Garden

Ecotopia’s Quest To Help The Humble Bumble Bee

Ecotopia’s Quest To Help The Humble Bumble Bee

Bumblebees are among the most endearing and familiar of our insects; the sight and sound of bees droning methodically from flower to flower is a quintessential part of a summer’s day.

Sadly, changes to the farmed countryside have not been kind to our bumblebees. The number of species found in most of lowland Britain has halved since 1950. Three species have gone nationally extinct and several more may follow in the near future unless we act quickly!

The reason that bumblebees have declined in the countryside is simple:

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Children Just Love A Playhouse

Children Love A Playhouse From The Playhouse Company

Children love a garden playhouse. It’s their own space where their creativity and imagination can be released and enjoyed.

The Playhouse Company have specialised in designing and building children’s play houses for 20 years and have extensive experience in building a large range, from a kid’s tree house, or a large garden play house, to a small Wendy house.

All of their playhouses, tree houses and play equipment are built to a very high standard; they are always supplied fully treated in the client’s choice of colours and are installed by The Playhouse Company.

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Haddonstone’s Cost Effective Improvement To Any Home

Haddonstone’s Cost Effective Ways To Improve Any Home

Current economic conditions in the housing market have meant that many people are looking at simple and cost effective ways to improve their homes, to give it that something extra – either to create the perfect home or make it stand out to house buyers.

An entrance is arguably the most important feature, as this is the first impression a potential buyer will have.

One of the simplest but most effective ways in which to improve an entranceway is to build a portico on the front of the house; whilst obviously providing shelter from the elements, porticos can also be used to embellish an otherwise dull and uninspiring entrance.

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The DotcomGiftShop’s Summer Garden

The DotcomGiftShop’s Summer Garden

Spring seems to be with us at last, and it won’t be long before we’ll be spending long summer afternoons in the back garden or chic urban balcony.

After a morning spent planting, using the Flowerpower gardening tools, festoon your oasis with Dotcomgiftshop bunting and decorations in preparation for the afternoon feast – cooked slowly over one of their colourful BBQ buckets.

Then sit back and savour the summer sun on one of the bargain metal chair and table sets – all at really affordable prices:

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Rococo Chocolates And The Gluttonous Gardener

Rococo Chocolates And The Gluttonous Gardener

Rococo Chocolates and The Gluttonous Gardener (Chantal and Ned, have been plotting and come up with some wonderful ideas for sumptuous gifts.

Rococo Chocolates is loved by people who appreciate good quality, real chocolate and who want to enjoy life’s little luxuries, while The Gluttonous Gardener has become well known for their imaginative range of gifts that combine high quality edibles and growables, all beautifully hand packed in wooden crates and delivered next day nationwide.

A Selection:

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Flower Power For A Glamorous Summer From Millets

Flower Power For A Glamorous Summer From Millets

Founded in 1893, Millets’ core values still hold true today; to offer a comprehensive range of outdoor clothing and equipment at great value for money from friendly, knowledgeable staff.

World-renowned textile designer Celia Birtwell, has developed a new range of distinctive camping gear and accessories, exclusively for Millets.

This year’s collection has been inspired by long hot Indian summers and the prints bring to life everything from tents to wellington boots.

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Go Modern To Exhibit At The Ideal Home Show

Go Modern To Exhibit At The Ideal Home Show

Go Modern offers an outstanding online collection of contemporary furniture, including garden furniture and accessories, such as living, dining and bedroom furniture, wardrobes, kitchens, mirrors and flueless fires.

Here we present some of the items to be showcased at the Ideal Home Exhibition, on The Smarter Living Futuristic Garden stand and in the Dream Home and Guest House contemporary show garden.

1) The Tower Indoor garden Fire – Winner of international awards, the EcoSmart collection of indoor and outdoor flueless fires, generate significant heat from real flames, yet need no gas supply, electricity or special ventilation.

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Haddonstone’s New Italian Quadrant Planter

Haddonstone’s Innovative New Italian Quadrant Planter

Haddonstone – the leading UK manufacturer of fine cast stone garden ornaments – has launched a new and innovative Italian Quadrant Planter.

The Italian Quadrant Planter is perfect for any garden, as it is extremely versatile; Haddonstone has launched this unique planter in response to suggestions from clients.

This Planter provides the solution to the problem, of how to ornament a difficult corner, it’s decorated on one side, yet plain on the other two faces:

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Novel Mothers Day Gift Ideas From Sendathought

Novel Mothers Day Gift Ideas From Sendathought

Make Mum feel extra special this Mother’s Day; rather than reaching for the usual flowers or chocolates, take a look at Sendathought’s attractive new website, which has elegant, as well as tongue-in-cheek gift ideas that are beautifully wrapped and sent on your behalf.

They won’t break the bank but they’ll mean the world to Mum.

Favourite gifts include:

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Get Ready For Spring With The Chelsea Gardener

Get Ready For Spring With The Chelsea Gardener

As spring approaches gardening specialist The Chelsea Gardener offers advice on the must have tools, seeds and accessories for the season; bring your garden out of hibernation and prepare for the warmer weather (hopefully) with some product suggestions.

Tools
Whether splitting and moving your herbaceous plants, or pruning your summer flowering shrubs, you’ll need an array of hard working tools, all available from The Chelsea Gardener to get the job done:

Choose durable carbon steel and leather grip Secateurs (from £19.99) for taming plants, and Forks, trowels and Bulb Planters (from £14.00) for weeding and planting bulbs; Shears will come in handy for tidying up hedgerows (from £21.95).
Bring the lawn back to life by removing old grass and leaves with a rake (from £34.99).

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