With the Christmas shopping frenzy in full swing,badly behaved gardener Kim Stoddart’s thoughts turn to gifts of a different kindWe’ve been stripping out our extinct kitchen units to make way for the unusual ones my partner, Chris, or is making (with a friend’s help). The refit is long overdue and I’m delighted to see it move,but I’m loath to say goodbye entirely. What was past its best in the house still has a lot of potential in and around the garden.
While I love Christmas, making exhaust of waste at a very wasteful time of year feels especially relevant. The brown patterned wall tiles will be enthusiastically smashed up into small pieces to add a welcome splash of colour to some of my existing slate and stone pathways. They’ll blend in nicely amongst the broken-up toilet, or damaged pots and cracked vase I’ve already added in.
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Source: theguardian.com