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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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Maren Wed 03-May-17 20:04:09

I really want to try and grow my own herbs in garden this summer and then challenge myself to use them in new recipes

sscrase Wed 03-May-17 21:04:54

To keep it clear and record the colours and dates. Most importantly though to try and get the Bamboo under control as it's spreading quickly and very unwanted.

gwen Wed 03-May-17 21:27:57

I'm trying to get the slug population down, as I have more slugs than anyone I know. Nothing has worked, so I have recently tried Nemotodes. It's early days but there do seem to be fewer of them.

gillybob Thu 04-May-17 13:16:40

My garden goals for this summer are to;

Repaint my little lean-to and garden dresser (made by DH) in bright snazzy colours. Bring my lawn up to bowling green standard (after getting rid of the moss, I'm finding it hard to get new seed to germinate). Put some fairy light in my tree. Encourage the climbers to spread along my back fence to give us more privacy.

I love the Olive Trees available in Homebase and I have the perfect place in mind. Sadly at £80 they are a bit out of my budget, but with a £300 voucher.... hmm

I would also like to have some time to enjoy it all. smile

hutchina1986 Thu 04-May-17 14:32:51

We have only have a small area that is currently covered in paving slabs and full to the brim with weeds. I want to rip up the paving slabs and de-weed everywhere then relay the slabs in a different place and put some artificial grass down to make it a bit more 'gardeney'. We don't have lots of room but would love to also put a small table and chairs in so we can sit out in the warmer evenings.

nfjones2011 Thu 04-May-17 14:59:58

I've just moved to my first family home with a garden. I really want to teach my young daughter how to plant and grow flowers. We were thinking of getting some hanging baskets and planting some daffodils, tulips and chrysanthemum s in the garden to get her interested in it

frizziekizzie Fri 05-May-17 09:36:47

We recently moved into our first home and the garden is just a jungle. I don't think the previous owners touched it during the 18 months they lived there - they didn't even mow the grass! So we've got a mountain of work to do and things to buy - we're probably going to need to hire a tree surgeon. Goodness knows how we're going to get rid of all the weeds, including blackberry bushes sad

tabbaz Fri 05-May-17 15:20:23

I have some VIP visitors coming from USA and they are both keen gardeners! I am in a state of panic as my garden needs so much TLC right now - I plan to trim everything back and concentrate on the pond and patio area. I need to clean out some beds that are suffering from overcrowding and my lovely husband in building an arch for me to train and tie plants on...so much to do!

purplevamp Sat 06-May-17 00:37:09

At the moment our garden hilly, barren and Cat Poo Heaven!! We want to level it off and put down more patio so that we can spend more time outside.

JRubies Sat 06-May-17 06:49:43

I'm turning the front garden into a wildlife garden - lots of flowers for bees; homes for toads; a small pond.
The back garden is where I plan to grow more fruit and vegetables and I hope to add a small pond there soon. I've got some fuchsias waiting to be planted too (edible, believe it or not!). But gardens are never really 'finished' so I accept that and simply enjoy the process!

clairewoods137 Sun 07-May-17 09:48:29

Our garden is more like a field, so it's hard to do anything with. We should plant more flowers though.

Angelwings Mon 08-May-17 13:14:53

My garden has been dominated by man sheds, ladders and a cement mixer for the past 3 years and I'm very keen to claim a bit of it back to enjoy as a family space with room for seating, a barbecue and a chimonea. I would like some fragrant and easy to maintain shrubs to camouflage the sheds and some handing baskets. Here's hoping !

eddie494 Tue 09-May-17 01:25:01

We're moving soon to a place with a much smaller garden so we're just evaluating what to do with it - there's definitely room for a nice summerhouse though!

EmmaGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 09-May-17 12:25:06

Congratulations to Jogo71 whose name came out of the hat to win the £300 Homebase voucher! grin

glmcall123 Tue 09-May-17 19:54:48

I want to level out my garden, i'll probably have to have different levels as it's so steep. I really want a lovely patio area that fits a table the whole family can eat out on.

avery64 Thu 11-May-17 21:26:00

Hubby works very hard in our garden to provide most of the fruit and veg we need. I harvest and cook it! Our goal this year is to encourage more wildlife into our garden by increasing the amount of wild flowers and providing bug hotels. We have already put up some nest boxes and one has been in use already and have a pond that attracts many birds to drink and bathe as well. Nothing better when all our chores are done than sit in our conservatory drinking tea and watching the antics of our visitors smile

sofieellis Thu 11-May-17 22:30:34

We've never really been gardeners, but bought a house two years ago with what had at one time been a very loved garden, but it had become very overgrown. It isn't very big, but it's very busy, with lots of trees, bushes, flowers & plants and despite what we've done so far, there is still lots to do. I'll be happy if we manage to learn what to do to look after the plants we have and tame them all a little bit!

cluckyhen0 Fri 12-May-17 09:16:13

I plan on creating a new flowerbed. We have just a generic lawn as the house is fairly new and I can't live without somelovely flowers. I also want to make it wildlife friendly so we already have plenty out for the birds and they are finally starting to visit.

mogsey5 Fri 12-May-17 13:37:54

I plan to put some play items like a swing, slide and sand pit for the grandson to play with

ptak5566 Fri 12-May-17 19:52:01

WE gave our front garden an overhaul last year, my husband made raised beds for me to save my back .... I need to now fill them with perennials, have been buying a few at a time, this would certainly help finish it off!!

gothicmidnightrose Fri 12-May-17 20:48:04

My garden goal this summer is to actually have a garden!

It has mostly been an overgrown mess, but we're currently in the process of having it renovated, which has taken a long time. It was full of stinging nettles and brambles and was just so unsafe for the kids.

Currently we just have soil and the turf will be getting laid next week. smile

baconbap Fri 12-May-17 22:34:12

planting a white marseilles fig tree

jamielmdjs Fri 12-May-17 23:49:05

We built new flowerbeds at the tail end of last summer at the top of our deck. They are huge so we didn't get round to filling them. That's the job this summer - fill and arrange.

joannec1234 Sat 13-May-17 06:38:09

We've got quite a lot to get done, we had a new conservatory fitted last year and we need to sort out the patio area this year which will be a big job but it will be fabulous for bbqs when it's finished

hdh74 Sat 13-May-17 07:34:51

I'm having a go at growing veg this year. We already grow some fruit - apples, blackcurrants, redcurrants, raspberries, gooseberries, cherries and blackberries. But I haven't really got into veg. I have made a start with rocket, brussel sprouts, brocolli, beetroot, carrots and broad beans. They are all very small atm except the beans.
I also want to plant some more ground cover and replace a couple of old flowering shrubs that I dug out as they were old and overgrown.