As the summer draws to a close, you’d be forgiven for thinking that now isn’t the time for a garden renovation. And when it comes to overhauling the planting, you might be right. However, it’s the perfect time to plan and prepare for changes that will make your garden gorgeous…

This is a guide we never thought we’d have to write – how to help British plants get through a drought! Normal conditions for UK gardens include muddy, waterlogged and soggy, but this summer’s soaring temperatures have meant we’ve got the opposite problem for once. Water can be at a…

And we’re feeling hot, hot, hot! (or damp, chilly or even lightly hailed on – this is August in the UK after all, so you can take your pick!). Anyway, it’s time to get down to some late summer gardening. A little effort at this season of the year will…

[AD] Here at Cosy Home we love looking at new gardening products, and this one – the Kikkerland pocket trowel multi tool – caught our attention. It’s a neat little trowel, made from stainless steel and beechwood, with the added bonus of four additional tools folded neatly into the handle.…

July must be one of our favourite months to be outside and there are plenty of things to do in the garden this month. The weather is generally kind, and a lot of the more frenzied spring growing is slowing down so we don’t have to work quite so hard!…

Want ideas of things to do in the garden in June? We’ve got plenty of gardening ideas and tasks for this month! Ah June, one of our favourite months. The mad weeding growing of spring has slowed down to something more manageable and the weather has generally improved to the…

‘April showers bring forth May flowers’ says the rhyme, and we’ve certainly had the April showers – so fingers crossed for the May flowers! We do love May in the garden. The weather is generally nice enough that gardening feels like a pleasure not a chore, and lighter evenings mean…