Deirdre O Meara 
A creative and budget-conscious mother has shown that a stunning garden upgrade doesn’t always require a hefty price tag. Rhiannon, a TikTok user, has transformed her garden using just a ball of string and a tub of talcum powder. She shared her progress on her social media account, Rhiannon’s Garden, where she has an impressive 12,000 followers and almost 140,000 likes on her DIY gardening videos.
In her latest post, Rhiannon captioned her video, “Doing up my garden episode 14 – doing my border.” The clip shows a bird’s eye view of her garden, which features a small patio and a rectangular lawn with a shed at the bottom. Rhiannon uses a time-lapse to showcase her progress as she retrieves her digging tools from the shed and begins creating the circular shape using string and talcum powder. She then uses a giant spade to dig around the template, and her circular lawn takes shape.
After going upstairs for a bird’s eye view, Rhiannon decided that the border wasn’t quite big enough, so she went back downstairs and made the circle a little bit smaller. She continued clearing the excess grass and mud from her design, admitting that it was exhausting work, especially carrying all the mud right to the back of the garden. Within hours, Rhiannon had created a perfect curved lawn with a neat border ready to host her pretty plants.
Rhiannon’s video received almost 700 responses from her followers, who praised her hard work and creativity. One professional gardener commented, “I think you did brilliantly,” while another said, “Well done, your hard work paid off.” Rhiannon’s impressive transformation demonstrates that with some creativity, hard work, and a little bit of talcum powder, anyone can upgrade their garden without breaking the bank.
While some people enjoy getting their hands dirty and taking on DIY projects, others prefer to leave the hard graft to professionals. However, Rhiannon’s impressive transformation shows that with a bit of creativity, anyone can create a beautiful garden on a budget.
