Any successful garden requires adequate water supplies (unless it's a xeriscape garden) and reliable drainage. With this aqua-focus, it's inevitable that pipes get involved in the process. However, it doesn't stop with those basic tasks. You can employ PVC pipe (the same stuff used in your … [Read more...] about 5 DIY Gardening Projects Made with PVC Pipe
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Planting a Xeriscape Garden to Reduce Water Use
Taking pride in your lawn is a right that comes with having a green thumb. It takes a lot of time and work to keep your lawn and garden in a healthy, lush state. Plus, our outdoor spaces tend to be a center for social gatherings so keeping them in tip top shape is important. While we all love a … [Read more...] about Planting a Xeriscape Garden to Reduce Water Use
14 Ways to Make the Most of a Small Garden Space
Is your garden looking a bit tired? Or maybe it’s just outdated and has you at the end of your tether? You may not know it but small gardens, tiny terraces and petite patios can be transformed, but they may need a little more planning compared to a larger space. Whether you’re looking to … [Read more...] about 14 Ways to Make the Most of a Small Garden Space
Tips for Creating and Managing a Healthy Lawn
When your sink doesn’t drain, there’s probably a clog. When there’s a fist-sized hole in your teenager’s room’s drywall, there isn’t much mystery surrounding the cause. However, when your lawn starts dying, there could be any number of factors influencing its current state: too much or too little … [Read more...] about Tips for Creating and Managing a Healthy Lawn
Making Your Own Multi-Functional Garden
The garden can be a great space, but it is also one of the most underused features of the home. Most homeowners simply neglect their backyard during the harsh winter months and then use it as a space for relaxing when the weather permits during spring and summer. While there is nothing wrong … [Read more...] about Making Your Own Multi-Functional Garden
Best Electric Rotary Lawn Mowers 2020
If you’re on the hunt for an electric rotary lawn mower but don’t know which one to buy, check out this page. We’ve looked at some of the best selling machines on Amazon.co.uk and compiled a list of seven of the best electric rotary lawn mowers. What is a rotary lawnmower? … [Read more...] about Best Electric Rotary Lawn Mowers 2020
Cordless Gardening Tools by Gtech
Gtech specialises in creating cordless products for the home and garden. Nick Grey founded the company in 2001 when he set out to create "the best loved floor-care and garden products in the world." Here's a quick look at some of the garden tools Gtech make to make life easier when you're … [Read more...] about Cordless Gardening Tools by Gtech
How to Install a Water Butt
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 … [Read more...] about How to Install a Water Butt
How to Build a Shed Base
The majority of homeowners have some kind of structure in their gardens, whether it’s a shed, log cabin or form of bike storage; but many of us don’t consider the important steps that go into the planning of a new shed. We just assume that it gets delivered and set down where we want it and that’s … [Read more...] about How to Build a Shed Base
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 stunning sunken seating … [Read more...] about How to Build a Sunken Seating Area and Fire Pit in Your Garden