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...
The best gardening apps to help your garden grow
Smartphones and gardening apps are not the first thing to spring to mind when you’re thinking about good tools for the garden. But modern technology has made gardening easier and more accessible than ever. Answers to gardening problems or tips which once required a...
Sloping garden design inspiration
Sloping garden design inspiration 5 ideas for hillside garden landscaping Designing your dream garden can be daunting at the best of times; if you have a sloping patch, things can seem especially tricky. But there are a host of ways to work around the tilt. Here are...
The best alternative to an overlap garden shed
The best alternative to an overlap garden shed Shiplap, weatherboard, tongue & groove, chalet cut; what's the best alternative to an overlap garden shed? If you’re buying a timber building for your garden, you want it to last. After all, why bother choosing and...
New summer houses, sun rooms, sheds and more
New summer houses, sun rooms, sheds and more Until recently, garden buildings generally came into two versions (and designs for new summer houses with few and far between). There were sheds, which were mostly utilitarian, and standard summer houses, which were mostly...