In the Garden with Charlie Dimmock – spend less & garden more!
Mar09

In the Garden with Charlie Dimmock – spend less & garden more!

Gardening expert Charlie Dimmock has joined forces with Poundland to get us all out in the garden this Spring (*eyes the lashing rain out the window* yes, Spring IS coming, I promise…). ‘In the Garden with Charlie Dimmock’ is an exclusive Gardening range available online now, with a huge range of Amazing Value Gardening Essentials, all £1 each!   And to celebrate, Charlie’s sharing her incredibly wise...

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The Chicken Run – The Day The Chickens Came
Sep18

The Chicken Run – The Day The Chickens Came

It’s been running through my head for a week; “The chickens are coming! The chickens are coming!” We have been talking about keeping chickens for… oh, probably 23 years. Ever since we bought our house, and saw that the deeds allow us to keep 12 chickens and a cockerel. I mean really, if the deeds of your house state it, it’s almost a moral obligation, isn’t it? But we’ve never got further than...

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The Fatboy Headdemock. Oh yeah baby.
Jul28

The Fatboy Headdemock. Oh yeah baby.

I’ve come across a weird thing. The Fatboy headdemock. NO, I didn’t know either. I mean, everyone knows Fatboy and their entirely awesome range of bean bags, but what the fark is a Headdemock? Well, dear reader, allow me to enlighten you, and make your day better. It’s a hammock. But not just any old hammock. Oh noes. Typical Fatboy in its extravagantly large design, the Headdemock easily has room for...

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Qualcast Self Propelled Petrol Rotary Key Start Lawn Mower Review
May30

Qualcast Self Propelled Petrol Rotary Key Start Lawn Mower Review

Blue loves a bit of long grass… I am not known for my lawn mowing prowess. In fact, since The Finger Incident (it’s a long tale … but basically I stuck my hand into a lawnmower. While it was running. Consequently I consider myself lucky to have just one finger that’s a bit shorter now…), there is by common agreement a family injuction preventing me from going within 5 feet of the thing. But the evil old...

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***CLOSED*** WIN £200 Homebase vouchers! #INeedAKarcher
May18

***CLOSED*** WIN £200 Homebase vouchers! #INeedAKarcher

In the spirit of our new #GetYourGarden series, we’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win a whopping great enormously useful £200 in Homebase Vouchers. I KNOW! I can’t imagine being let loose with them in my bag… But what to tackle first? #GetYourGarden is all about getting your outside space ready for those long lazy summer days (and nights). And yes, I am fully aware we’re in good ole Blighty, and...

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Magic – Finding Garden Storage Space. No, really… #GetTheGarden
May15

Magic – Finding Garden Storage Space. No, really… #GetTheGarden

With the burst of warm weather, we all start meandering outside for longer and longer, don’t we? But initially it’s a bit depressing – just how exactly does the garden get so untidy while we’re all snugged up by the fire for a few months? And it’s always NOW that we start thinking that this is the year we’re really going to get to grips with the garden – not just cut the grass, but create some...

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