Most gardeners have a love-hate relationship with their sheds. They’re useful, but they often end up cluttered, damp, buggy or downright unpleasant to step inside. Tools get lost, pots pile up, and before long the shed becomes a space you avoid rather than a place that helps you enjoy your garden. When gardening starts feeling …
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Garden Maintenance with Ryobi One+ Cordless Extended Reach Hedge Trimmer
Nothing makes a garden look cared for than a cut lawn or a perfectly sculptured hedge. Today I am reviewing the Ryobi 18v Cordless Extended Reach Hedge Trimmer, part of the Ryobi One+ system of tools. With far more hedge than an average garden, the task of cutting the garden hedge is usually a well organised event. …
Painting Clay Terracotta Pots
The flowers are putting on a wonderful display in the garden this Summer. But some of my terracotta pots are looking a little less than presentable. So you guessed it, I have had the paint pots and paint brush out again. Ready to paint my clay terracotta garden pots. No need for primer this time, …
Upcycled Wooden Plant Trays for the Garden
My sewing room is not the only place that has been furnished with upcycled items of late. My garden has also received the same treatment. Well a few wooden plant trays, not the whole garden. It gave my sister, niece and I the chance to get crafty together. To create our own personalised wooded garden …
Garden Furniture Decisions
Summer is just around the corner, and along with pottering in the garden there is nothing better that sitting relaxing and enjoying your handy work. Of course it also means the weather is nice enough to eat alfresco, invite family and friends round for a barbecue, a garden picnic or one of my favourites Afternoon …
Meet My New Lawn Mower
After 14 years loyal and reliable service I had to say goodbye to my old petrol lawn mower. I say all this but I had only used it a few times in all the years I had it. Mowing the lawn is not something I am physically equipment to manage, so I leave that task …
Creating a Lawn Border for my Strawberry Bed – Review of EcoBorder
We are now well into March and with the improved weather sees the start of tackling jobs in the garden. Having had a lot of success two years ago from creating new strawberry plants from all the runners off my existing plants, an additional bed was created. It was rather a rushed job and was not particularly tidy. …
Sowing Carrots and Preparing Soil
Preparing soil for growing carrots Growing Carrots – I am a little later than planned at sowing my carrots this year, for me it’s not just a case of sprinkling a few seeds into the soil. I like to make sure the soil is prepared well to ensure a harvest of big, strong cylindrical Carrots. …