Ideas

Keeping chickens is one of those things that sounds simple until you actually start planning. Then the questions hit: How big does the coop need to be? What about ventilation?

Railroad ties have this rugged, solid look that’s hard to replicate with anything else. There’s a reason landscapers have been using them for decades. 🪵 They’re chunky, they’re weathered, and

Gardens don’t have to be all muted greens and tasteful neutrals. Sometimes you just want colour. 🌈 There’s something genuinely mood-lifting about stepping outside to bright cushions, vibrant flowers, and

It’s easy to overlook what’s underfoot when you’re planning an outdoor space. We get excited about furniture, plants, lighting – and then just accept whatever paving was already there. 🤷

Rocks are everywhere in gardens – edging paths, filling gaps, sitting in corners doing nothing in particular. But with a bit of creativity, they become something else entirely. 🪨 Garden

There’s nothing quite like cooking outside. The smell of food on the grill, a cold drink in hand, nowhere you need to be – it’s one of summer’s simple pleasures.

A garden that looks lovely during the day but disappears the moment it gets dark? That’s a missed opportunity. 🌙 Good lighting transforms an outdoor space. Suddenly, your garden has

First impressions count, and your front garden is the first thing people see. 🌷 It’s funny how easy it is to neglect the front. The back garden gets all the

Deck railings are one of those things you probably don’t think about much – until you notice a really good one. Or a really bad one. 😬 The thing is,

A vegetable garden doesn’t have to be ugly. 🥕 I know that sounds obvious, but for years I thought you had to choose – either a pretty garden or a