Garden Facts

Published: 30/04/2021

According to data collected by YouGov for the Horticultural Trades Association, 84% of British adults believe gardens and green spaces benefit their physical health (see the infographic below). This is supported by the Royal Horticultural Society, which recently ran a campaign to help people get more "Vitamin G" - a term used to highlight the potential benefits of gardening. To help make the best of your garden, we recently ran the Space to Grow campaign alongside the RHS' National Gardening Week. Some of the data below shows just how important British people consider their gardens and outdoor spaces to be:

With the amount of time people spend in their gardens or outdoor spaces, it's surely no wonder that, as we say in our Shed Facts post from a short time ago, there are 11 million sheds in Britain. And 17% of people even say they'd like to live in a shed! To help make the best of your garden, take a look at our range of sheds, log cabins and summerhouses.