Everything you need to know about tulips: When to plant and how to maintain
Tulips are a stunning addition to any outdoor space, their bright colours enhance any garden whether they’re planted in pots or straight into the ground and they’re relatively easy to nurture and grow. If you’ve been considering introducing these attractive bulbs to your garden, then here’s everything you need to know and how to get the best out of your tulip plants: When to plant Tulips should be planted mid to late Autumn, so around...
We’re Talking Garden Furniture #GetTheGarden
Come the warmer weather, we all want to be eating outside, don’t we?But where to sit, that’s often the problem. That old furniture that’s seen you through the last ten summers is looking a bit tired, a bit wobbly… and you probably grit your teeth every time you lower yourself gingerly into it and hope it’s still going to hold up… Or maybe you’ve got a few of those cheap white plastic chairs...
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...
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...
***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...
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...