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  • Gardening

    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.…

  • Outbuildings

    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…

  • Gardening

    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…

  • Lawn Care

    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…

  • Garden

    January Jobs for the Garden

    After the enjoyment and festivities of Christmas, January can arrive with a depressive, dreary feeling.  So, wrap up warm, get out into the garden and work off some of those extra Christmas calories piled on in December. There are plenty of chores to tackle during January. Look over your trees…

  • Outbuildings

    Maintenance of your garden shed

    It may be small and forgotten at this time of year, nestled at the bottom of your garden but, in order to keep your shed fit for purpose as a store for garden tools, seeds, spring bulbs and the lawnmower, it is a good idea to give it a maintenance…

  • Garden

    Garden Chores to Tackle in November

    Once we turn back the clocks and the evenings start drawing in, we may feel like hibernating in the warmth of our cosy homes and we might think that there is nothing much to do in the garden until the snowdrops and daffodils start to bloom in early Spring. However,…

  • Garden

    Autumn Planting of Daffodils

    Hosts of daffodils not only give inspiration to 19th century poets but also are a sure sign to many that Spring and warmer weather is well on the way. However, in order to have daffodils blooming in your garden in March then you will need to be planting bulbs from…