![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-transformed-my-dump-of-a-garden-using-bargains-from-tesco-the-range-i-even-discovered-a-hidden-gate/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/garden-10.jpg&description=LAWN & ORDER I transformed my dump of a garden using bargains from Tesco & The Range – I even discovered a hidden gate WHEN Alison Blinkhorn sadly lost her partner to a brain haemorrhage, she decided to buy her own place rather than renting. But the 52-year-old, from Manchester, had her work cut out for her - with the garden totally overgrown and resembling nothing short of a "dumping ground." 7 Alison Blinkhorn transformed her overgrown garden on a budget Credit: Alison Blinkhorn - Supplied 7 The 52-year-old says it was like a "dumping ground" when she moved in Credit: Alison Blinkhorn - Supplied With a helping hand from her brother Gary, determined Alison gave her outdoor haven a total glow up on a budget - using bargain buys from the likes of Tesco, The Range and local charity shops. And even discovered a hidden gate that she didn't know was there... Speaking exclusively to Fabulous Digital, Alison, who moved in early January and transformed the garden in two months, explains: "When I came to view the house, the garden was so overgrown you could only see about half of it. "There were loads of weeds and they said I was OK to chop it down." But on closer inspection after moving in, the garden was in a worse state than she anticipated. "It'd been piled and piled high and there were weeds on top of rubbish," she says. "There were broken bits of garden pots, cans, crisps packets and even children's toys - it was just like a dumping ground." Without wasting a single moment longer, her brother Gary set to work and, after making a dent in the overgrowth, they were shocked to discover steps that lead to a hidden alleyway. "There was a pile of rubbish and leaves so high you didn't even know the garden had a side entrance," she says. "I didn't know there were steps there - it was completely covered with grass and trees. Alison says they also discovered an old fence up behind the weeds. "It was all falling to bits and was rotted, so Gary ripped it all down," she explains. Al){kind=link}
WHEN Alison Blinkhorn sadly lost her partner to a brain haemorrhage, she decided to buy her own place rather than renting.
But the 52-year-old, from Manchester, had her work cut out for her – with the garden totally overgrown and resembling nothing short of a “dumping ground.”
With a helping hand from her brother Gary, determined Alison gave her outdoor haven a total glow up on a budget – using bargain buys from the likes of Tesco, The Range and local charity shops.
And even discovered a hidden gate that she didn’t know was there…
Speaking exclusively to Fabulous Digital, Alison, who moved in early January and transformed the garden in two months, explains: “When I came to view the house, the garden was so overgrown you could only see about half of it.