From twinkling lights to water features — how to glam up your outdoor space
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GUESS what? Gardening is officially glam.
Celebrities upscaled their back yards to replace favourite haunts during lockdown.
Kelly Brook, Liz Hurley, Zoe Ball and Nigella Lawson are just a few of the famous faces giving us garden envy.
Statistics show 60 per cent of millennials enjoy gardening and it need not cost the earth to upgrade your own green space.
Today, ABBY McHALE asks gardening influencer Rachel Barclay – who has 45,000 followers and posts as – for her tips on how to transform a garden on a budget.
Rugged
OUTDOOR RUG, £14.95: Add some style to your garden with an outdoor rug such as this one for £14.95 from .
For under £20 you can find outdoor rugs in most homeware stores such as Next, Wayfair and Dunelm.
Water Works
ADD A POND, £25.99: While Michelle Keegan’s example might have come with a hefty price tag, they don’t have to.
Pond liner can cost from around £25.99, like this item from , and then all you need is to add water.
Switch On
OUTDOOR LIGHTING, £10.99: According to 38 per cent of people said fairy lights were part of their dream garden space, and you only need to look at Nigella Lawson’s garden to see how they can transform the space so magically.
In shops like B&M and The Range you can pick up a string of lights for less than £15.
Repurpose
UPCYCLE, free: Use items from the house. Old wine and spirit bottles with fairy lights inside make great decorations.
Or bring an old mirror outside to open up your garden.
Re-root
DIVIDE AND CONQUER, free: Many plants – called perennials – keep blooming year after year.
Great examples include geraniums and primroses.
You can divide the plants by digging up clumps and loosening the soil.
Make sure each section has roots attached before replanting.
Rachel says: “Nothing transforms a garden more effectively than plants, but you might already have some which can be divided.
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“Many which grow in a dense clump can be split up and replanted elsewhere.
“This is a nice way to share plants with a friend.”
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