TG Escapes Blog – Residential
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco building for residential purposes.
Shelter from the Midday Sun
Oak before ash, in for a splash. Ash before oak, in for a soak. So goes the old wivesâ tale and the fact that, this spring, our oaks burst into leaf many weeks before our ash would seem to add some weight to the theory. So far, this summer has been one of the hottest...
Butterflies
All this glorious weather has suited the butterflies perfectly. As the children, the dog and I have ambled and yomped through the sun dappled shade of woods, meandered along the river bank or lazed in wind tousled meadows we have been mesmerised by the sight of hosts...
Why Donât YouâŠ.
âŠ..Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go Out and Do Something Less Boring Instead? was, somewhat ironically, the highlight of my summer holidays in the 1970s. Though of course by the time it, and a handful of other classic kids shows, had finished there wasnât...
Aesthetics, Functionality or Both?
When designing our garden rooms, our architect set out to achieve a harmonious blend of aesthetical elegance and practical functionality, with a healthy overlay of environmental friendliness. From the very first consultation, one of the Garden Escape team will assist...
How Does Your Garden Grow? On The Roof.
Leaving aesthetics aside, there are many reasons why you might like to think about having a living roof on your garden room. Our preferred roof plant material is sedum, a beautiful succulent that does so much more than just look good. It adds mass and thermal...
Make the most of your summer time with the children
According to Theophrastus, one of Platoâs greatest scholars, âtime is the most valuable thing a man can spend.â Along a similar vein, nineteenth century writer, Henry Mackay, once said âtime is free, but it is priceless. You canât own it, but you can use it. You canât...
Gardening Projects for Kids
Watching seeds grow that they have planted themselves; making petal collages or perfume or even just stringing together a daisy chain, are some of the simple pleasures from which rich memories are made. Involving your children in fun gardening activities encourages...
Extension Stress or Hassle Free Extra Space?
Are you one of the many British homeowners that have felt too uncertain about their job security and financial prospects during the years of recession to move house, despite your growing familyâs need for more space? Perhaps the recovering economic backdrop is now...
Get Creative in Your Garden Studio
The artist, Grayson Perry, says that all of his studios hark back to his fatherâs shed, where the tool strewn workbench became the cockpit of a fantasy aircraft journeying to imagined lands. A place apart, where anything can happen. Somewhere peaceful for, quiet...
Your Garden and What To Do in June
As we approach the longest day of the year on June 21st, the extra light and warmth is encouraging an exuberant burst of growth and providing ample opportunity to get out into your garden. Two of the most pressing gardening jobs in June are mowing and hoe-ing, as your...
Swapping Blue Light for Sunlight
It doesnât seem like a week goes by without some press headline warning parents about the perils of childhood tech addiction. The reality is, however, that while there is a rapidly growing field of research around the notion, it is still at the stage of empirical data...
A Garden Room in time for summer?
Oak before ash, in for a splash: ash before oak, in for a soakâŠ..so say the old wives. Well, my oak was in almost full leaf before the ash started to sprout green and my glass is most definitely half full. Some may call me deluded, but I have a feeling that this...