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Making the most of your outdoor space to help sell your home

As a nation of garden lovers and BBQ fans, it’s no wonder that our outdoor space is as important a selling point as a stylish bathroom suite or modern kitchen inside the home.

Father’s Day gift for green-fingered Dads and Junior Chefs

Father’s Day gift for green-fingered Dads and Junior Chefs

Seed Pantry has launched the delightful new Dad and Me Veg Seeds Starter Packs – a great gift for green-fingered Dads and all the family this Father’s Day (16th June).

The rise in popularity of artificial grass

When the days start getting warmer in the UK, most of us start dreaming of BBQs in the garden and lounging around in the sun (beer, anyone?).

Get cooking with the new Earthfire Ceramic Pizza Oven from Grenadier

Get cooking with the new Earthfire Ceramic Pizza Oven from Grenadier

Get your garden ready for spring with the most stylish new must-have; your own pizza oven.

Celebrate National Gardening Week at special Ragley Open Day

Celebrate National Gardening Week at special Ragley Open Day

Ragley Hall is celebrating National Gardening Week with a special Open Day on Wednesday 17 April from 11am – 3pm.

Gardens prove to be a top priority for parents

Gardens prove to be a top priority for parents

Houses with large plot sizes have been well received from parents looking for family homes at Taylor Wimpey South Wales’ Golwg Y Coed development in Barry.

How growing your own can help reduce household food waste

How growing your own can help reduce household food waste

Industry experts predict that food prices are set to rise by 5% during 2013, putting even more pressure on families struggling to make ends meet. Yet reports out in the media say that as a nation, we are throwing away unprecedented amounts of food, with the average British family wasting £680 worth of food every year.

Bird nest boxes for your garden birds

Bird nest boxes for your garden birds

Nest boxes are good substitutes for holes found in old trees. Nowadays, in many gardens, there may be plenty of food for small birds but nowhere for hole-nesting birds to nest.

Removing the divide between indoors and outside

Removing the divide between indoors and outside

Creating outside living spaces is becoming increasingly popular in the UK, and you may want to extend your home into the garden so that you can take advantage of the biggest ‘room’ in the house.

Seed Pantry launches Christmas gift set

Seed Pantry launches Christmas gift set

Give a gift that keeps on growing this Christmas, with the new Three Seasons seed gift set from Seed Pantry.

Taylor Wimpey property in Essex wins garden award

Taylor Wimpey property in Essex wins garden award

A prestigious prize has been awarded to Taylor Wimpey East London for a garden at its Cook’s Shipyard development of new properties in Wivenhoe, Essex.

1926 celebrates the great British autumn

1926 celebrates the great British autumn

1926 wood flooring is encouraging the British public to get outside and appreciate the autumn colours on display around the UK, as part of its campaign to teach the UK more about where its natural resources come from.

Great ideas to brighten up your home

Great ideas to brighten up your home

Taylor Wimpey is giving people the chance to learn how to keep their gardens colourful through winter at an event at its Beechbrook Park development of properties in East Sussex.

Get fit for gardening

With the thrill of the Olympics now over and the end of the summer fast approaching, many people will be thinking of finally getting all those gardening jobs done that they’ve been neglecting.

Show-stopping designer garden ticks all the boxes for Monica!

Show-stopping designer garden ticks all the boxes for Monica!

While all eyes may have been on Hampton Court and Tatton Park flower shows recently – one lucky local flora fan is about to enjoy a designer garden of her own.