I’m a mum of three and was sick of my muddy garden, I transformed it with a £4 buy from B&Q

A MUM has revealed how she transformer her muddy 'slip and slide' garden with bargain buys from B&Q.

Kerry Bevan, 36, decided to take matters into her own hands and transformed her garden to include a seating area and patio.

Speaking to Latest Deals, she said: "The idea behind the project was simple - I wanted somewhere nice to spend time in the garden.

‘Plus, it's my husband's 40th in the summer and we want to invite friends and family over for a BBQ to celebrate.

‘I originally wanted a pergola over a patio area and my husband, Neil, drew up some plans. After talking about it he suggested the post and rope version so it felt more open."

The mum managed to save money using her parents' old patio slabs they had left over from their own garden transformation.

The DIY whizz also managed to get her new turf for free from her parents.

The money-saving couple bought the rope from B&Q for £2.49 a metre and dyed it black using fabric dye.

Kerry also bagged the hardcore for £35 a tonne and used decorative pebbles around the patio slabs which cost £4 for a 25k bag.

The mum's dad, who is a fine hand in DIY made her a picnic bench and table which she painted black to match the garden.

To finish the patio, she bagged a £4 stencil from B&Q to paint them black and white.

she continued: "We painted the slabs with concrete paint and added the stencilling before painting the fence, woodwork and all of the stonework.

‘Next up we laid the reclaimed turf and seeded in between to help cover any patches. Finally, we planted a variety of plants and trees in the corner to add some colour and help to disguise an unused area.

‘A lot of the flowers were from Asda and were 3 trays for £5. They were used to fill in the gaps. Other plants came from a local garden centre and cost between £8 and £12."

The garden took four weekends of hard graft to complete, mainly because of the rain.

"The rain was a challenge when we first started. The garden was full of mud and we spent most of our time trying not to slip and slide all over it," Kerry explained.

The mum added: "If we were to do this project again, we would hire a cement mixer and wacker plate.

"When we were compacting the ground under the slabs we used a sledgehammer with a plate of wood attached. Good workout for the arms but a lot of hard work!"

Tom Church, Co-Founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, said: ‘Kerry and her husband have made some great savings with this garden project. By using reclaimed turf and paving slabs, they have probably saved £100s on that alone. Really impressive!’