Financially, using a water butt to collect rainwater from your house, garage or garden building doesn’t make a lot of sense. Tap water is fairly cheap, and it takes a lot of rain to fill the average water butt, meaning it could be many years’ before you see a positive return of your investment. On […]
How to Install Artificial Grass and Give Your Garden a Year Round Wow Factor
I am a big fan of artificial grass. In the early days, it was pretty obvious that it was fake. Modern manufacturing methods and new technology mean that anybody can now have a luscious lawn that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. It has advantages that you cannot ignore. The lack of maintenance is […]
Give Nature a Helping Hand with Your own Garden Pond
If you were thinking about introducing a new feature to your garden this year, why not make it a pond. Modern ponds use sophisticated filtration systems that are expensive. But healthy ponds have been in existence for millions of years without such gadgets. You can make a natural pond in your garden that will attract […]
The DIY Guide to Keeping Those Pesky Unwanted Animals out of Your Garden
Most people love the fauna that surrounds them. Indeed, children love to go into the wild and see what critters they can find hiding in the undergrowth. The local wildlife population, however, can cause problems for gardeners. It doesn’t mean that gardeners are grumpy people, far from it. They do need to keep the animals […]
How to Build a Sunken Seating Area and Fire Pit in Your Garden
There is nothing like a real fire. It brings out the primitive fascination in all of us. A garden that has comfortable seating and a good fire pit will be used in the evenings much more than one that hasn’t. We are going to take a look here at how you can create your own […]
5 Reasons to Choose Composite Timber for Your Deck
Decking is still one of the most popular choices for patios and entertaining areas in gardens today. It became widely used thanks to the garden makeover programmes of the last couple of decade where experts rush in and secretly renovated worn out gardens in just a day or two. The material used for decking projects […]
A Guide to Designing Your Brand New Garden
When you begin planning a new garden, you need to consider the design basics like the theme, colour and scent very carefully. What plants will work in your garden? Do you have any spots perfect for a herb/veggie bed? You’ll need to understand plant lifecycles in order to design your new garden effectively. Before you […]
Garden DIY Hack: How to Make Your Own Stylish Hand Rail
We are a nation of home lovers and DIY enthusiasts, of that there is no doubt. Many people gain great satisfaction from carrying out their own projects at home and working to a very high standard. For most people, DIY only extends as far as garden landscaping, decorating and woodwork around the home. There comes […]
Bases for Incredible Sheds - Everything you Need to Know
Picture Credit There are life changing moments in every man’s life that will always be remembered. Their wedding, the birth of their first child, the day they won the lottery; all of these things pale in comparison to the day they got their new shed. Yes, we are a nation of shed lovers; obsessives, some […]
Top 4 Secrets to Creating a Low-Maintenance Garden
Thanks to the fast pace of modern life, people are struggling to find time to work in their gardens and keep them looking at their best. Others find that getting older makes the job a little harder as gravity seems to increase a little throughout the passing years. There are a few ideas that anyone […]
How to Build a Summer House
There was an upsurge in the popularity of garden design in the 1980s thanks to the garden renovation programs on television. Also, thanks to the rise of diy stores and garden centres, materials were widely available to the general public in a way that they never were before. People began seeing their gardens as an […]