Garden
Don’t let the rain spoil your enjoyment of feeding your garden birds
This un-seasonally wet weather has posed all sorts of problems regarding feeding garden birds, and this article will highlight some of the challenges when it rains – and some of the solutions to feeding your garden birds successfully during wet times.
Come rain or shine, it's time to BBQ
After the wettest June on record, mother nature has a knack of putting things to right. Witness this short, but hopefully longer, window of summer! So waste no time, and get out the barbecue.
How to look after your garden furniture
Making the most of your outdoor space is key to enjoying life alfresco and thanks to leading garden furniture supplier, Alexander Rose, we can now ensure our garden furniture is kept in tip top condition for many years to come.
Green-fingered thievery in full bloom
Our gardens are often a sanctuary of colour and calm, and the result of sweat, toil and no small expense.
Veronica enjoys her garden again thanks to PETA
One Peta UK customer that is delighted with the new lease of life her Peta Easi-Grip gardening tools have given her is 61-year-old Veronica McTiernan from Tarrytown, New York.
Vintage inspired, French style or design-led oak furniture
Whether you are looking for indoor or outdoor furniture, Bluebone offers an inspiring collection of unique and distinctive pieces of furniture.
Nomad outdoor lounge
Nomadic by name and nomadic by nature, this award winning collection is the ultimate in contemporary cool and has taken the rest of Europe in a storm.
Hartman launches stylish garden furniture collection
Whether your outdoor space is large or small, town or country there is something to suit everyone with Hartman’s widest ever range of weave furniture, which launches as the weather hots up for summer 2012.
Top tips for creating the perfect summer garden
In preparation for the extended Bank Holiday, housebuilder Miller Homes has teamed up with Yorkshire gardening expert and RHS Chelsea Gold Award Winner, Jamie Dunstan, to offer advice to homeowners across the region who want to create the perfect summer garden.
Furniture Village launches ‘Great Garden Moments’ competition
To celebrate summer 2012, Furniture Village is offering the chance for British bloggers to show what their gardens mean to them, with its Great Garden Moments competition.
Barbecues, booze and blazes
While a sizzling barbecue, warm sunshine and plenty of booze might be many people's idea of a perfect summer's day, it can also be a recipe for disaster.
Free seeds to help homebuyers put down their roots
Miller Homes is encouraging people to put down their roots this summer by giving every single person that visits its developments from now until August a free packet of summer seeds to inspire them to grow their home buying dreams.
Join the great British gardening obsession
As the British obsession with garden improvements continues – creating an outdoor ‘room’ as an extension to our home remains a priority.
A growing crime in the garden
At a time when there are suggestions about older homeowners downsizing it appears that while our homes may be more than just bricks and mortar, it's actually the garden that makes a house a home for today's over 50s with 44% citing the garden as one of its most important features.
Brits increase spend on landscaping, boosting property value
With thousands of Brits set to mark 2012 with sporting and royalty themed parties, a new survey has revealed that households will spend £3.9bn on sprucing up their gardens.