A creative mum has transformed her backyard into a stunning retreat - and it hardly set her back. Paula Owen, 46, used bargain items from B&M, Aldi, Poundland and charity shops to leave her previously-uninspiring garden looking unrecognisable.
The mum-of-two, from Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, wanted a change of scenery while at home during lockdown. She told the Liverpool Echo : "When we first moved in it was just a paved backyard. "Over the years, I added little pots, but I decided about four years ago I would smarten things up.
It's about making it personal to you. "I didn't transform it all in a week, it took a while, but because of lockdown I wanted to get it nice." Paula has always been a dab hand when it comes to decorating, but
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