Christmas Decorations Indoor and Out

So last Thursday I attempted to put the decorations up whilst the boys were awake, however this

didn't go quite to plan as they were both running riot - over excited and lets say is was becoming more stressful than enjoyable, so I gave up and waited until the boys were safely tucked up in bed. I then set to putting the Christmas tree up - its a big one 7ft to be precise you will find me standing on one of the boys play chairs to decorate the top half of the tree (not recommenced of course!).


Normally I just have a tree but this year I have a few more decorative items such as ceiling décor and I also have some wall items, the boys have a personalised stocking each which makes the room look that little bit more festive. I still thought there was something missing so I have decided to put some extra fairy lights up this year; there is always an air of tranquillity when you have some flickering twinkling fairy lights it gives the room a little bit more warmth and makes it feel very homely.

While the indoors looks very festive, I have been thinking about what I can do for the front of the house. We haven't got a garden at the front, its just a drive way, but I could put some fairy lights around the window perhaps a festive wreath on the front door. They look pretty…I am not sure everyone would agree, but I think so anyhow.

I have also seen a few houses with potted Christmas trees either side of the door it makes the house look very grand, unfortunately I am not sure I could have that outside the front of my house - I would be worried someone would walk off with them. Then there is of course the option of putting the potted trees in my back garden, I could decorate them with some outdoor fairy lights it would make them and my garden look very festive and nice - nice however doesn't match the rest of my garden. It’s all getting a bit out of control! I do try to keep on top of the winter garden by pruning, picking up leaves and debris but I am not going to lie, the thing that stops me keeping on top of the garden is the cold - I hate it. Even just thinking about the frozen cold air or spending copious amounts of time outside, makes me shiver.

It would have been lovely if I could have got outside earlier to have placed some twinkling lights around the garden or to have tideid up and made it look more like a winter wonderland, the boys would have loved that. I always think of these things too late, but I am great at telling OTHER people what to do to prep their gardens for the freezing winter but not so good at taking my own advice. So to be quite honest at the moment the garden is a bit of a mess and with Christmas nearly upon us there is no way I am going to get outside to get it sorted out, time is hard to come by so I know that again it something that for this year, is going to have to be left as it is.

Winter Gardens

I love our garden through out the summer when the flowers have blossomed and the grass looks healthy, green and tidy But I hate It when the winter months creep in I always think that the garden looks pretty miserable although gardens through out the the winter are quite easy to maintain - but not if like me you hate the the cold which I do.

I think over this winter period I am going to get myself some indoor plants, they make the home look more cheerful. I used to collect Cacti plants when I was a child, I would love to collect some little ones to sit on my window ledge in the kitchen. I also love money plants who doesn't - if only they were real! and another plant that is lovely to have inside is the spider plant I remember as a child my mum had one and it had babies (they grow new shoots that you can re-pot them) my mum would re-plant them - we had a living room window full of them but they look great, it is lovely to see them re-produce it means you are keeping them healthy and well looked after.

Although the garden and the outdoors do need looking after as a winter garden is just as important to maintain, so usually before the winter creeps upon us I will give the lawn the last cut of the year so it has room to grow looking after the grass is important and doesn't take to much maintenance usually for me that just means collecting leaves and debris that have been blown onto it, clearing any moss and pulling out any weeds that are popping through before they get out of control it helps to let your garden breathe and revitalise it.

I don't have a lot of plants in my back garden yet but I am going to make it my mission next year to add some amazing colour to it and a lot of fun, However it is really important to look after the plants that are already in the garden during the winter months the cold snaps frost and snow leaves on plants can become frost-bitten and their roots rot - you could try bringing them indoors or saving some of there leaves for the next season. If they are indeed staying outside you need to make sure you keep up with the pruning of them to keep them from dying out all together.

How do you prepare your garden for the winter months? and do you have any favourite indoor plants?

*This is a PR related post however all opinions remain honest and my own