Effie and Luca

Effie and Luca Effie and Luca is a Gardening and Home Organising Business. CONSULTATIONS
Receive a report on your homes requirements for reaching it's full potential.

Offering garden tidying and maintenance services aswell as home decluttering and organising solutions. DONNA CUNLIFFE the owner of effie and luca is a qualified Interior Designer and graduated from Huddersfield University in 2011. With a passion for design, creativity, aesthetic evolution and progression, effie and luca was ultimately born. With experience in homestaging homes and gardens to help

sell your house, the business has progressed into garden makeovers, tidying and maintainance. HOMESTAGING
It's proven that preparing and staging a house for sale not only helps to sell but also increases the revenue potential. Work can be organised for you and /or dressing for photos. GARDENING SERVICES
Garden tidying for staging purposes or Regular Garden Maintainance are available in areas local to Halifax.

Beautiful spring flowers in the freshly barked borders were stunning today😍🏵🌷🪻
12/04/2026

Beautiful spring flowers in the freshly barked borders were stunning today😍🏵🌷🪻

02/01/2026

Shut the front door!
...and ignore the overgrown garden🌱🌿☘️

But dont leave it till spring to book as there will be a waiting list by then!

Enjoy your garden early this year and get me booked in now!

Messenger, watsapp or text....☎️📲💻

23/12/2025

🌿BEAT THE SPRING RUSH!🌿

GARDEN TIDY or makeover planned for this year?

January–February is the smartest time to do it.
Most people wait until May or June…
By then:
• Gardeners are fully booked
• Weeds are already winning
• And you’re enjoying the garden late, not early

January & February is when the real groundwork happens.
It’s quieter, calmer, and the results last all year.
✨ What we can do now:
• Proper weeding while roots are weak
• Cut back and clear tired growth
• Lay bark or mulch to suppress weeds before spring
• Reset borders so plants thrive, not fight
• Prep for planting instead of reacting later
Think of it like servicing your car before it breaks down — not after.

I have limited winter slots and this is when I can give gardens the time they deserve, without the spring rush.
📍 Halifax & surrounding areas
📩 Message now to book a Jan–Feb tidy or makeover
Your future spring self will thank you 🌿
Donna Cunliffe

🌸 THE REAL GARDEN TOOLBOX 🌸Lots of people ask what tools and products I actually use when I’m gardening — for real every...
29/11/2025

🌸 THE REAL GARDEN TOOLBOX 🌸

Lots of people ask what tools and products I actually use when I’m gardening — for real everyday gardens, not perfect magazine ones.
So I’ve put everything in one place 👇

🔗 My Garden Toolbox (products I actually use)
Metal gridded flower ring:
👉https://amzn.to/48egAUQ
3 x lightweight metal gridded flower rings:
👉https://amzn.to/4p9Tvdp
Soluble plant food:
👉https://amzn.to/4pg9gzE
Coloured handled garden trowel-yellow:
👉https://amzn.to/3KeQitV

I’ll keep this link updated — so if anything is out of stock, I’ll swap in something just as good.
Nothing fancy, nothing overpriced.
Just the stuff that makes gardening easier, prettier, and less stressful.

💬 If there’s anything specific you want me to add — feeds, gloves, tools — just comment and I’ll include it.

Watch this space for more...

Let’s make real gardens beautiful 🌿

— Donna 🌸 The Real Garden Project

Crafted from heavy duty steel, and coated in weatherproof black plastic, this cottage range grow through plant support ring is an ideal way to provide support to most herbaceous plants and shrubs. The grid section allows plants to grow through, whilst being contained and supported. It can be left...

Plant Spotlight: CELOSIA Not all plants need to stick around forever to earn their keep!Celosia is a bold, vibrant annua...
27/10/2025

Plant Spotlight: CELOSIA

Not all plants need to stick around forever to earn their keep!

Celosia is a bold, vibrant annual ( lasts one year),that brings serious WOW-factor to any border or container. With neon plumes in fiery pinks, oranges, reds and golds, it fills that late summer gap when some perennials are fading.

🪻 Think of it as the party guest that doesn’t stay too long — but definitely lights up the room while it’s there!

While it won’t survive our winters, it’s worth planting every year as a perfect companion to perennials like sedum, heuchera, and salvias. Adds texture, height, and a punch of colour you can’t ignore.

💡 Top tip: Plant it in groups for impact and enjoy it right through to the first frost.

ROCKERY weeded, levelled, compost mixed in, plants added and a layer of bark to prevent weeds and protect soil from fros...
24/10/2025

ROCKERY weeded, levelled, compost mixed in, plants added and a layer of bark to prevent weeds and protect soil from frost.

SEDUM
I’ve added Sedum Autumn Joy (Herbstfreude) to this rockery to keep the structure interesting year-round.

Sedums are brilliant for dry, sunny areas — drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly, and textural even after flowering. When winter arrives, cutting back those dry stalks feels oddly therapeutic — tidy gardener heaven!

Look for new shoots coming through, ready for next year 😍

Bit of topiary 😁
22/05/2025

Bit of topiary 😁

Lovely weeding job!😁
19/05/2025

Lovely weeding job!😁

The problem with going to the tip and having an empty boot!😍
06/05/2025

The problem with going to the tip and having an empty boot!😍

22/11/2024

What a wonderful job this was! Enjoyed every minute 😁

Overgrown gardens are my favourite. I don't get overwhelmed, I get excited and I love a good before and after vid!

Do you have an overgrown garden to tackle and wish someone else would do it?! Send me a message and a before pic and I will do the rest!

Excited to get stuck into this today!
13/11/2024

Excited to get stuck into this today!

Now you see it, now you don't! 🌳Removed a tree today so the neighbour gets more light and views. Neighbour was very plea...
02/10/2024

Now you see it, now you don't! 🌳
Removed a tree today so the neighbour gets more light and views. Neighbour was very pleased😊
Let me know if you need a bit of firewood!

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Barkisland

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07738591922

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