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25/09/2023

Garden Furniture.

Garden Furniture adds comfort and character to your garden from Seating and Tables to Foot Stools and Fire Pits.  Garden Seating. We supply a range of Outdoor Garden Benches and Chairs to suit any garden environment. Raised Beds and Planters. All our Raised beds and Planters are pre-treated ready for outdoor use, we can also supply Compost and Top Soil. Chimeneas, Fire Pits and BBQ’s. These Chimeneas, Fire Pits and BBQ’s are a stylish way of bringing heat and ambiance into your garden or perhaps some outdoor cooking with our BBQ’s. Compost | Top Soil | Play Bark | Play Sand. We supply Multi Purpose Compost and Top Soil also Play Bark Chippings and Play Sand tested to BSEN... Read More

17/09/2023

Flowers for the Autumn….

Keep your garden full of colour through autumn with a selection of late-flowering perennials, bulbs and shrubs. Some of the most popular plants for late colour include asters, sedums and japanese anemones, which are at their peak as summer turns to autumn. But, if you have a small garden and can’t fit in extra plants for a new season, look for long-flowering perennials and shrubs that will bring colour from July right through to October. Salvias and fuchsias will fill your garden with flowers in summer and keep going for... Read More

01/08/2023

Gardening in August

Sultry late summer August is usually one of the hottest months of the year – making watering essential. Try to use grey water wherever possible, especially as water butts may be running low if it has been a dry summer. August is traditionally holiday-time, so you might need to enlist the help of friends and family to look after the garden while you are away. When you are at home, take the time to prune Wisteria and summer-flowering shrubs such as lavender once they’ve finished flowering. Prune Wisteria Wisteria needs regular pruning to... Read More

17/06/2023

Water saving tips for the Garden….

Water early in the morning or late at night so that water doesn’t evaporate in the heat of the day before it can reach the roots. add water retaining crystals to the soil to keep in moisture. leave plants and shrubs dry until they show signs of wilting – watering too often can keep roots shallow and weaken plants. Saving water in the garden is just as important as in the home. Mulching, collecting rainwater and planting drought-resistant plants can help shrink your sprinkling It’s important to save water in... Read More

19/05/2023

Planting Vegetables now……

What are the best vegetables to start growing now? Beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower are among our favourite veggies to plant in autumn. What is the best month to start planting vegetables? Generally March and April, when the soil begins to warm, are the best months to begin sowing many hardy annual vegetable seeds outdoors including broccoli, cabbage, chard, carrots, peas and parsnips. What is the fastest growing vegetable? Radishes Radishes are probably the fastest growing vegetable in your garden, being ready to pick in as little as... Read More

01/05/2023

Growing Vegetables.

What is the best soil for growing vegetables? Most vegetables will do very well if you fill the raised bed with two thirds potting compost and a third garden soil. If you can’t get hold of garden soil then John Innes will do just as well. This may sound a bit expensive but the soil will last for ever only needing the occasional top up. What is the best soil mix for raised vegetable beds UK? An ideal mix is three parts topsoil, one part sharp sand or horticultural grit and one... Read More

06/04/2023

Top Gardening Products to use this Spring….

Compost Units We have lots of various sized Composting Units for the Garden, School or Allotment, including Wooden Composting Units and Recycled Plastic Composting Units. Water Butts We can supply various size Water Butts and Stands perfect for wanting to harvest the rainwater.  Other Sizes available, please ask for details. Garden Furniture Garden Furniture adds comfort and character to your garden from Seating and Tables to Foot Stools and Fire Pits.  Bird, Wildlife and Nature Give your garden friends a treat this year, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter products available all year round from Bird Food and Hedgehog Houses to Bird Nest Boxes to Bird Tables. Raised Beds and Planters All our Raised beds... Read More

10/03/2023

Looking after the Wildlife in your Garden…..

But an increasing amount of garden space is being lost to hard surfacing, and some of the wildlife that typically visits is struggling. Even small changes can help. Here are seven easy ways to make your garden a haven for wildlife. 5 steps to make your garden m ore wildlife friendly. 1. Grow butterfly-friendly plants Adult butterflies and moths on almost any flower’s nectar – as will most other pollinators – but their caterpillars are choosy and may only have one or two plant species they’ll live on. For example, brimstone... Read More

24/02/2023

Gardening jobs to do now and in the spring…..

Spring is on its way and you’ll soon be caught up in a frenzy of seed sowing, growing, and nurturing your garden as it comes back to life. Make use of these quieter winter months to organise your thoughts and get a head start on the new gardening year. Have a general tidy up, removing leaves and other debris from flower beds and borders. You can cut back the old dead growth of deciduous grasses and herbaceous perennials now, although, if you’d like to be wildlife friendly, it’s best to... Read More