Kate Mason Garden Design

Kate Mason Garden Design I specialise in soft landscaping and can design your whole garden or just a small border.

31/05/2026

🍅 Are your tomatoes bigger than mine?

If I want my chillies, peppers, cucumbers and the rest of the greenhouse gang to live their absolute best lives, a good scrub-down is non-negotiable.

A clean greenhouse helps reduce the risk of pests and diseases spreading, improves airflow, and lets in maximum light for healthier, stronger plants. ☀️

I’m not stopping there either… all of the old soil in the planting beds is coming out and being replaced with fresh compost. It might seem extreme, but fungal spores, pests and other nasties can hang around in old soil, so I’d rather start the season with a clean slate.

Meanwhile, Cusbert the Cucumber is absolutely thriving in his Fortress of Doom™️. 🥒🏰 Slugs and snails have been firmly denied entry, and frankly, he’s never looked better.

Who’s sticking around for the next phase of the greenhouse transformation? 👀🪴

30/05/2026

🚨 Who’s here for Phase 2? 🚨

I genuinely think I lost my marbles taking the bubble wrap down from the greenhouse today. 🥵🌡️

For anyone wondering why it was there in the first place, bubble wrap helps insulate the greenhouse over winter, trapping heat and protecting tender plants from frost. Great for the plants… less great for the gardener slowly being poached alive in May. 😅

Now the greenhouse can finally breathe again, it’s time for the next phase:
🧼 A proper wash down
🪴 Organising the plant chaos
📏 Installing new edging from The Ideal Garden Company to add depth and definition to the borders

It’s all starting to come together… assuming I survive the greenhouse sauna first. 😂

Who’s sticking around for the transformation?

28/05/2026

Can somebody please explain WHERE tools actually go when you put them down for “just one second”?! 😭

First the spade vanished.
Then the hori hori launched itself into another dimension.
Then my secateurs yeeted themselves directly into the abyss.

I swear my garden is sentient and feeding on expensive equipment. 🤦🏼‍♀️🌿

Please tell me I’m not the only one living this nightmare?! 👀

26/05/2026

POV: What gardens are really for 🌿

When was the last time just stopped?

A little reminder that not every second in the garden has to be productive.
Not every w**d needs pulling immediately.
Not every border needs redesigning.
Not every moment has to become content.

Sometimes the garden is there for exactly this…
To stop.
To sit.
To breathe.
To listen to the birds, feel the sunshine, smell the roses, and let your brain go quiet for five bloody minutes.

The plants will still be there tomorrow.
So will the jobs list.

But these slow moments? They’re the whole point of it all. 🌸

24/05/2026

Can you tell me I’m not the only one who thinks lawn maintenance is boring? 😭

Because before I can even mow the lawn, I have to retrieve the mower from the Harry Potter cupboard under the stairs… aka the kingdom of the eight-legged beasts 🕷️💀

And before anybody judges me for wearing gloves…. I am not touching a spider barehanded. We all have a kryptonite and apparently mine has eight legs and a personal vendetta against me.

Unfortunately, the lawn does actually need mowing because it’s officially time to start lawn renovation after weeks of abuse, heavy traffic, garden chaos and general destruction 🤣 It’s looking absolutely diabolical.

Are we slightly late in the season? Potentially. Are we doing it anyway? Also yes. Hopefully in a few weeks it’ll be looking lush, green and shiny again 🌱

Also… if anybody would like to donate a robot mower to the cause, my DMs are OPEN 😂🤖

21/05/2026

Did I miss anything? 👀🌿

Plant people really do have an excuse ready for EVERY purchase… and somehow every single one sounds completely reasonable at the time. 😂

At this point I’m not even buying plants… I’m rescuing them. Honestly, garden centres are just emotional support shops with trolleys. 🌱💅🏻

17/05/2026

Anybody else absolutely LOATHE slugs and snails… or is it just me building maximum-security prisons for cucumbers now? 🫠🐌🥒

Meet Cuthbert.
His family, the Victim of repeated slug crimes.
Consumer of my patience.
So naturally, I built him a Fortress of Doom™️.

Because if you enter my fortress of doom… it’s your own fault. 💀

Honestly, the audacity of these tiny molluscs acting like they pay rent in my garden. One minute you’ve got a thriving cucumber, the next it looks like lacework.

this fortress built with a tall chair, copper tape, beer traps and my last resort…salt.

Will this work?
Who knows.
Am I willing to escalate further?
Absolutely.

Follow for Cuthbert updates…👀🪴

13/05/2026

Shady Plants 🌿 Pick Your Winner…

1️⃣ Brassiopsis mitis — tender to half hardy depending on conditions, but absolutely worth the risk for those huge tropical leaves.

2️⃣ Gunnera manicata — hardy giant with prehistoric vibes (and yes… it gets MASSIVE 👀). And yes I am aware you can’t buy these any more and no they are not illegal 👀🙈 and yes I do know how big they get.

3️⃣ Schefflera taiwaniana — hardy architectural beauty that gives instant jungle energy.

4️⃣ Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ — hardy woodland stunner with unreal spotted foliage.

5️⃣ Blechnum ‘Silver Lady’ — tender fern with gorgeous soft silver-green fronds.

6️⃣ Hosta ‘Patriot’ (I think) — hardy shade-loving classic with bold variegated foliage that brightens darker corners beautifully.

7️⃣ Athyrium niponicum ‘Red Beauty’ — hardy fern with stunning burgundy-red stems and delicate silver-green foliage.

8️⃣ Athyrium niponicum ‘Silver Falls’ of ‘Metallicum’ ( I can’t remember 🤣) — hardy fern with striking silvery-purple fronds perfect for shady tropical vibes.

Right then… which one wins for you? 🌿👇
Let me know your favourite in the comments!

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