As we are enjoying an extended spell of very pleasant summer weather here in the UK at the moment it seems only appropriate that I've written quite a lot about gardens and outdoor living recently.

Last month in my regular monthly guest blogger slot over at Barker and Stonehouse I wrote a post about how to turn your garden or outdoor space into a stylish summer sanctuary and then The Independent invited me to pick out some outdoor seating options for their '10 of the best' feature. Jeska from Lobster and Swan and Sarah Akwisombe were also featured and you can read the piece and find out what we chose here.