News, Interviews and Competitions

Find out the latest garden-based news, read interviews with the experts, and enter some great competitions to win goodies for your garden. It’s all here.

  1. Mother’s Day Giveaway

    Mother’s Day Giveaway

    Mother's Day is just around the corner and we're giving you the chance to win the perfect gift for any garden loving Mum!

    We’re hosting the giveaway on our Buy Sheds Direct Facebook

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  2. Green Fingers Gardening Festival 2015: roundup

    Green Fingers Gardening Festival 2015: roundup

    The spring and summer seasons have always served as the most opportunistic times to experience fun festivals throughout the world. Especially throughout the month of June, professional and amateur horticulturists alike come from every corner of the earth

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  3. Shed of the Year: An Update

    Shed of the Year: An Update

    We’re just days away from the Shed of the Year Competition closing for entries for 2015 and the entries just keep pouring in. The competition is a fascinating chance to see how innovative and exceptional a garden shed can be and how it’s much more than

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  4. Nigel Clarke’s allergy gardening guide

    Nigel Clarke’s allergy gardening guide

    About Nigel Clarke

    Nigel works on both Foods Matter and Green Legacy Guernsey websites.  The foods matter website is an absolute must if you

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  5. Michelle Berriedale-Johnson's gardening guide for amateurs

    Michelle Berriedale-Johnson's gardening guide for amateurs

    About Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 

    Michelle runs a site devoted to aiding those suffering from allergies - http://www.foodsmatter.com/ and

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  6. What the Shed of the Year Winners Have Taught us Over the Years

    What the Shed of the Year Winners Have Taught us Over the Years

    Sheds are a major part of gardens in the UK.  Sheds can improve the quality of the garden as well as provide a place for children to enjoy the outdoors, and even create personal get-a-ways for adults.  People tend to give their sheds a very personal touch,

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  7. Phil McCann’s 10 step guide to your best containers ever!

    Phil McCann’s 10 step guide to your best containers ever!

    About Phil McCann

    Phil McCann has worked on BBC Gardener's World and is an experienced horticultrual consultant, previously working for the RHS, Unwins Seeds and Hillier Nurseries.

    Phil has kindly used his experience to provide

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  8. How to reduce stress by gardening

    How to reduce stress by gardening

    Gardening is a productive hobby to have and can lead to your outdoor areas looking spectacular, plus it can also be very good for your health. It has been found to act almost like a type of therapy and it can be very useful in reducing stress. This is

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  9. 2014 Competition winners

    Firstly a massive thanks to everyone who entered! We are really glad to see so many people share a passion for allotments and it's been a pleasure to read about what you've all been doing on your plots.

    So here are the winners for the blogger,

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  10. 2014 Recipe competition entries

    2014 Recipe competition entries

    Our first entry is a hearty Vegetable Cobbler from Angela

    This is a hearty recipe, although it contains no meat it makes for a filling and satisfying meal. It's also really quite healthy too, the only fat is the small amount within the

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