Even with very little space you can grow and enjoy fresh garden vegetables. Nothing beats a freshly picked tomato or freshly dug new potato. The small garden layout tips will help with basic design and the links lead to other pages on my website Cottage gardeners have always grown their own fruit and veg…
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How To Improve Your Clay Soil
Clay soil is composed of mostly clay particles. Soil that consists of over 50% clay particles is referred to as heavy clay. Carry out this simple test to find out if you have clay soil: if the soil sticks to your wellies, garden spade and fork like glue and forms big hard lumps of…
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Top 4 Benefits of Insulated Garage Doors
Investing in a high-quality garage door will do more than boosting the curb appeal of your home. When properly executed, insulated garage doors can make your entire home greener and provide you additional liveable space. How Does The Insulation Work? Typically, polyurethane or polystyrene will be used as an insulating…
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Awnings and canopies
In this country it often seems that Summer is incredibly short and fleeting. However, even so, on hot, sunny days you may find that your rooms which are exposed to full sunlight are just too hot or that sitting outside on your patio is unbearable after just a few minutes.…
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Growing vegetables on a balcony
As living space becomes more and more compact and apartment living becomes common place, you may still want to create a little splash of colour by planting in pots and containers on your balcony. Do bear in mind that extremes may be felt more readily on a balcony. Plants will…
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Benefits of Repairing Garage Door by Yourself
Your home garage door in the UK might fail to function effectively at one time or the other. Just like your house door, the door of your garage is one of the busiest parts in your home because it is opened and closed on daily basis. This means that some…
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Ideal Summer Bedding Plants
May is usually the month when early morning frosts become incredibly rare or totally non-existent and it is possible to begin planting out bedding plants for Summer flowering. For many householders, it’s also the time to prepare the hanging baskets and container pots which are lined up on the patio.…
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Tips for buying a shed
Do buy a shed from a reputable company or manufacturer. Although it is likely to be more expensive, consider buying a shed constructed from higher quality timber – red wood pine will last longer than white wood spruce. Make sure you construct your shed on a solid, level base and…
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Electric Garage Doors – Ensure Home Safety
Are you fed up with having to escape from your automobile only to close or open the garage door? Are you tired of having to close or open the garage door for somebody else? Well, in either case, the solution for you might be garage door openers. These are generally…
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Jobs to do in the garden in April
There’s plenty to do around the garden this time of year, especially if it has been neglected a little over the cold, winter months. Make sure you mow your lawn with the mower blades set at a medium height. Sow seeds wherever you have any bare patches. Apply a fertiliser…
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Looking after your lawn
You may think that having a lawn means that you will need to do very little maintenance and that your lawn will mostly “look after itself”. Of course, this is not strictly true, but working on your lawn little and regularly will reap benefits later. You will need to mow…
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Looking after your pond during the Winter months
On days when the mercury dips below zero, it is inevitable that the water in your pond will freeze over. If your pond is stocked with fish, then it is important that you do not just smash the ice on the surface as the shock waves may kill your fish.…