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To: Diana in Wisconsin

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9763967/Firefighter-spent-FOUR-YEARS-transforming-tiny-patio-green-oasis-wife.html

Blooming lovely! Firefighter who spent four years transforming his tiny concrete patio into a tropical oasis for his wife is named B&Q Gardener of the Year

Gary McLaughlan, 44, from Sunderland, spent four years transforming his tiny patio into green oasis

Garden measures just 4.5 x 3.5m but features vertical irrigated plant walls and an ornamental fishpond

Has been named the first ever B&Q Gardener of the Year and awarded £10,000 in prize money

The firefighter revealed he was ‘new to gardening’ but wanted to create a space for his wife Lindsay

[many lovely garden pictures]


94 posted on 07/07/2021 4:35:37 AM PDT by mairdie (Asian Drama FanVids - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYTtL1FB2XCpZhcGErvpLJCL_hZ5u1kFw)
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To: mairdie; All
Nicely done! Thanks for sharing. The 'Runners Up' gardens were great, too:


96 posted on 07/07/2021 7:38:05 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: mairdie

Wow thanks for posting. Watched the video very creative and what a transformation!


98 posted on 07/07/2021 8:32:11 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future. )
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