Charlie Dimmock and the Rich brothers are off to Farnham in Surrey to meet James and his fiancé Laura, a young couple with a long, thin garden that's a total disaster. It's completely bare apart from the remains of an old bathroom suite - not a plant or flower in sight. They've renovated their house but with a wedding to plan haven't got time to tackle the garden. Added to that their budget is tight - the designers only have £1500 to transform it from a barren wasteland to a flower filled haven - it's a massive challenge. The designers have to use their imaginations as much as their skills in this garden – to stretch the budget they come up with some great ideas to upcycle and recycle as well as cost effective ways of adding impact to a space and fabulous ideas for making the most of a long, thin plot.
But their love affair has yet to reach their back garden.The neglected plot is only 8 metres by 4 metres and is on two levels with a 1 metre drop. How do you make a tiny garden look and feel bigger? And on a budget of just £1,200?
With mains electricity and gas not an option for his bolt hole, Kevin hopes to make biodiesel for a lamp from the huge stinking 'fatbergs' that clog up the city's sewers. For the cabin's structure, Kevin cuts down two ancient oaks, and starts putting together the wooden shell of the building. He ...
In today's show, Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts see a modern property in the historic village of Lacock in Wiltshire; an ex-local authority terraced house in the South Wales village of Phillipstown in New Tredegar; and a three bedroom, end-of-terrace house in Bulwell, in the suburbs of Notting...
