Improve Your Garden, Patio or Terrace With These Practical Outdoor Porcelain Tiles
What are porcelain outdoor tiles and why should you use them?
Read MoreWinter Gardening Tips: 3 Simple Ideas To Make The Most Of Your Garden
Elevate your garden in winter with these easy ideas…
Read MoreFinishing Your Home Exterior In Style
6 things that you can do to improve the front of your home instantly…
Read MoreSmall Space, Big Impact: 12 Creative, Urban Garden Design Ideas
Make the most of your city garden with these helpful tips…
Read More5 Things To Consider Before Purchasing A Hot Tub For Your Garden
Thinking of getting a hot tub? Consider these five things before you buy…
Read MoreWhat to Consider When Building an Eco-Friendly Garden Shed
Create a sustainable garden with these 5 tips on building an eco-friendly shed…
Read More5 Simple Outdoor Table Setting Ideas: Easy Ways To Make The Most Of Alfresco Dining
5 table setting tips for outdoor dining…
Read More7 Natural Garden Design Ideas As Seen At Chelsea Flower Show 2023
7 easy-to-follow ideas on how to create a natural garden design…
Read More6 Simple and Effective Ways To Spruce Up Your Outside Garden Space
6 simple and effective budget-friendly ideas on how you can freshen up your garden and outdoor living space.
Read MoreComposite Decking Review: 5 Years On, Did We Make The Right Choice?
How do our composite decking boards look 5 years after installation in our wet UK garden?
Read More5 Easy Steps To Having A Covered Outdoor Living Space Ready For Summer
Getting our low-maintenance outdoor living space ready for spring…
Read MoreThe Best Garden Furniture With Quick Delivery
Stylish outdoor seating that will arrive before summer ends!
Read MoreSustainable Garden: How To DIY A Potting Table From Scrap Wood
A simple reuse and recycle DIY - see how I create this potting table from a delivery crate!
Read MoreHow I Fixed My Flaky, Peeling Window Ledges Quickly And Easily
How to stop flaky paint from returning by following this simple DIY process…
Read MoreWhere To Buy The Best Outdoor Cushions & Rugs For Your Garden
My round-up of the best places to buy outdoor textiles…
Read MoreThe Best Outdoor Garden Loungers & Chairs For Summer 2021
Refresh your outside space this summer with my round-up of the best garden lounge chairs, rockers and recliners…
Read MoreAn Easy Guide To Painting A Front Door With M&L Paints
My house needed a facelift. Lots of bad British weather, a leaky gutter and rotting windows were just not doing this beautiful Georgian building any justice. A priority was sorting out the front door. Placed perfectly in the centre of the symmetrical exterior, the front door is the focal point when you look at my house from the street. Having not been touched in well over 5 years, the door was faded and cracked. While the conservative, Oxford blue that it once was didn’t give me any pangs of excitement when I looked at it.
Read MoreChelsea Flower Show 2019: How The Show will Influence Home And Garden Trends Going Forward
For the past two days I have been in attendance at the Chelsea Flower Show: the world-renowned, quintessentially British, annual celebration of all things horticultural. It has been a delight. As a lover of colour and a pretty flower, there is nowhere better to soak-up a sunshine filled day. The show is also attended by the creative elite - from interior and furniture designers to actors and musicians - the show provides incredible inspiration and sows the seed (if you will) to many new designs and ideas. This year there were a few key themes, messages and colours which I think will infiltrate the way we design and style our homes, plus affect the purchases we make.
Read MoreEverything You Ever Wanted To Know About Composite Deck With Trex Pro Installers & Landscapers The Greenkeeper
So, our new composite deck is complete! Landscapers The Greenkeeper spent two weeks dismantling our rotten timber deck, building new framework and installing Trex deck boards and accompanying railing. If you missed the big reveal then you can find it here. If you want to see the build process then click here. Otherwise, I spent a lot of time chatting to The Greenkeeper during the deck build and it was a real eye-opener to how the innovative product of composite deck is revolutionising our exteriors. With its zero-maintenance appeal and eco-credentials, it is the perfect product for the time-poor consumer who would prefer to invest in sustainable materials within their home. I thought it would be interesting to do a Q&A with The Greenkeeper to find out all about how they came to be Trex Pro installers, and why they think that Trex is the future of decking, especially in the UK....
Read MoreMy Garden Overhaul: The Trex Transcend Composite Deck REVEAL!!!
I am SO excited to finally reveal on the blog my brand new decking area, made from Trex Transcend Composite Decking and Trex Signature Railings. If you’ve been following our garden overhaul progress you will have seen why I had given up on our traditional timber deck, as well as a progress report of the build. This post is all about how the finished decking area now looks and how I have styled it so it is perfect for alfresco dinners and summer parties. So, without further delay, here are all the final photos of my finished raised decking area in my garden. As you can imagine, I am delighted with how it has turned out!
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