On the first weekend of October the nation went barbeque mad! One major supermarket reportedly sold 3.5 million sausages and 10 million bottles of beer and seaside towns like Skegness were inundated with day-trippers determined to make the most of the Indian summer. Well, Indian weekend at least! The slightly manic feeling seemed to reflect the frustration of a nation still waiting for summer and knowing that, actually, we were well on the way to the next season.
Read MoreThere is a place where you can bask in the sun and relax in the shade, a place where you can grow you own food and eat out with friends. There is a place where you can stimulate your senses and soothe the soul and a place where you can exercise the body and calm the mind. The old adage in the title may be more readily associated with a chocolate bar from another planet but it seems pretty well suited to summarising the breadth of a garden’s potential.
Read MoreAnyone who has been to one of the Royal Horticultural Society flower shows will know just how many accessories there are out there for the garden. Essentially though accessories are the finishing touches to a garden, the little things that personalise it and make it look, feel and function the way you want it to.
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