Woman’s Weekly UK – 27 August 2019

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GET IN

TOUCH

Mini make

SANDDOWN

eachwooden

blockuntilthe

surfacefeelssmooth.Brush

awayanyfine dust left on

theblock.

Enjoymakingthesestencilledcubes

withthelittleonesthatmakethe

perfectdisplayfora nursery or bedroom

Easy

peasy

YOUWILL NEED

✿Nine7cmwoodencubes,

availablefromAmazon

✿Alphabetstencil, £11,

Hobbycraft

✿Rust-OleumChalkyFinish

FurniturePaintinCoral,

StrawberryVanilla,Violet

Macaroon,PowderBlueand

LaurelGreen,from £5, B&Q

✿Sandpaper

✿Smallstencilbrush

✿Paintbrush

✿ Clear sealer

BUILDING BLOCKS

Sharinga greenspace

meanscombininga lot

of differentpeople’stastes,

andthatwasthechallenge

forJennyStallardand

otherresidentswith

theircommunalgarden

in northLondon.

Successionplanting

is thekeyto thisscheme,

and spring alliums and

daffodilshavegivenway

to sunflowersand sweet

peas,witha backdropof

grassesincludingbamboo

to givemovement,texture

andheightbya traditional

redbrickwall.

At groundlevel,flower

bedshavebeenfilledto

maximisecolouracross

the space, with geraniums

andsalvia.Theseareeasy

to tend,and floweragain

andagainif deadheaded

regularly.Fillingoutthe

bedsfurtheris a buddleja,

whichoneresidentwas

givenasa giftandcame

in a tinyboxin thepost.

Becarefulwhereyou

plantthese,astheycan

take over a plot!

How does your

GARDEN GROW?

GET THE LOOK

READER

GARDEN

1

Timeto

make:

1 hour,plus

drying time

COMPILED BY: HELENA CARTWRIGHT. MAKE: ESME CLEMO. PHOTO: BARRY MARSDEN

PLACEthealphabet

stencilonthewooden

cubeand,usinga smallamount

ofpaintonthestencilbrush,

dabtheletterdesignontothe

block.Lessismorewhenit

comestostencilling,sosmall

amounts dabbed on slowly

isbetterthanflooding the

stencilwithpaint.

REMOVEthestenciland

allowtodrycompletely.

PAINTALLtheothersides

ina matchingcolour.

Addanothercoatofpaint

ifneededandallowtodry

completely.Finishwitha coat

ofclearsealer to help protect

the paint.

2

3

4

Paintingthewallblackbehind

a sunflowercreatesa striking

backdropandgivesthemextra

punch as stand-out flowers.

Dahliasarea

favouritefora

riotofcolour

andcome

insomany

shapesand

sizes!

Attractbees

withlow-

maintenance

lavender