How to build a garden room

How to build a garden room

Foundations go down – either concrete or low impact screw piles. Commence construction with the vertical timber frame and SIP panels. Create and position the roof structure on to the top of the garden room. Cedar cladding can be added to that the building is...
Jane Wharton’s Art Studio

Jane Wharton’s Art Studio

Recently, one of our Garden Escape customers got in touch with us just to say how much she loved her art studio. Having heard from several customers of garden gyms, annexes and offices, we haven’t spoken to an art studio owner before, so we thought we’d give her a...
The Boomerang Generation

The Boomerang Generation

Definitions: Millennial – ā€œa person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century.ā€ Boomerang – ā€œtoĀ comeĀ backĀ orĀ return,Ā asĀ aĀ boomerang.ā€ Ā  There is no doubt that life is tough for young adults in the current economic climate. High house prices,...
Mindful Solitude in the Garden

Mindful Solitude in the Garden

ā€œSpend some time alone every day.ā€ Dalai Lama Modern society has a tendency to measure success by the accumulation of wealth, power and belongings and to gauge a person’s usefulness by their busyness. If we are not furiously multi-tasking and chasing the next marker...
Get up with the birds in your garden room

Get up with the birds in your garden room

As winter retreats and spring makes its welcome appearance, our days lengthen and temperatures begin to rise, both of which send a clear signal to the birds that breeding season has arrived. From March until July, the male songbirds compete to secure a mate and defend...
Full of the Joys of Spring

Full of the Joys of Spring

To be full of the joys of Spring, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is to be lively and cheerful. At this time, with the spring equinox and with the clocks springing forward, it is perhaps a good time to contemplate the why and how of springtime joyfulness....