HOME NOTES
WHO LIVES HERE?
Shell and Grant Mills live here with children Rocco, 12, Valli, nine, and Renzo, five, plus Percy the English bull terrier, Treacle the cat, rabbits Bagel and Brioche, and Indian Runner ducks Waffle, Maple, Popcorn, Pretzel and Waddle.
THE PROJECT
To turn a former farmer’s field into a practical, family-friendly garden, suitable for year-round outdoor living.
PROJECT COST £59,000
When Shell and Grant Mills first moved into their Cornish barn conversion, the garden was a vast, open space that was completely untouched, but packed with potential. ‘One of the biggest selling points when we bought the barn was the amount of land that came with it,’ says Shell. ‘But that’s exactly what it was… land.’ Formerly a farmer’s field, the plot had poor soil and…