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Create a lush landscape that you can take with you when you move. - by Charlie Albone
  • 05 Mar 2020

WATCH: Catch the segment from the show in the video below! 

If your backyard is a concrete jungle you make it into an outdoor haven with a few easy DIY projects.

And if you’re a renter, even better, you can take the lot with you when you move and set it up in your new home!

The trick to create an outdoor room in even the most barren of spaces is to put your planters and furniture on wheels plus add a simple-to-build pergola .  

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Download the step-by-step instructions to this mobile garden makeover

Bare concrete backyard

BEFORE

Backyard with pergola and planters

AFTER

Photography Sue Ferris
Pergola and mobile outdoor furniture
Photography Sue Ferris

As well as breaking up the harsh rays of the sun, a pergola creates an extra architectural layer helping to contain the space, making it feel more like an outdoor room rather than just planter beds plonked around the garden.

Planter boxes and pots
Photography Sue Ferris

These are the simplest planter boxes you will ever see! Designed around plastic troughs, they’re just timber boxes stacked together and joined with cleats. Too easy!

Outdoor bench made from sleepers
Photography Sue Ferris

The easiest and cheapest bench seat you will ever make! All you need is two pine sleepers, screws and deck stain and you can saw and drill your way to this classic piece.

Get the project sheet

Download the step-by-step instructions to this mobile garden makeover

For more DIY projects and landscaping ideas, pick up a copy of the latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine in selected newsagents and supermarkets or buy online today!

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Charlie Albone
Charlie Albone
Charlie has worked internationally and in Australia for the past 17 years, designing and building gardens that are timeless, inspiring and enjoyable to spend time in. In 2015 and 2016, he was awarded two Silver gilt medals for his own gardens at the world’s most prestigious flower show The Chelsea Flower Show.

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