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The official RHS garden show calendar is about to kick off, with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show just a month away. This year Lime Orchard will be exhibiting at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live event which takes place 16-20th June at the NEC, Birmingham, attracting over 100,000 visitors. Our exhibit (pictured right) will be displayed in the smaller show feature gardens section and will clearly demonstrate the benefits of good design in a restricted area.
Recognising the growing trend for flexible working and the desire for a seamless trend from indoor to outdoor living, our garden will represent an inspirational and thoroughly innovative outdoor work space...
For details of tickets / how to get to the show visit http://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com.
As if we didn’t already know it, getting to grips with your outdoor room represents a worthwhile investment – and not just in terms of the enjoyment that you will derive from the project but also in relation to the £££s you will be adding to the value of your property. According to a survey of over 2,000 British homeowners commissioned by QVC, an untidy garden can knock as much as £5,000 off the price of a house and a massive two thirds of Brits are put off buying a house if the garden is unattractive. No surprise then that over 55% of house hunters reported that the state of the garden is as important as the inside of the house.
Features in the outdoor room which are deemed to add the most value to a property are privacy, ie a garden which offers sanctuary from the outside world, patios and a tiptop lawn. Interestingly, decking definitely got the thumbs down in the survey, with 50% of respondents claiming decking was an off-putting ‘garden gripe’. Lime Orchard - Your Dream Garden Designed, Built, Planted
Last April, Natural England released research that revealed we are raising a generation of ‘cotton wool kids’ with fewer than 10% playing in woodlands, countryside and parks.
The same survey claimed that nature based activities such as pond dipping, climbing trees and playing conkers are enjoyed by children – that is when they are allowed to participate - and a whopping 81% of children wanted more freedom to play outdoors.
Given that 85% of adults agreed that they would like their children to play outside more often – with concerns relating to road safety and stranger danger holding them back, it seems the most sensible solution is to create a safe and secure outdoor play area within the confines of your property’s outside space. An appealing play area for children need not be at the expense of a stylish outdoor room but a well thought out garden design is a must to help you achieve that all important balance to maintain good family relations!
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Lime Orchard - Your Dream Garden Designed, Built, Planted
"City dwellers often pay a premium for a property with a garden, so that they can have access to their own highly prized 'private outdoors space'," says Swift. "Very quickly, however, most people become disillusioned, claiming that it's 'too much work', 'it's overlooked' or 'the kids have made it all muddy'. Their negative feelings lead to their garden becoming increasingly ignored and neglected”
In Joe’s Urban Garden Hand-book, he claims the real problem is a lack of motivation - and says, “who could blame those who've got a full-time job and don't have valuable time to spend on pruning and weeding”. Joe quickly quashes the view of the ‘keen gardener’ who can ‘get incredibly snooty” at the suggestion of paying an expert to help. Instead the author advises to call for assistance – a method that he describes as DFY (Done For You). This might involve “finding a tree surgeon, who can cut any existing planting into shape; or, employing a garden designer, who can oversee the project”. Joe continues “If the cost puts you off, bear in mind that any outlay is an investment and will most likely be repaid when you come to sell your property”.
We couldn’t agree with you more Joe!
Lime Orchard - Your Dream Garden Designed, Built, Planted
