A mum has shared her inspiring story of how she turned a lacklustre lawn into a beautiful garden with two blooming flower beds, all for roughly £100. Rachael White from North Berwick, Scotland, joined the ranks of Brits eager to revamp their gardens on a budget this summer. Speaking to BBC's Gardeners' World, despite the season's persistent rain, she managed to venture outside and give her front lawn a complete makeover using a simple technique.
The aspiring gardener presented her formerly sparse garden to viewers, but after just over a year, the transformation was astounding. She achieved this remarkable change by selecting plants that attract pollinators and getting her family involved in the gardening project. READ MORE: Gardening expert explains how to deal with a waterlogged lawn READ MORE: Keep slugs out of your garden this summer with 5 everyday substances you can find around the house On Gardeners' World, she explained: "I wanted to attract more pollinators to my garden as well as create a space that was going to be nice to relax in.
To begin the project, I carefully mapped the layout, marked the ground and began digging things out. "Everyone got involved. So with my daughters Rebecca and Anna and my husband, we reinstalled wooden frames to outline the path and the flower beds and then turned over the soil, enriched it with improver and then set out planning where to plant everything.
And of course selecting those pollinator friendly plants.", reports the Mirror . So.