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We all know that one of the interesting side-effects of the pandemic has been a serious surge in gardening, with people all over the country discovering their green thumbs for the first time as a result of spending so much more time at home over lockdown. However, it seems that some of you have been […]

If you’re looking for a home improvement project to get started with over the next few weeks, landscaping your outdoor areas could be a great choice, because your plants lie dormant over the winter – so now’s the perfect opportunity to revamp your garden. To ensure you end up with a successful design and outdoor

Gardening has really flourished over the last year, as a result of the pandemic and us all spending a lot more time at home over lockdown – and it seems that this national interest is only going to grow more popular, if the Plant Britain campaign has anything to do with it. Launched by the

There’s something incredibly satisfying about growing your own food and you’ll soon learn to love the convenience of being able to pop outside whenever you want something for your table, not to mention the fact that growing your own can be healthier, tastier and even help you cut down on your food bills. But you

One of the most destructive plants you can find in the garden is Japanese knotweed, which was first brought to British shores by Victorian botanists who thought it was rather pretty… but, unfortunately, it can cause very real damage to our homes and if left to its own devices it can be particularly difficult to

It may not be as much fun gardening in the winter, when it’s so cold outside, but there are some very essential outdoor jobs that need doing to ensure your garden makes it through the colder months in one piece, ready to be enjoyed come the spring. Water can cause real problems for your patio,

We all know how annoying it is to come home and find that someone has parked in the space right outside your house or, even worse, that they’ve parked across the length of your driveway… but did you know that, in actual fact, unless you have a designated parking space, you have no legal right

As a pastime, gardening is incredibly good for our mental health and wellbeing. Watching plants and flowers grow is so very rewarding and a lot of fun, and you get a huge sense of achievement when you grow something from seed… not to mention the fact that you get lots of lovely fresh air at

Home improvement projects are always very exciting and it’s wonderful to see what you have in your mind’s eye come to life in front of you, particularly when you turn your attention to your outdoor spaces and give the garden a solid makeover. But it can be difficult to know where to begin when it

Thinking about attracting different types of wildlife to your garden is one of the most fun aspects of landscaping and design. If done with proper consideration of this at the outset, you should soon start to see all sorts of interesting birds and animals making appearances throughout the year. One of the most endangered –