Garden

New apartments with winter gardens

Apartments with features such as winter gardens, wrap-around balconies and terraces are within reach for first time buyers at Genesis’ Melrose Court development in Mitcham.

Save some ‘green’!

Want great green savings for yourself and the environment? Eco-friendly gardening is fun, less work and really does put the pounds back in your pocket.

Ronseal launch search for young gardening talent

The search is on to find the nation’s next Charlie Dimmock or Alan Titchmarsh, as Ronseal launches its ‘Garden Gurus’ campaign to unearth the UK’s next generation of gardening talent.

Miller Homes residents get the gardening bug

Miller Homes North East is encouraging residents at its developments across the region to roll up their sleeves, unearth their gardening tools and take up its summer garden challenge.

Brits spend £23 million on garden improvements

Forget home improvements - the latest obsession for British homeowners is garden improvements, according to new research from Santander Insurance, which reveals that Britons have collectively spent £5.2 billion sprucing up their gardens in the past year.

Brits live the ‘Good Life’ in their gardens

Following recent news that the cost of the average family food shop has risen by £260 a year*, new research by HSBC reveals that a significant proportion of Brits are using their gardens to help stock their cupboards.

Let the juice loose!

Crushing and pressing fruit to extract juice is a process rich in history, with the production of apple juice and cider stretching back to Norman times.

Practical dining from Roman at Home

Luxury online homewares retailer, Roman at Home, have added a floral designed PVC tablecloth to their range, which offers an easy clean dining solution.

Local potter's 'Dream Figures' on display

Broseley potter, Elspeth Soper has taken a dramatic leap from her usual style of designs, as she will be exhibiting her very unusual 'Dream Figures' at her next Open Studio event on August Bank Holiday Monday from 10am – 4pm.

£7.7 billion cost of maintaining British gardens

The British love affair with gardens is alive and well if new research by HSBC is anything to go by. It reveals that we spend £7.7billion each year simply maintaining our outside space with green fingered gardeners spend an average £297 on the upkeep of their gardens.

A cosy glow on summer dining

Light up your garden with flickering candlelight thanks to an array of gorgeous lanterns and tea light holders from The Glam Camping Company.

Water good idea

Watering the garden is never easy in the height of summer with low rainfall and holidays to contend with and although the Harrod Horticultural Summer Catalogue stops short of actually picking up a watering can or hosepipe for you, it will give you plenty of garden watering ideas and solutions!