You guys, we made it! Through the wet, muddy, cold, bare days of winter. We're officially out the other side, into May, into sunny days and light evenings, ready for BBQs {we had our first on Thursday and another last night!}, this long bank holiday weekend with the promise of sunshine, England is filled with green once again, there's beautiful blossom all around, the garden is filling out and tonight as I type Ben and I actually ate outside - klaxon! So what better time than to refresh the garden ready for the whole season ahead. Ever since we finished our patio and kitchen last summer we were trying to decide how to fill the space. The gravel across the whole area made it look vast, and er a little beachy {but not in a good way!}. I remember sitting by our fire last Winter, the rain pouring down outside, drawing out plans with Ben on our laptops as to the inspiration that we had for the area and slowly but surely it's all come to life. Hello new outdoor seating area of my dreams! I've teamed up with M&S to share some of my favourite items from their new outdoor living range that have transformed this area into somewhere I think we'll be spending a lot of time around this summer. And tonight's dinner on the outdoor sofas {it feels so cool to say that} will hopefully be the first of many...