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  • Gazebos

    Glass Rooms – the Perfect Year-Round Choice?

    Glass rooms can help to enhance any home, giving you more usable space to relax and unwind. This can be a benefit for many homeowners – after all, everybody enjoys having some time to themselves every once in a while. If you’re thinking about investing in a glass room or…

  • Awnings

    Benefits of a Markilux Pergola

    A shade outside a business, balcony, or a pool is very important. It allows for a place to for your customers, family, or friends to rest. At the same time, it prevents direct sunlight, wind, or cold from harming your structure or distracting your peace. Therefore, a shade is an…

  • Garden Products

    Outdoor living with folding roofs

    At the moment, there are several designs of flexible folding roofs. It is equally very important to note that these roofs are electrically operated retractable fabric and aluminium roof covers. These same roofs are characteristic of structural design which is what actually allows them to open and close with relative…

  • Gardening

    Rolling Out Fresh Turf

    Most turf comes in rolled up lengths and are heavy to handle when soaked with rain so try to choose a couple of dry days to lay your turf (hard in rainy England!) Mark out a straight edge with garden line as near to the boundary as possible and lay your first…

  • Gardening

    Plants/Flowers Good To Grow In The Shade

    Shade tolerant flowering annuals grown on from strong young bedding plants (growing from seed is not easy in shade)  do well in light to medium shade but do not bloom well in heavy shade. Some annuals in fact prefer light shade to full sun. Impatiens come in a wide range of intense…

  • Gardening

    Looking after hanging baskets

    The most important thing is to remember to frequently water your hanging baskets as they will dry out very quickly during hot, sunny weather. The best time to do this is early morning and in the evening when the day is cooler and when water will not evaporate so quickly.…

  • Gardening

    Jobs to tackle in June in the garden

    You will need to mow the lawn on a weekly basis at this time of year. Make sure you trim privet hedges and honeysuckle to prevent them looking straggly and untidy. Early in the month is an ideal time to take cuttings of clematis, cotoneaster and fuchsia. Remove suckers from…

  • Garden Products

    Mowing the lawn: the easy way!

    Like many people, you probably prefer to spend your time either relaxing in your garden on a warm, sunny day, perhaps lying in a hammock with a good book in your hands or maybe entertaining friends during the barbecue season rather than tackling the gardening chores. Even if your garden…