Hot garden trends for 2017
Does your house look like a showhome and your garden like a jungle? Or could it just use a little TLC and a quick tidy up for the summer? These…
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Feed the birds: attracting wildlife to your garden
Each year, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) run the Big Garden Birdwatch, an event which takes place over a weekend, normally towards the end of January.…
View PostCelebrate National Allotments Week with our top ten gardening picks
8th to 14th August is National Allotments Week, celebrating the British love of gardening. Although the idea of allotments goes back to Anglo Saxon times, our current system was founded…
View PostLazy summer days: Wildlife-themed outdoor accessories
The buzzing and fluttering of insects is as much a part of summer days in the gardens as the scent of flowers. We’ve picked our favourite bee, dragonfly and butterfly…
View PostGarden shade: 10 stylish and functional outdoor parasols
For a real outdoor living space, you need not only something to sit on, but something to sit under! We never know what the British summer is going to throw…
View PostCelebrate National Picnic Week with our top 10 picnic sets
This year, National Picnic Week runs from 11th to 19th June. Picnicking is one of the UK’s most enjoyable summer traditions, and is a great way of taking advantage of any…
View PostOutdoor living: Top 10 garden chairs and benches
Summer is….toying with us! We recently got a definite sample of what’s to come, but then it disappeared again. Now’s the time to sort out your outdoor living space ready…
View PostCosy Home gardening: Getting the vegetable garden ready for spring
Fancy growing your own vegetables this year? There’s nothing quite like it – you can be absolutely sure there’ll be no nasty chemicals added, and you’ve got all the benefits…
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