To bring funk to your garden you need to look at objects as if they did not have an original intended use. Or, perhaps a better way to state that is to say you should put whatever the intended use of a piece far from your thoughts in order to give it a new purpose. [...]
Fun Additions for the Funky Garden
While we still love personalised garden gate signs, we want to bring your attention to the fact that you can branch out, garden joke there, with other personalised items as well. Take for example the personalised garden marker, which draws attention to a particular space and can either indicate the type of tree, a favourite [...]
Make a Firepit the Focal Point of Your Autumn Garden
As summer slips away, and a chill begins to circulate through the air, a funky fire pit might be the perfect addition to your outdoor space. In fact, it could be what allows you to enjoy the great outdoors for longer than you ever have been able to before. Other than that huge benefit, we [...]
Keep the Garden Funky All Year Long
Though the garden’s flowers might be gone till Spring, there are other ways to keep colour and beauty alive in the garden all year long. One of the fastest ways is to bring in some paint the colour of your favourite roses, tulips or other beloved flowers and use it to reinvigorate some otherwise bland [...]
The Garden Does Not Loose All Lustre in Winter
In winter many things in the garden can look grim and dreary. However, things like garden benches, fountains and statues can take on a whole new life when the snow falls upon them, or a freeze gives them a glistening coat. We may tend to forget that the garden has many looks, and many lives [...]
The Task of Turning a Field Into a Party Venue
Though it might be difficult to visualise an outdoor event at this time of year, I am in the middle of planning one for next May. It is one of those cases where you think in retrospect, you should have been careful what you wished for, because the venue is a bare field. I wanted [...]
How to Make Your Plants Happy and Lower Your Water Bill
While we might love our gardens, we do not always love the water bills we accumulate while tending to those gardens. Yes, plants need water, and some more than others. But if you are interested in tactics to cut your water bills down here is a fantastic way to do it. Purchase a couple of [...]
Brilliant Idea for Storing Dirty Shoes
At our country home it is a constant battle over what to do with our dirty shoes. One person in my family wants to leave them outside, day and night, sun or rain. Another likes to drop them right after entering the front door, and I have a totally different idea and it is one [...]
How to Share Your Garden With Some of the Most Beautiful and Graceful Creatures
A butterfly garden will provide your outdoor space with a seasonal parade of fluttering colour. The welcomed surprise visit of a butterfly, or many butterflies, can bring a gratuitous smile to the faces of all the onlookers. Of course, there is some leg work that must be undertaken to bring this special element to your [...]
