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My Ideal Garden For A Family With Children

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post When we moved into our house the garden was a HUGE thing we needed to tackle. Although we thought it was beautiful when we bought the house, we soon came to realise that it was overgrown, a mess and actually, pretty dangerous in places. The garden was one of the areas we sorted out first because we knew we would want to start a family at some point. The garden was no safe place for a toddler running around! However, without actually having that toddler I didn’t really know what my

Big Game Hunters Redwood Tower Playhouse

Big Game Hunters Redwood Tower Playhouse Review

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Last summer Erin was only 1 and a half but she developed a real love for being outdoors. We ended up spending most of the summer in the garden and she hardly ever wanted to come back inside. Since then I have been desperate to make the garden somewhere really special for her to play and the one big item I really wanted to get her was a playhouse. Now, a playhouse is a pretty big investment so after a lot of looking around we decided to go with the Redwood Tower Playhouse from Big

The Garden I Always Dreamed Of

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post Something I always wanted before buying a house was a beautiful garden. Growing up we had a concrete back yard and a very small front garden but they were definitely not places to relax and enjoy. When we viewed the house we live in now I sort of fell for the garden but when we actually moved in, I hated it. What I thought was an interesting garden was actually a badly planted, overgrown mess and an absolute nightmare to sort out. We had a pretty big back garden makeover the

Keeping The Garden Neat With The VonHaus 2 In 1 Grass And Hedge Trimmer

Keeping The Garden Neat With The VonHaus 2 In 1 Grass And Hedge Trimmer

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

We are lucky enough to have a pretty large garden and when we moved in it was a massive, overgrown mess. It took us 3 skips and a hell of a lot of work to clear and then we had some decking put in and lawn laid over most of the ground. Something we didn’t really take into account at the time was how hard it would be to keep looking nice and tidy. We certainly don’t have a low maintenance garden. Not only do we now have the 10ft by 10ft piece of decking

5 Ways To Make More Space At Home

5 Ways To Make More Space At Home

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

When we moved into our 4 bedroom Victorian semi I laughed about how we would never fill the space. We’ve now lived in this house for 4 years, nearly to the day and we definitely don’t have enough space anymore. There are plenty of ways to make more space at home though so here are some ideas: 1. Spare Rooms If you have a spare bedroom or reception room then this could be a great way to make more space at home. Usually one of our spare bedrooms is used as a storage room for

5 Things I Love About Spring

5 Things I Love About Spring

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

I keep saying that spring is here but I think it actually might be now. Right now we’re away on a family holiday to Majorca and the weather is definitely nicer than we’ve been having for the past month or so. I couldn’t really believe that some places had snow just 2 weeks ago. Although I am actually looking forward to summer already I thought it would be quite nice to write about things I love about spring. Fresh Cut Grass I LOVE the smell of fresh cut grass. I don’t know why but when

How To Make The Most Of A Family Garden

How To Make The Most Of A Family Garden

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Collaborative post We are very lucky to have quite a large garden, even if it needs a bit of work doing to it. As soon as we moved in we started to clear the overgrown mess we had been left with and after 3 skips worth of rubbish, we ended up with a nice lawn (although now ruined by a dog). We also got new fences a couple of years ago and our neighbour did the same so that was a big job done. When we moved in it was just me and John but now,

How To Get Children Interested In Gardening

How To Get Children Interested In Gardening

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

It looks like spring is finally on its way and the bad weather is nearly behind us. Erin loves being outside and would probably spend most of her time outside if she could get away with it. Last month, before the snow came, I attempted to get some new grass seed down and Erin was so interested in what I was doing. This got me thinking about how to get children interested in gardening. I think it’s really important to let children explore and get dirty and this is something Erin is really good at.