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  • Home Projects: The Rise of the Garden Pub
  • A List Of Patio Options To Style Up Your House
  • Installing a Garden Fence – Everything you need to know
  • How to prepare your garden for later life
  • Easy Plants to Get Your Kids Interested in Gardening
  • Keep Your Yard Pristine with These Helpful Clean-Up Tips
  • 3 Incredible Ideas for Creating an Outdoor Space of Your Dreams
  • Creative Wildflower Garden Ideas – how to plant and landscape a wildflower garden.
  • Adding color / colour to a winter garden with artificial flowers.
  • Protect your property with Plants
  • A Guide to Wheelie Bin Storage
  • Tips of Pruning, When and How to Prune roses, shrubs, hedges and other plants
  • Wickes Guide to Home Security – How to make your home and garden secure – Part 1
  • Gardening Questions and answers to gardening problems.
  • Wickes Guide to Home Security – Security Systems, Exterior lighting, Burglar Alarms – Part 2
  • Rabbit proof plants, plants which are rabbit resistant.
  • Reclaimed and Recycled materials – Hints and tips for creating more eco-friendly and sustainable garden designs including flood tolerant plants
  • Rotary moulded Hot Tubs Explained: information on what is meant by rotationally molded hot tubs.
  • Water Saving Measures – things you can do to save water
  • Organic Gardening Tips including how to make your own organic compost, choosing organic seeds and plants
  • How to maintain Wooden garden sheds, log cabins, summer houses and metal sheds.
  • Exploring Outdoor Kitchens – Different types of outdoor kitchens, kitchen island, barbecues and grills
  • Square foot gardening, a labour saving way to garden, how to optimize space in a small garden, growing vegetables etc.
  • How to create a vegetable garden and grow vegetables over the winter.
  • Clearing neglected or overgrown gardens before winter.
  • Swimming Pools – general maintenance, heating,safety information and tips.
  • Paving, driveways, paths and patios
  • General gardening tips, time savers, cost cutters etc.
  • Plants suitable for containers, window boxes, hanging baskets and shady corners
  • General gardening tips, time savers, cost cutters,home made recipes for fertlisers, moss and weed killers, plant finders etc.
  • How to grow Plumeria frangipani, watering, potting and pests.
  • Hints, tips, shortcuts and useful information for gardeners
  • Pomegranate Punica – Fact sheet on how to plant, grow, and water Pomegranate Punica
  • Bird and Animal watch, what can you see around you – let us know what you have seen in your locality?
  • Things to consider when installing a garden pond, when and how to dig, filters, blanket week control.
  • Grey water recycling and rain water harvesting – Hints and tips for creating more eco-friendly and sustainable garden designs including flood tolerant plants
  • Last Minute pre-winter gardening – how to plant shrubs and prepare garden before winter.
  • Different methods of controlling weeds.
  • How to identify different types of leather and how to clean leather suites and remove stains and marks from leather.
  • How to make the most of outdoor lighting – candles and lanterns etc.
  • Lighting water in your garden design – how to light water in gardens.
  • How to grow Lychee and Mango, watering, potting and pests.
  • Lawnmower care, what to do at the end of the Summer to keep your mower in good condition.
  • Night Blooming Jasmine Cestrum Fact sheet – how to grow, water and plant.
  • Teak or English Oak? – The carbon footprint for English oak garden furniture can be 7% that of teak.
  • A simple guide to buying a hot tub or spa – size, location, model
  • How to Maintain and clean Hot Tubs; water balance, sanitising and hot tub and chemical safety tips.
  • Recommended Hot Tub Care Maintenance Routine
  • Hot Tubs Chemicals Maintenance – how to care for your hot tub.
  • Jacaranda mimosifolia fact sheet providing information on watering, potting and growing.
  • Jasmine Sambac Fact sheet providing information on watering, Planting and Pests.
  • Lawn Care – treating bare patches on lawns, moss, drainage and fertiliser.
  • Lawn Drainage
  • Lawn Mower Maintenance – how to keep your lawn mower in tip top condition
  • Garden Seating – how and where to put seats in the garden and materials than can be used.
  • Sustainable garden design materials – the materials to use when designing a sustainable garden.
  • Garden Design Tips for city and surburban gardens.
  • Garden tips for late Spring, early Summer.
  • How to plan a garden correctly, things you should think about when planning your garden
  • Planning for a Gazebo; points to consider before buying or building a gazebo e.g. location, size, use etc.
  • Planning for a Greenhouse – Points to consider before buying a greenhouse e.g. location, size, use etc.,
  • Autumn (Fall) planting for Spring colour and blossoms
  • Vegetable Container Gardening – how to grow vegetables in containers, pots, window boxes or baskets and which varieties to choose.
  • How to use and site outdoor fire pits safely – location, fuels etc.
  • How to arrange and care for cut flowers, Florists’ hints, tips and tricks of the trade.
  • Water fountains – ideas on how to use indoor and outdoor water features in your home and/or garden
  • Wooden Garden Furniture – where to site garden furniture, best colours for specific areas, buying and maintaining tips
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in late summer (August)
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in February (late Winter/early spring)
  • Garden Diary, things you can do in the garden in January (winter)
  • Garden Diary, gardening jobs you can do in July (Summer)
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in early summer – June
  • Outdoor Entertaining Tips including food safety, seating, insects, weather conditions etc.
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in March (Spring)
  • When and how to plant bulbs indoor and outside in the Fall (Autumn) for Spring flowering.
  • Garden Diary, Gardening jobs for May including fruit, vegetables, and flowers.
  • Garden Diary, things you can do in the garden in November (early winter)
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in October before winter sets in.
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in the Autumn (September)
  • 8 Simple Steps to a do it yourself outdoor kitchen
  • Downspouts. How to use downspouts and guttering to defend your home against water damage.
  • How to plant Window boxes and best plants to use.
  • Benefits, Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Grass – hints and tips and lesser known facts.
  • Buyer’s Guide to Artificial Grass
  • How to grow avocados – Avocado Fact Sheet.
  • Window boxes and hanging baskets, tips on choosing the right container and plants to grow in them
  • How to clean a barbecue using several different methods.
  • How to grow Bauhinia, watering, potting and pests.
  • Five steps to help create a bird friendly garden
  • Bougainvillea Fact sheet providing information on how to care for bougainvillea
  • All about flowering bulbs, choosing, planting, flowering for Christmas
  • How to keep cats off gardens, lawns etc. and other cat tips
  • Citrus Fact sheet giving information on watering, planting and overwintering citrus plants.
  • Climbing plants, suggestions for plants to provide quick growth, wall cover etc.
  • Coffea Arabica care, watering, potting and pests.
  • Conservatory Guide explaining different types available and questions to ask before purchasing
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in December (winter)
  • Garden Diary, things to do in the garden in April (Spring)
  • Acmena Smithii (Lilly Pilly)Fact sheet, exotic plant care information
  • Allotments – how to clear and plant vegetables on an allotment.
  • Bird of Paradise/Strelitzia plant fact sheet covering watering, planting and pests.
  • Deck Prep Tips – How to clean, repair and prepare your decking.
  • Expert advice on How to Restore and protect your decking.
  • Gloriosa Superba (Flame Lily) Fact sheet providing information on watering, Planting, and Pests.

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