Look at a box of oranges and you will see that they weren’t easy to grow. In fact, most of the time, plants grow easier when they are smaller than they need to be. That’s because they’ve reached a mature size at a certain point in time, making their growth impossible to accelerate without damaging […] More

Furniture, particularly outdoor furniture can be a bit of a nightmare when it comes to keeping it in good condition. With the environment, general wear and tear, and a whole load of other variables working against you, it can often seem like you are fighting a losing battle. Teak garden furniture is particularly challenging as […] More

Summer is nearly coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the doors to your garden have to be closed. There are so many great ways to use your garden outside of the summer, it is just designing and investing in the right garden gear! Why is the summer only dedicated to BBQ’s, alfresco dining […] More

First, take the time to gather the seeds for two of your most treasured backyard assets: tomatoes and herbs. You can plant the tomatoes in pots of coffee filters or milk cartons with holes punched through for the beans to grow through. Check out http://www.bugman.com/tomato.html for ideas. Or get a whole row of tomato plants […] More

When you are trying to buy good quality furniture the material that it is made of is often one of the best ways to tell if an item is a quality or more targeted to the budget range. Wooden garden furniture may appear similar in terms of quality and price, but the type of timber […] More

Are you envious of your neighbours luscious-looking gardens? You may think that you’ll never get your garden to look like theirs, as you just simply do not have the time. However, all you need is a day or two, the help of a few friends, a shopping trip and some garden tools to help you […] More