THE MOREGEOUS NOTEPAD… Making Homes More Than Gorgeous
Interior Design, Home Renovation, DIY and Trends
How about this for another cracking garden idea, seen on one of the Manchester Open Gardens days we visited earlier this month. We'd 'done' the Heatons and Didsbury in previous years, but not the Levenshulme / Burgage ones, hence M19's turn. Growing your own veg and herbs is a surefire way to stay sane in... Continue Reading →
You lot really don't need me to describe how red hot a trend greenery has been over the last couple of years, a trend which according to reports from Maison et Object 2018 shows no sign of abating. The phrase 'bringing the outdoors in' might be a bit done in the sense of simply scattering... Continue Reading →
It's hard not to be envious of telly experts who talk of their 'cut flower' gardens isn't it? Most people don't have the sort of expansive spaces where an area can be wholly dedicated to beautiful stems and that also takes quite a bit of work. However, it's not just florals like daffodils, tulips, dahlias... Continue Reading →
We can't simply call it the 'first' can we? Not with a venue as super posh as Chatsworth House, Derbyshire home to the Cavendish family since 1549, seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and 105 acres of glorious English countryside featuring a spectacular ancestral home and world famous gardens. Nope, it has to... Continue Reading →
Result!! I nearly leapt off the sofa last night during the latest S7 Walking Dead and not because Negan was up to his usual toe curling tricks. Although, granted, the scene with the Doc was enough to make me want to leave the room, did you see it?! Nope, with one eye on the TV and... Continue Reading →
Visiting your local DIY superstores or independent garden centres are both great for picking up smaller plants, but if you've a reasonable budget and don't want to wait years for plants and trees to become more established, investing in more substantial specimens is a way to get immediate impact in newly designed gardens or bare corners.... Continue Reading →
It only seems like five minutes since we started digging out the dark woodland corner of the garden to create some seating, because the whole area has now taken on a life of it's own! Whilst I was down at Clerkenwell Design Week, Mr M & Brickie Brian built up the pillars to take the... Continue Reading →
