Outdoor Living

Our Outdoor Living Blogs cover gardening, outdoor furniture and so much more. Whatever you love about your garden and The Great Outdoors, there’ll be something to interest you here.

  1. A quick guide to making your allotment bee friendly

    As you sit in your shed with a welcome cup of tea after a tough session on the allotment, you might spare a thought for the humble bee. These days, bees are having it pretty tough and their numbers are falling dramatically. What has this got to do with

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  2. A quick guide to managing your allotment all year

    Allotments are a fun and good way to supplement your larder with healthy, fresh food. But they are also hard work so you want to be sure of getting the best results from your efforts. The key is to plan ahead; and a great way to start is to sit down with

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  3. Know your history: why Britain loves allotments

    The British have had an on-off love affair with allotments for as long as most people can remember. Particularly over the last hundred years or so the humble allotment with its shed and intensely grown vegetables has been on a roller-coaster ride. Food

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  4. How to make the most of your garden this Summer

    How to make the most of your garden this Summer

    If you want to make the very most of your garden, all year round, look no further than a Log Cabin or Summerhouse.

    Log Cabins and Summerhouses are the perfect way of relaxing in the garden all year round, especially in British Summers.

    We

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  5. A quick guide to using canes and supports in the garden

    Preparation for winter: Removing any canes and supports in your plot left from the summer crops, ensuring you store them safely and somewhere dry, such as garden storage areas.

    Why is this? So that they can be re-used….you need to care

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  6. Grow your own food from garden planters on a balcony

    These days, we all want to grow our own food at home in order to reduce our grocery bills or to reduce the distance from soil to table, reducing your carbon foot print. But what if you live in a flat and don't have the a garden? Well, there is a growing

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  7. Top 10 garden resources

    Top 10 garden resources

    1 - Gardeners' World

    The Gardeners' World site is pretty much the ultimate resource for someone new to gardening. The site features a great gardening calender with weekly tips and an extensive

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  8. Growing your own – a guide to planting and growing flowers, food & herbs

    Growing your own – a guide to planting and growing flowers, food & herbs

    Gardening is an amazing and very rewarding past-time, which is enjoyed by many people across the globe and by a variety of age groups. If you're tired of just having a simple lawn, there are countless ways that you can enhance your garden. Through gardening

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  9. Garden butterfly numbers drop 20 % in the UK

    Garden butterfly numbers drop 20 % in the UK

    Monarch Butterfly Conservation | BuyShedsDirect UK

    Butterflies in the garden are such a familiar and enjoyable sight, but year-on-year numbers have been dropping.

    So far, this years cool summer and the reduction in habitat

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  10. Link between new bee virus strain and mites could signal an end to bee colony decline

    Link between new bee virus strain and mites could signal an end to bee colony decline

    Bees in the Garden

    With summer just round the corner, we are all used to seeing bees buzzing about in the garden. What many people forget is that bees are major pollinators around the world. In fact, over 70 of the worlds 100 top arable

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