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Improving Lifestyles since 2005

 

I love my garden,  my wife loves her garden and my kids loves their garden.

 

Garden design is about far more than positioning paths and plants to look good; it is about producing a landscape that fulfils lifestyle ambitions. 

 

When it rains, I can smell the rain and watch droplets roll effortlessly off of big fat green leaves without leaving a trail behind - my wife runs out with a big plastic basket and starts tugging some sheets off the line, my daughter and eldest son throw up their 'Peppa Pig' umbrellas and march up and down the front path singing 'Grand Ol' Duke of York', while my baby son sits in his pram mesmerised by the sensory feast before him; that really makes me happy.

 

Each winter when it snows heavily I fire up the chimnea and we throw our fleeces on; pour some red wine and sit in the sheen of the snow while the sky glows red and we talk for hours warming our feet and hands and toasting marshmallows - that is cool.

 

When the sun shines, I notice everybody has a spring in their step - I can smell sun-cream and grass cuttings; the sky is blue and car radios and scooters make me think of holidays abroad - by tea-time the air is full of cooking burgers and sausages and the sound of laughing neighbours and everybody's sipping wine or sucking a cold bottle of beer, while the warm wind and the sunset keep the kids on the climbing frame and the trampoline until it's time for their bath, and then the midge torches and lanterns and fairy lights and candles get lit and more wine and conversation flows until the stars are fully shining and everybody says, "look how clear the sky is!" - and everybody else says, "yeah - stars are magic aren't they?"

 

My wife and I both cook and grow all our own vegetables and herbs in our garden and I'll tell you what - it's true - home grown tatties are the best!  Believe me your salads, soups and sandwiches will become masterpieces when the fillings are made from your very own plot...

 

So you see it's not really about having a path here and a lawn there - it's about having a garden - somewhere to do all this cool stuff and live a life of fresh air and fun and really appreciate the precious time we've got to properly wind down and chill out - enjoy family, enjoy friends and enjoy ourselves.

 

At GardenImprovements.com we specialise in innovative garden design that delivers personalised, functional and attractive outdoor living rooms.  We are a small and dedicated team with a passion for creating spaces which offer both fulfilment and excitement to the people we work for.

 

I hope you enjoy your visit to our website!

 

Nicky Patterson

Garden Designer and Landscaper @ GardenImprovements.com