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Potting heaven: my dream secret shed

August 12, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

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I am a gardener.  I love my garden and I garden most days, certainly every week.  So if I asked you to guess what is in my garden shed you would logically assume it was pretty much dedicated to gardening equipment, right ? Wrong. Here's what's inside our garden shed: Bike x 6 (but only 4 people in our family) Kids' bike seats, spare bike wheels, bike rack for car (can you see a pattern emerging here?) Huge shelving unit full of paint pots, ...

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Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: design, Garden, Planning, Project, Shed, storage, Tools

Statement sheds: the latest garden trend

July 10, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

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Today’s guest post introduces a whole new side to the humble garden shed.  Enjoy! Sheds: a British passion and tradition we already know, but a fashion trend and the latest must have accessory - are you serious? Just a few years ago, you would never have believed that the next big, must-have fashion trend was the humble garden shed, and a television programme dedicated to them would draw in millions of viewers every week. If you had been ...

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Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: competition, Garden, garden room, gazebo, Shed, Summer, summerhouse, trends

Using a water pump to enhance your garden

June 16, 2015 by Catherine 3 Comments

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I spend a lot of time daydreaming about my perfect garden.  As I learn more and find more inspiration the design changes in my mind, but one thing always remains constant: it has to have a water feature.  All that wonderful sensory enjoyment that a water feature brings to a garden is a must-have for my dream outdoor space. Back in the real world, I’d love to see a little bit of my dream made reality by installing a water feature in our ...

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Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: design, Garden, pond, water, water feature, water pump

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