article_snippet.sent: But these days we are increasingly using outdoor space for the occasional barbecue or to relax in a hot tub rather than for tending flowers, according to researchers.
article_snippet.sent: these days we are increasingly using outdoor space for the occasional barbecue or to relax in a hot tub rather than for tending flowers, according to researchers (file image)
article_snippet.sent: Almost 40 per cent of people, including 66 per cent of those aged 18-29, spend more time sunbathing and having barbecues in those aged 18-29 garden than tending it, according to the survey of 1,000 adults by the garden furniture retailer Alfresia.co.uk.
article_snippet.sent: Now they are watching lots of gardening shows on television but doing less gardening they.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The main purpose of our garden is as a space to unwind with a glass of wine on a warm evening after work.
article_snippet.sent: It comes after another recent study found that more and more people are digging up more and more people flower beds to make way for hot tubs and outdoor spas.
article_snippet.sent: And around 57 per cent of householders surveyed by Lloyds TSB Insurance said cent of householders surveyed by Lloyds TSB use the average UK garden as a place to relax, rather than to cultivate plants.