Mum-of-22 Sue Radford reveals she hoovers her LAWN with £600 cordless Dyson to keep it pristine
BRITAIN’S biggest family, the Radfords, have been enjoying the heatwave on clean grass – after mum Sue vacuumed it.
Mum-of-22, Sue, shared a clip to Instagram showing exactly how she keeps the lawn pristine with so many kids running around.
Sue, 45, and husband Noel, 48, from Morecambe, Lancashire, embarked on a massive DIY project earlier this year, transforming their garden.
The parents, who welcomed baby number 22, Heidie, in April, ditched real grass in favour of artificial lawn, to try and stop their kids from getting muddy in the garden.
With lush faux turf outside now, Sue revealed she keeps it clean by vacuuming it.
She shared a story to Instagram, showing herself taking the £600 cordless Dyson for a spin outside as she spruced up the lawn ahead of the scorching heatwave.
Sue said: “Grass hoovered.
“Now to turn this garden into something excited for the kids.”
The parents documented their garden transformation in March, with Noel explaining: “We’ve got a bit of a project on the go.
“We’re changing this from real grass to fake grass just to make it a lot cleaner for the kids.”
Noel used 20 tonnes of hardcore to level out the garden, which was uneven in certain areas.
He was helped out by Sue and their older son Daniel, 20, as well as a few “little helpers.”
Noel joked: “My God they’ve made it hard work.”
The lads worked on the garden for hours, including laying decking and cladding the walls.
Noel finally downed tools at 8.45pm, saying: “I started about 2 o’clock, I’ve had three of the boys and myself, and Sue shovelling this stuff around and wheelbarrowing that around.”
The new garden went down a treat with the kids, and the fake grass did its job, with Noel adding: “The kids are all playing out today and none of them are mucky or anything they’re all clean.”
Sue added that she had more plans for the garden, adding: “We want to get a projector for the kids so that they can have movie night, with some big bean bags.”
The Radfords are Britain’s biggest family, with Noel and Sue parents to Chris, 30, Sophie, 26, Chloe, 24, Jack, 22, Daniel, 20, Luke, 19, Millie, 18, Katie, 17, James, 16, Ellie, 14, Aimee, 13, Josh, 12, Max, 11, Tillie, nine, Oscar, eight, Casper, seven, Hallie, four, Phoebe, three, Archie, two, Bonnie, one and Heidie, who was born in April.
Sadly, the couple’s 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
They also have three grandchildren – who are Sophie’s kids – Daisy, six, Ayprill, four, and Leo, two.
The parents famously don’t claim benefits and rely on Noel’s bakery business to make ends meet.
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And they showed off their fun garden with bean bags and water stations as they enjoy the heatwave.
Shopping for Britain’s biggest family means Sue’s shopping list already included 100 nappies, 16 loaves of bread, 114 pints of milk, 48 large eggs, 3kg of pasta, 24 chicken breasts and 28 toilet rolls.
We previously shared how the Radfords gave their large family lockdown haircuts.