With another lockdown stretching ahead of us, I am all about making my home and garden as amazing as possible. I have never valued my garden as much until lockdown descended. Here are some suggestions for improving your outdoor space because who knows how long the current situation will last! So rather then feel deflated I am looking at practical ways to make the most of what we do have.

Invest in a garden room

If you are struggling for space in your house, why not invest in The YouKube Garden Room. I am a member of a lockdown Facebook group and I really feel for all the people trying to juggle working from home and home-schooling. So many under difficult circumstances with very little space to make a designated home office or study space.

Adding a garden room gives you so much more extra room to work in peace. Alternatively, you could utilise it as a playroom, so the noise and chaos of family life is confined to the garden whilst you get on with jobs indoors.

Encourage Wildlife

Improving your outdoor space does not have to be expensive. For example, look at encouraging wildlife which is something that will keep the children amused. You can even get away with offering birds your kitchen leftovers so it won’t have to cost anything. Just make sure you don’t give hedgehogs bread or milk which can make them feel unwell. Other ideas you can try is adding a bug hotel, they are very educational for your child to learn about habitats.

Make A Fairy Garden

Why not bring a little magic to lockdown and make a fairy garden for your little ones to enjoy? You might already have lots of items you can use dotted around the house. Add some seeds, pebbles, plant pots, toadstool ornaments (old wooden doorknobs look fab painted!) and a few fairy doors in wooden logs.

Make a mud kitchen

You can build a simple structure with pallets. Mud Kitchens cost a fortune to buy online. So, unless you have a big budget to burn for improving your outdoor space, I would suggest making your own. You can usually pick-up pallets for free and then add some inexpensive plastic utensils and stainless-steel bowls. Then watch your children have fun with mud!

Add A Vegetable Patch

I think lockdown has made us more eager to be self-sufficient. The less times we have to leave the house to go for food the less the risk. Having your own vegetable patch and fruit trees is a fabulous way to educate the children on things like the impact of weather and the seasons on plants. Just stock up with a little watering can and spade for them, having their own tools will make them more keen to help.