‘I made a boring garden beautiful'

Ideal Home UK|July 2020

Christine Leech turned a bland rectangle bordered with high-maintenance beds into an easy-care, multifunctional outdoor room

- KATE HILL, VANESSA RICHMOND

Welcome to my garden

Christine Leech, a crafter, author and designer, lives here.

THE PLOT

A 9x25m garden behind a Georgian semi-detached cottage in south London.

“There are so many bits I love about the garden now. I especially love walking across to the pond and looking for wildlife in there”

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