The facts from National BBQ Week (taking place from May 27 to June 2 2019) state that barbecues, at-home eating and entertaining is now the UK’s No1 summer home leisure activity with three out of four households now owning some type of barbecue grill. Surprisingly, 14% of all households own two barbecue grills and 7%,[...]
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Windowsill gardening holds a certain attraction to some. Perhaps you live in a flat or other property without a garden. Perhaps you have no vegetable patch in your garden. Maybe you have a disability that prevents traditional gardening methods, or your age means you are unable. Maybe you just don’t want the exertion and the[...]
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Spring is here, and so is the start of BBQ season. It’s at this time of year that we look forward to spending more time outdoors and the smell and taste of outdoor cooking. With the new portable Char-Broil All-Star BBQ you can take your BBQ wherever you need it. The All-Star is so flexible[...]
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When I first laid eyes on Pelargonium Lord Bute I was astonished. The colour combination of the petals compelled me to find out the name of the variety immediately . Although Lord Bute is an old variety of Pelargonium, people are still wowed by it to this day and it remains ever popular despite newer[...]
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Some like it hot, even when the weather’s not. The rise of owning a hot tub and using your garden space all year round is a popular trend which is set to continue in 2019. The luxury of having a hot tub at home is the ultimate way to relax in style and there’s certainly[...]
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Thompson & Morgan published their first seed catalogue in 1855 and has since grown to become one of the UKs largest mail order seed and plant companies. They are also one of the few mail order companies to have their own breeding programme based in Suffolk. They have already had outstanding success with the introduction[...]
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Most of us have a kitchen waste wheelie bin, but not all kerbside collections accept garden waste – and even if you have a garden waste wheelie bin too, why give away all that potential nourishment and energy for your garden when you could make your own compost? It’s not hard to start composting, you[...]
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The dreaded slugs can be the bane of the gardener’s or allotment holder’s life, munching away at our prized flowers and crops while we are in our beds. The vile creatures can also carry lungworm parasite that can be extremely harmful to our dogs. Controlling them can be difficult as many of our garden chemicals[...]
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