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hope that you have managed to fi nd a few hours at least in the last few weeks to enjoy your outside space, even if that might be in your current home or a muddy building site, while you wait for the construction to complete on your dream project.
eing outdoors in your own garden, no matter how small, is one of the great pleasures of life which creating your own home can help to maximise. eing able to grow your own produce as well as owers and shrubs adds to the warm glow that being a gardener can create, and linking such outdoor spaces to your interiors with terraces and glaed doors is the fi nishing touch.
was lucky enough to visit the helsea Flower how the other day courtesy of Akoobel, the paints and coatings people, and despite the fi ve-deep crowds and persisent rainy weather, it was an amaing experience. ith life becoming increasingly stressful, the show gardens seem to generally focus on providing a sanctuary, often using stone or metal to set off the plants and create shelter and calm.
ut as our contributor onan ’owd from A utside ooms says in our feature on page , a garden can be a fully functioning entertainment space, as much as a place to fi nd peace and uiet, or it can be both. y contrast, ebbie effery’s case study in uffolk page shows how you can create a new green space on your roof to help your home blend in, even if it’s not necessarily somewhere you could hold a party
robably the only positive of global warming for us in the is that we will get a longer season of warmth to enjoy our home outdoor spaces. owever and sadly shown by so far, by heating up the atmosphere and increasing sea evaporation, global warming also means that we will get more rain. o you might want to think about making your new gaebo waterproof, as well as perfectly proportioned
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