Cordless strimmers are handy for light work but there’s a definite limit to what they can do.  If you need a strimmer to chomp its way through serious ...

A good cordless strimmer will tidy the edges of lawns and around obstacles (like trees), quickly, easily and at least fairly quietly.  If you know you ...

If you’re looking to hide an unsightly feature in your garden, like the bin area, then fast-growing evergreen climbers can be your best friend.  They grow ...

A good decking oil will nourish the wood and protect it from the weather and from anything the weather can throw at it, such as pollutants and ...

Green energy is all very well, but if you have a larger garden, and/or find it hard to (remember to) charge up cordless appliances, petrol appliances are the ...

When it comes to protecting decking, a lot of people will automatically reach for wood oils and stains.  These give solid protection while preserving the ...

Wood-burning stoves have been used for centuries and they are still very popular today.  Some people use them as their main source of heating (and ...

In the old days, cordless lawn mowers meant either fully-manual lawn mowers or petrol mowers, both were (and are) big, heavy and cumbersome and petrol mowers ...

Garden shredders have all kinds of uses.  If nothing else, they can reduce the sheer volume of your garden waste, which can make it much easier to fit ...

To their owners, cats are fluffy bundles of affection and entertainment.  To gardeners, however, they can be absolute pests.  The problem is that cats will do ...

If you’re of a certain age, you may remember an old advert with the tagline “It’s a lot less bother with a hover”.  That’s basically the appeal of hover ...

Freeview is 70 standard channels and 15 HD channels of free entertainment.  It’s available, for free, to anyone who can set up an aerial to receive ...

It’s amazing how items from bygone eras can make an unexpected comeback.  Not so long ago, people were ditching traditional stove top kettles for their ...

Your fence may not be glamorous, but it may be the most important part of your garden, especially if you have children and/or pets.  It’s also probably ...

Good security lights can make it easier for you to reach your front door safely and harder for intruders to approach your house undetected.  In other ...

Tumble dryers are bad for the environment, bad for your household budget and actually bad for your clothes.  Because of this, although air drying takes ...

Your feet work hard.  They literally take a pounding every single day.  Investing in a foot spa machine is a great way to show them some love and ...

The UK can get really cold and not just in winter. Spring and autumn can be pretty nippy too. Sometimes you need an extra form of heating either to boost your ...

Steam generator irons are essentially super-powerful steam irons. Their power really can make light work of heavy ironing and, even if you think nothing can ...

Even if you have a tumble dryer at home, using it is expensive, bad for your clothes and bad for the environment. Basically, you want to air dry if you ...

Wood used outdoors has a lot to put up with, especially rain (lots of it for a lot of the year) and heat (some of the time), in fact, it often has to put up ...