sheds are subjected to more wind and rain and than ever. If you want a garden building to look just as good...
Flat pack, self build, DIY kits and self assembly – what’s the difference?
'Flat pack', 'self build', 'DIY kits' and 'self assembly' are all-encompassing terms. They cover extremes such as a simple piece of flat pack furniture bought from the local DIY store, or an entire kit-house that you are expected to build from the foundations up. The...
How are large garden buildings delivered?
How are large garden buildings delivered? GardenLife have been involved in the design, manufacture, delivery and installation of summer houses, timber offices, log cabins, pavilions and other garden buildings for many years, and when it comes to delivery, we've always...
How to keep kids entertained during school holidays
Desperate to get your kids away from the TV this half term? Here are some holiday tips Children of the 1970s and 1980s may remember being forced to watch a TV show called Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go Out and Do Something Less Boring...
Build your own shed of the year
There may be too many property programmes on TV, but the annual Shed of the Year competition, just finished on Channel 4, is worth watching. It’s feel-good TV, a tribute to British eccentricity and resourcefulness. It’s also a tribute to the joy of the ‘project’–...