You would have to be living under rock (or have intentionally placed yourself there) not to know we have hit the hardest financial times since the 80s.

Garden landscaping is a trade that involves various skills that are built up over time and range in diversity to include design, plant knowledge, stone work, timber work and soil preparation to name a few so why is it that every landscaper I talk to complains about clients questioning the amount they should be paid?

Creating home storage solutions that can change and develop with you as your family grows is important when you have little kids. One of the hardest things to store, aside from toys, is sports equipment!

There seems to be a flurry of people around me having babies and with a newborn comes decisions on furniture, the colour of the room and whether you will have the baby in your room or play tough love and make sure they stay in their own.

I have always been really interested in sustainable gardening and growing as much of my own food as possible and in our current economical situation it only makes sense to produce food from home.

I am in the process of redesigning my kitchen and the hardest thing for a designer is the amount of fittings, surfaces and 'tricks' we know about. How can that be hard? Well, I don't have a kitchen or budget big enough to be able to utilise everything I have on hand!

In the current housing market where prices are dropping it is so important to make the best possible impression on potential buyers. A good impression will increase your chances of an inflated selling price. The outside of your house is the first thing buyers see so it has to look its best for the open for inspections.