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Award-Winning Gardener’s Exciting Border Design Service
An expert garden designer has launched a new service offering gardeners the chance to create their very own award-winning borders.
Philippa Pearson, whose design and planting skills have been scrutinised by and rewarded with medals from Royal Horticultural Society judges over the last five years, is offering a tailor made, affordable border design service that takes into account your specific gardening conditions: An online form outlining the needs and requirements for the border is the basis for Philippa to create a unique hand drawn colour border design, using plants suited to the soil, site conditions and the garden owner’s personal design wishes. A shopping list is provided, specifying which plants to buy, and how many, plus a useful plant maintenance schedule, to help with caring for the border throughout the seasons is also part of the service. The specialist on-line garden store Crocus has teamed up with Philippa, to offer a 10% discount off plants for the new border. The choice of top garden designers, Crocus have grown and supplied plants for Philippa’s own award winning show gardens.
“I think all gardeners face times when they would appreciate some expert advice and knowledge,” explains Philippa.
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Beat the Snow This Winter With the Award-Winning ‘Snow Wovel’
Last winters heavy snow fall saw millions of UK households unable to clear their paths and driveways for many days and even weeks.
Apart from the immense inconvenience caused, the snow was also directly responsible for a record number of falls and accidents.
Now, as meteorologists predict another winter in which high levels of snow are likely, the UK launch of an innovative and award-winning snow shovel, the ‘Sno Wovel’ comes as a timely godsend.
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Windowgrow – Get More From Small Spaces
Get more from your patio or windowsill with the Windowgrow planter, which keeps chillies, salad, herbs and micro greens perfectly watered for up to 2 weeks.
The Windowgrow ensures a constant supply of water without sitting plants in water, so plants grow stronger, healthier and faster.
It’s difficult to keep plants in pots in tip-top condition, especially on a windowsill or patio, but this low maintenance planter keeps plants in the best of health thanks to the Windowgrow’s SmartMats, which link the compost to a reservoir, delivering water when and where plants need it without standing them in water.
The removable lid, which keeps compost warm, means it’s a propagator and planter in one, so you can sow seeds directly into the Windowgrow and get them off to the best possible start.
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Feel The Warmth Of An Open Fire This Winter
There is nothing better than an open fire to keep you warm and cosy during the cold winter months and open fires are having a renaissance as more and more people realise the cost savings, benefits to the environment and that wonderful romantic crackle of a wood burning hearth or stove.
Log stores are often thought of as an old shed. But log stores are having a renaissance and are no longer the rustic old shed full of timber and they now add a touch of something special to almost any back garden.
In preparation for winter, eco-friendly and green product specialists Greenstamp, have expanded their range of log stores and now offer the largest online range in the UK to suit all budgets and gardens and as they are from eco-friendly specialists, these log stores are environmentally friendly too.
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Create Your Own Scary Halloween Mask
Celebrate Halloween by creating fun masks for your children to wear to their Halloween parties – or when they are out Trick or Treating:
Step One
Take newspaper fragments watered down with PVA glue and build up several layers onto the balloon surface and leave until thoroughly dry and hard.
Step Two
Using the Dremel Stylus with SpeedClic cutting disc SC476, trim around the edge of the mask
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Launch of The English Glasshouse Announced
TimberWindows.com is pleased to announce the launch of The English Glasshouse.
The company, which produces bespoke timber orangeries and conservatories, as well as roof lanterns and pool houses, is already setting new standards for the industry.
With each building constructed individually to suit not only the style of house, but also to take into account the preferences and style of the Owner – the fact that there is nothing mass-produced is obvious.
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New Range Of Lanterns And Hurricane Lamps
The passing of the summer solstice sees a new range of outdoor and indoor lanterns and hurricane lamps – of all shapes, sizes and finishes – at the specialist home accessories online boutique Nordic House.
The traditional teak lanterns, with a contemporary look and a stainless steel top, are part of the Danish Designer Collection at Nordic House, while there are more than 30 hurricane lamps and lanterns to choose from within the Lanterns and Hurricanes range.
Materials and finishes include stainless steel, glass, whitewashed, distressed paint, wood, rattan, metal, rusty, ceramic, retro, classical and contemporary style.
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Discover The Warmth Of Yankee Candle
Did you know that 66% of all candle sales happen in the 2nd half of the year?
This is because the autumn is naturally when we want to make our homes cosy and warm after a summer of outdoor activities and entertaining.
This is best achieved by lighting a Yankee Candle®, famous for their long lasting and true to life fragrances.
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School’s Out For Summer!
The kid’s summer holidays are just about to start, which presents the dilemma to parents up and down the land – how do you keep them occupied for six whole weeks?
Well before you start tearing your hair out, the Dotcomgiftshop can help you.
TheDotcomgiftshop online is choc-full of fun pursuits, to keep them captivated over the holidays – whether it’s playing with their selection of toys and games; getting creative with arts and crafts; or making new discoveries in the garden and kitchen.
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Trees Direct Sends Trees As Gifts
Trees Direct specialise in sending trees as gifts and offer an attractive choice providing a beautiful, balanced and useful collection.
All are chosen for their colour, blossom, shape and size, to suit all types of garden and patios and are also helpful to wildlife and the environment.
The idea for Trees Direct was started around the family dining table in 1999, when they decided they could create a business and also help the environment.
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