‘We've created a space that we can really live in'

When summer rolls around, the Chadborns decamp to the garden to relax, cook, eat and entertain around the clock – even in bad weather

- KAY PRESTNEY AND VANESSA RICHMOND

Welcome to my garden

Isatu Chadborn lives here with her husband Pete and their children, Millie, 23, and Travis, 21, and their cockapoo, Ziggy.

THE PLOT

A large 13x17m garden at the rear of a detached, five-bedroom 1970s house near Colchester in Essex.