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Tell Homebase about your Garden Goals for the summer for a chance to win a £300 voucher NOW CLOSED

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EmmaGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 24-Apr-17 14:23:01

Whether you are a complete gardening novice or a green fingered goddess, now is the time of year to start thinking about getting the garden ready for summer. Homebase are kick starting their Garden Goals challenge to encourage those of all abilities to create their dream garden and would love to find out what your #GardenGoals are for this summer.

Here’s what Homebase has to say: “Join our 10-week Garden Goals Challenge and we’ll help you plan, create and enjoy your perfect garden this summer. Whether you’ve got an hour, a few hours, a day or more to spare we’ve got plenty of ideas and advice to help you get there from garden design ideas to handy gardening tips. Whether you want to add more colour to your garden, want the perfect space for entertaining, want to encourage wildlife into your garden or create a patio or edible garden, we’ll guide you towards a great garden this summer.”

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So what are your plans for your garden this summer? Will you be having family and friends round for BBQs? Or do you want to create a beautiful zen environment to relax in? However big or small your goals are for your garden this summer please share it below. Everyone who posts below will be entered into a prize draw where one gransnetter will win a £300 Homebase voucher.

Thanks and good luck!

GNHQ

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mo3733 Thu 27-Apr-17 20:19:03

i love colour so i am going to plant highly coloured flowers and wait til they bloom

tompob Thu 27-Apr-17 18:18:50

get all my spuds in and tomatoes in the green house

cagsd Thu 27-Apr-17 14:33:10

I don't have a garden, sadly, only a yard - but I still like to have it looking beautiful in the summer. I have lots of pots which I fill with colourful bedding plants, as well as hanging baskets dotted around. It brings the place back to life after the dreariness of the winter!

Esspee Thu 27-Apr-17 13:37:25

Our triangular garden used to be just grass and trees with lots of room for the children to play. As they grew up I added large scalloped beds around the edges and begged, borrowed and bought flowering plants and shrubs. Eventually I was given the greenhouse that I so dearly wanted and grew most of my bedding and perennials from seed. The hedges were too much work so last year we removed them and built a fence. Big plus factor was the amount of space gained. We dug a small wildlife pond, allowing the grass around it to grow wild, introduced plugs of wild flowers, frogspawn and pond beasties. The birds loved it and we added bird boxes, one with a camera in it and bug boxes. This year we have started a new vegetable plot and the bottom of the triangle is being fenced off to provide a large composting area. All going well the fence will be finished today, the leaf bin filled with all the leaves I collected in the autumn to make leafmold and a new compost heap started. Now I need to get out there because this work is not going to be done by magic!

cornergran Thu 27-Apr-17 10:12:31

Our extension means our garden seat no longer catches the last rays of the sun. After much 'will we/won't we' we have decided to move the seat which means moving a small tree, our pergola and umpteen plants. It will take time!

happysouls Thu 27-Apr-17 09:37:58

Where do I start! I've not had access around the side of the house to get the green bin around there to fill it. So everything has gone wild! I've just started filling a smaller bin and carting it through the house and will continue to fill the green bin every time it is empty until my plants are tamed! Along with that I want to sort out the rotting wooden balcony and create a great sunbathing area, but that is subject to funds!

angiehoggett Thu 27-Apr-17 08:51:39

I need to get my patio sorted, greenhouse cleaned out and ready for growing my tomatoes.

scraggiesue Thu 27-Apr-17 01:31:47

We are in the process of landscaping our garden to include a gazebo and patio area. I am widening and adding flower borders to allow for more planting and to create curved pathways through the garden. We are also planning to build a pergola over the existing path which I will cover with various scented climbers, clematis and a beautiful wisteria. Later in the year we are hoping to add a greenhouse where I can grow plants from seed and experiment with tomatoes, peppers & chillies. We are looking forward to having a user-friendly space where we can have barbecues with our friends and neighbours and enjoy seeing our grandchildren playing in the garden when they visit. I just love gardening and being in the garden, it is good for the soul (but not so good for the poor old back!)

Grannyknot Wed 26-Apr-17 22:09:12

My garden goal is to move a Dicksonia tree fern because it doesn't like its current position (it says it's too windy there) smile

hulahoop Wed 26-Apr-17 21:49:51

Our garden is very wet due to poor drainage I would love to get that sorted I can't sit in direct sun due to medical issues would love a 2x2 gazebo

nancytownsend Wed 26-Apr-17 20:40:10

Having four dogs and a small garden, it's a bit of a dog toilet out there these days. It does tend to kill off the grass. So this year, my goal is to hopefully level and reseed and have some healthier grass by the end of the summer. It's not going too bad so far. I've done about a third, but the weather this April has put me off doing much so hopefully I'll get more done in May.

NanaandGrampy Wed 26-Apr-17 20:38:50

We're moving and leaving behind our secret garden, full of beautiful plants we planted over the last 22 years . We hope the new owners love it as much as we did.

So we have a new blank canvas that is nothing but grass .

We need inspiration, plants and expertise !

live7 Wed 26-Apr-17 20:20:36

Our garden has been 'invaded' by a couple of different plants. Ground elder and pampas grass. (may not be correct names but something similar anyway) We need to tackle that as well as the bindweed and borrige.!!

kamoc Wed 26-Apr-17 19:54:25

just to keep on top of the grass and hedge cutting is my goal

dirgni Wed 26-Apr-17 19:04:14

My garden is only 2years old so I will be continuing to watch it grow and mature. Also make notes of things that I think may enhance it eg some baby pink tulips!

clough1945 Wed 26-Apr-17 18:44:33

Looking for red plant to grow up an 8 ft south facing wall. Any ideas out there?

liz1970 Wed 26-Apr-17 17:51:59

We have just had indian stone put down,we need to do a lovely border with new plants and paint all the fences!

beelzebomb Wed 26-Apr-17 17:22:34

To finally get the patio laid at the top of the garden to be able to catch the evening sun each year in June and July.

badgermum Wed 26-Apr-17 17:10:13

We have removed our old decking and have plans to relace it with a Mediterranean style patio area, with a curved low white washed wall, then the other side i'd love to have a colourful and fragrant flower bed

Abouttojump Wed 26-Apr-17 16:50:12

Hubby wants to completely redo our back garden this summer. We'll be taking up all the old plants and reorganising it, buying some new plants and starting from scratch.

floorflock Wed 26-Apr-17 16:30:20

I would love to have a new patio, revamp the bird feeding house and relocate the birdbath to a better/more suitable spot. The gravel needs to be replenished and a few more shrubs would be very handy indeed.

sootyo Wed 26-Apr-17 15:57:30

My plans are to spend more time enjoying the garden with family and friends

glammanana Wed 26-Apr-17 15:38:01

We have just this week moved into a housing association supported bungalow after quite a few years of living in a FFFlat without the opportunity of having its own front/rear garden and it is such a pleasure to go outside into the back garden,so we have a task in front of us (helped by family)the DCs have bought OH a shed to keep his 2nd hand garden tools and are helping him do a small veggie plot and a build a bird house,on another part of the garden we hope to buy a table and chairs which will enable us to eat outside during the summer months this time next year should show a massive difference.

becky004 Wed 26-Apr-17 15:19:48

I would like to add some decking and a patio area for a barbecue.

andyh Wed 26-Apr-17 14:40:12

MY GARDEN GOALS THIS YEAR CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE SNTENCE

" I NEED A MIRICLE "