Creative garden path ideas: seven tips to make a garden look bigger and better
When it comes to beautiful garden design most people fail to consider the importance of the garden path. A path can just be a simple route from A to B, but it can also be the backbone of your garden design. A path can transform the appearance of your garden and how...
Make a garden pond; the finishing touch for a summer house
With many of our customers, we find that buying a summer house or garden room is part of a wider garden design overhaul. And the ideal complement for a new garden building is often a pond – perhaps in another part of the garden, or possibly built into a decking area...
She cave; every woman needs her own
There’s a lot of talk about man caves recently, but here’s something less familiar, the “she cave” or “she shed”. All over the country, old sheds are being renovated, or new ones installed, as women take over gardens and backyards. No longer are garden sheds and...
Learn to grow your own fruit: 8 tips
If you want to learn to grow your own fruit you will be rewarded with an improved diet and a more beautiful garden, not to mention the fact that you'll helping out pollinators such as bees and butterflies (and reducing your carbon footprint). But there are so many...
Our best posh garden sheds – big budget not required
A shed is “a slight structure built for shelter or storage or for use as a workshop”, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but that old-fashioned definition of the shed seriously underplays the possibilities of the modern shed (especially our best posh garden...
Spring gardening jobs – our top ten list
Gardens can look desolate in March, despite the valiant efforts of spring sunshine and blooming snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses. Lawns can look ragged, pale and full of moss, flower and vegetable beds bare, and the ravages of winter storms are on full display. Even...
How to get the most out of your garden in winter: patio, pergola or gazebo
Winters (and summers) seem to be getting wetter, so if you're fed up of not being able to use and enjoy your garden when it's wet, check out our guide to the best design solutions that incorporate a patio, pergola or gazebo: Look down, look up Where to start when...
Keeping chickens in your garden? What you should know
Thinking of keeping chickens in your back garden? Until a few years back, there were five ‘typical’ British family pets: dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters (in no particular order). But there now seems to be a sixth on the list: chickens. Keeping chickens...
Conservatory versus summer house – the pros & cons
Conservatory versus summer house? Here's our quick run down of the pros and cons followed by some detailed and important pointers: Pros & Cons Conservatory Summer house Self install available? No Yes Planning permission required? Possibly, check local laws...