HE may have had the best intentions but a DIY enthusiast has left his girlfriend shocked with his attempt to renovate their garden.
Mom of two, Justine liked it TikTok to reveal how her husband had 'absolutely ruined' the family's huge outdoor space, which had a lot of 'potential'.
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According to the mortified olderone of the main reasons why they have the property was because it is a 'final plot' as well as the 'perfect' garden that was ''big''.
No less than two years later, after the enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer had started with the transformation In the process, the garden has become what some have crassly described as a 'knacker's yard'.
''One day he woke up and decided he was going to knock down a whole wall; he took a hammer and just started knocking. Literally, just rocks everywhere,” Justine showed the gruesome aftermath the video.
The next project the guy came up with was to cut down all the trees before having his buddy dig up the entire yard.
“I've just left piles of mud in the garden with no plan of what to do with it.”
Since the excavator arrived, Justine and her boyfriend have made one skip, but the project has been on hold since then and 'nothing is being done about that garden'.
While there was one bonus – the shed was demolished – the rest of the con was a total disaster, as Justine revealed that there was even grass growing on the towering mounds of mud.
''I am ashamed. My neighbors must be thinking: 'What difference does it make?'.
“But keep following us, because it will be a good garden transformation,” Justine remained hopeful.
Sharing the disaster her pagethe mother of two chuckled in the caption: “Transformation in progress.”
Since being posted to the platform, the clip has taken the internet by storm, helping Justine gain over a whopping 722,000 views in just two days.
Just as shocked, hundreds of people flocked to the comments to share their thoughts and slam the boyfriend.
One exclaimed in horror, writing: “He's basically turned a decent garden into a cracker's yard.”
''Is he going to buy?' horses now for the back?''
''It used to look beautiful. I would be furious,'' another couldn't believe what they had just seen.
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Someone else thought: ''Trees are the best part!''
''They add height and privacy. Gardens look so boring without trees.”
“You must have the patience of a saint,” wrote a fourth.
After trolls viciously targeted the DIY superfan, Justine revealed she was no longer smoking and the couple had 'a better plan' for the garden.
She explained the vision in the comments: “We're getting a new wall, we just want a bigger patio/seating area for the grass.”
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