Garden
Embrace the good life in North Yorkshire
Taylor Wimpey has teamed up with RHS expert Alex Denman to show homeowners how to embrace the Good Life and grow their own vegetables. The homebuilder, which has new developments across its North Yorkshire and Teeside region has partnered with the gardening expert to put together top tips, from what to grow to how to get the best from your harvest.
Sizzling summer with Viners’ BBQ range
Expanding on its existing range of 3, 5 and 15-piece BBQ sets; Viners is introducing 3 new products for 2010: a 19 piece BBQ set, accompanied by 2 creative individual items in the form of a fish rack and a multi-use BBQ tray.
Toledo patio set - Sumptuous summer living
For the perfect outdoor evening, the Toledo 6-piece patio set priced at £50.00 and Phoenix gas barbeque £74, are sure to impress your guests. Great value gazebos from £15.00 mean you don’t have to put up with soggy sausages!
Fast effective removal of moss, thatch and matted grass
Made from powder coated steel, the Lawn Scarifier has 11 replaceable, galvanised steel blades for fast effective removal of moss, thatch & matted grass.
Jamie Dunstan at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
This year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show will see award-winning designer, Jamie Dunstan’s show garden, sponsored by contemporary indoor, garden, conservatory, children’s furniture, lighting, eco-fires and home accessory retailer Go Modern.
Identifying common garden pests
Identifying which creatures are responsible for eating the valuable fruit, vegetables salads or herbs which you have lovingly tended to all summer long, can be a real challenge.
HTA National Plant Show – UK plant suppliers under one roof
The HTA National Plant Show, a two day plant focussed show, which takes place on 29-30 June at Stoneleigh Park, has over 100 stands booked into Hall 1 and is seeking additional space for a number of other nurseries which have expressed interest in exhibiting.
Summertime brings green fingered thieves to UK gardens
As the clocks go forward, marking the official start of British Summertime (March 28 2010), Halifax Home Insurance recommends making life more difficult for the opportunist garden thief.
Garden thefts increase as clocks go forward
After the coldest winter in decades many of us are looking forward to March 28th when the clocks go forward and the evenings finally get lighter. However, it seems that opportunistic thieves also eagerly anticipate this time of year too.
Make garden security a priority this spring
As the clocks go forward this weekend and many Brits look forward to getting back out into the garden, M&S Home Insurance is reminding householders about the importance of garden security.
Charlie Dimmock’s top tips for a glorious garden in the city
Living in the city doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice being green. New research shows that half of the people living in towns and cities in the UK want to grow their own vegetable patches or herb gardens and live greener lives but they don’t believe they have enough time or money to do so.
Flower power with London Pass
Take a walk on the wild side before the Chelsea Flower show (25-29 May) and explore some of London’s most glorious gardens with the London Sightseeing Pass.
Kerb appeal - Dulux BackPack Roller
They say first impressions count, and that goes for property as well as people. A well presented home is not only more visually appealing, it's more welcoming too.
Major demand for indoor plants
Britain’s harshest and most prolonged winter for 30 years has led to booming sales of indoor plants.
New and exclusive biological pest control for April and May
Soil temperatures should be warming up nicely by now and crops like Carrots may already have been sown. The traditional advice for avoiding carrot root fly damage is to delay sowing seeds so that you avoid the overwintering carrot root fly or that you cover carrots with fleece to prevent the carrot root fly from finding the carrots.