Stacey Solomon’s £1.2m Pickle Cottage looks like a garden centre after big change

One snapshot of the transformation video reveals the mother-of-five enlisting the assistance of her youngsters to get caught into the graft of constructing the plant beds.

Stacey has lined the large backyard characteristic, also called a polytunnel, with rectangular beds filled with soil stacked alongside the size of the plastic-mesh equipment.

She wrote within the caption: “Making progress within the tropical tunnel. That is what I am calling it.”

The previous X Factor singer, who has by no means shied away from bodily labour in her home or backyard, was additionally seen lifting heavy luggage of slate chippings that can kind the walkway of the tunnel.

This may imply easy accessibility to the beds with out having to tread mud or grass.

Stacey’s video additionally reveals how their polytunnel has a sq. cut-out window on the again, which they’re going to have the ability to open and shut simply relying on whether or not they want air to flow into, or to maintain out winds and animals.

Backyard tunnels are so helpful for rising your personal vegetation and crops. 

In response to Carpenters Nursery, the polytunnel will permit gardeners to regulate the temperature so their vegetation can develop effectively. 

This additionally signifies that heat seasons are primarily prolonged, and the crops are protected against harsh winters. 

Additionally they hold out undesirable animal guests from destroying the vegetation.

Stacey’s video additionally featured a ‘earlier than’ and ‘after’ shot, demonstrating their laborious work on pulling it collectively.

The ‘after’ shot reveals the tunnel in all its glory, with the beds lined up superbly with the slate chips forming a walkway. 

The previous Unfastened Ladies presenter defined what she plans to make use of it for within the caption: “So thrilling and so satisfying. 

“That is the place the new fruit and veg will reside, peppers, melons, tomatoes, nectarines.”

It isn’t identified how a lot Stacey and Joe paid for his or her tunnel, however theirs seems to be like the actual deal and is a really beneficiant measurement. 

Nonetheless, for these with smaller gardens, they arrive in quite a lot of sizes and could be nice worth for cash, with some accessible on-line for round £50.

Others, in the meantime, are valued at over £1,000, doubtless relying on the supplies and the general measurement.