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Zen Garden Ideas for Home Meditation

Life moves fast, and there’s nothing better than an outdoor space where you can slow down. These garden zen ideas can help you create a retreat to step away from …

Best Ways to Include a Summer House in a Small Garden

These summer house ideas prove that you can have one even with a small garden. You’ll get tips on where to place it, how to plan the layout, and a …

Garden Workshop Essentials Checklist for a DIY Workspace

Everything You Need in a Garden DIY Workshop

Garden workshops often consist of equipment and storage solutions to meet the demands of various projects, whether it’s DIY, woodworking, repairs, or more. Without these essentials, they wouldn’t really be …

How to Make a Santa’s Grotto Shed for Christmas Cheer

There’s one way to transform your garden shed and make Christmas extra special for everyone: turn it into Santas’s Grotto. It’s a convenient alternative to crowded grottos at shopping centres, …

Building a Log Cabin – Should I Self Assemble or Hire a Builder?

Most garden log cabins on the market today are sold as log cabin kits, delivered as a pack of log boards, nails, roof felt and other parts to be constructed …

Garden Christmas Lights Guide – Best Places to Hang Fairy Lights

Spread the holiday cheer to your garden by filling it with Christmas outdoor lights and turning it into a festive display. These tips and ideas will help you achieve maximum …

Winter Gardening: Keep Your Greenhouse Warm with These Simple Tips

A greenhouse is designed to provide the right environment for plants to thrive all year. In winter, though, it may need extra warmth to maintain these conditions. Heating it doesn’t …

How to Stop a Garden from Flooding

Flooding might not seem a worry if your home is dry, but it can spell disaster for your garden. Prolonged periods of sitting in waterlogged soil limit oxygen for the …

Painting Pressure Treated Wood – How to Do it Right

We’ll get straight to the point: yes, you can paint pressure treated wood, be it a garden building or patio decking, and so on. But when you do, you can’t …

What to Do if You Find a Hedgehog in Your Shed or Garage

Hedgehog in the Shed or Garage – How to Keep them Safe

There are two types of UK homeowners: those who enjoy seeing hedgehogs in their gardens and those who don’t. If you’re in the latter group, it can be frustrating when …

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