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https://designbuybuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-07-07-at-11.50.13.png629465Our gardens have been shrinking since the 1920s, and you’ve probably not noticed it either. The British home has decreased in size by 50%, and gardens have also depleted from 168 metres squared to 163.2 metres squared between the years 1983 and 2013. With the help of Arbor Deck, specialists in composite decking, we take a look at what has really happened to our gardens.