The best gardening books for beginners (UK)
Best gardening books for beginners (UK) Even if you’ve never picked up a spade in your life, there’s a gardening book out there for you. But the question is, which is the best gardening books for beginners? The right gardening book could inspire you with a new garden...
The best gardens to visit this autumn?
The best gardens to visit this autumn? Autumn, with its orange, red and ochre colour palette, is a sweet spot when it comes to gardens. Sandwiched between baking summer weather and winter’s short cold days, it is a beautiful season. Many of the British Isles’ gardens,...
Shed and garden fence sprayer – electric, cordless or manual?
Colder months and cooler temperatures call for garden winter-proofing – not just plants and shrubs, but sheds, summer houses, garden rooms, decking and fences too. In fact, if any timber garden building goes too long without paint or wood preservatives, damp and rot...
Living willow structures – grow your own gazebo, arches and pergolas
You’ll be amazed how simple it is to grow your own living willow structure Cut a ‘whip’ off a willow tree, shove it in the ground at any angle and it will probably grow. Not only that, it will do so even in the swampiest of environments, reliably shooting up a couple...
The best city parks to explore in the UK?
The best city parks to explore in the UK What are large, green, used regularly by 37 million people, and coming up to 200 years old? The answer is the UK’s city parks, of which there are around 27,000 up and down the country. Once seen as a radical and revolutionary...
Playhouse ideas – how to build a playhouse for your kids
Playhouse ideas - how to build a playhouse for your kids It’s a defining moment for every parent – the day your son or daughter asks if you’ll build them a playhouse (or a treehouse, if you're lucky enough to have a mature tree in your back garden). For the DIY gods...
The best gardens to visit this summer?
The best gardens to visit this summer? With the summer finally underway, the great outdoors has definitely become more enticing than in this year’s snowy spring. And in the long days of early summer, gardens across the country are often at their best. Whether you’re...
Gardening for bees; use your own garden to tackle global food security
Gardening for bees and planting for pollinators Would you like an excuse for a few weeds and untidy areas in your garden? Well you have a brilliant one; bees. Or rather pollinators – because contrary to popular belief, it’s not just bees that pollinate our gardens,...
Unusual timber buildings – truly novel living spaces
The phrase ‘timber buildings’ doesn’t usually evoke thoughts of unconventional and impressive architecture – generally people will think of a log cabin or garden shed. But there’s a huge variety of inspirational and unusual timber buildings which push the boundaries...