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How to Grow Spring Onions In Water
Reading Time: 3 minutes Want to know how to grow spring onions in water? Then follow these easy instructions
Raised Beds For Gardens – 4 Tips to Success
Reading Time: 14 minutes Raised beds for gardens and allotments are a great way to grow all sorts of plants, and they’re especially popular for…
10 Best Wheelie Bin Screens – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why do you need wheelie bin screens? For many though there remains that eye soar, the dreaded green wheelie bin.
How to Build a Large Wildlife Pond
Reading Time: 11 minutes Looking to know how to build a large wildlife pond in your garden?
How Does Ant Powder Work
Reading Time: 5 minutes English daisies are a common lawn weed, easily recognised by pretty, small, white-petalled flowers with a round..
How to Improve Your Soil for Gardening
Reading Time: 9 minutes Do you have sandy soil? Clay soil? pH problems? Tips on how best to improve your soil for gardening.
9 Best Secateurs For Arthritic Hands
Reading Time: 15 minutes Certain types of arthritis can be a burden for gardeners, causing difficulty with cutting back vegetation and pruning.
7 Best Artificial Christmas Trees – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 12 minutes Buyers guide to the best artificial Christmas trees for the home
6 Best Hedgehog Houses – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 9 minutes Autumn is the time wild hedgehogs look for nesting sites for their hibernation. Providing a safe secure
6 Birdbox Cameras – A Comprehensive Guide
Reading Time: 18 minutes Have you ever wanted to keep track of what is going on in your garden?
The Best Wooden Compost Bins for 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you need a compost bin? Buyers guide to the UK’s 7 best wooden compost bins.
How to Lay Turf – 5 Easy Steps to Success
Reading Time: 5 minutes Do you know how to lay turf like a pro? Laying turf is the easiest way to…
Caring for Cyclamen – 9 Points For Success
Reading Time: 7 minutes Caring for Cyclamen plants is a fairly straightforward affair. However, how to look after these beautiful plants is one of the most common questions people ask.
Aluminium Greenhouses – Best for 2022
Reading Time: 16 minutes Aluminium greenhouses are a common sight in garden centres and home improvement stores across the country. In addition to being attractive
Best 6 Weather Stations For The Home – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 12 minutes Considering buying a weather station for the home to keep an eye on the weather conditions?
How to Make a Compost Heap Easily
Reading Time: 6 minutes Organic waste material is a valuable resource that is often just thrown away, Why not make a
8 Best Binoculars For Bird Watching In The Garden
Reading Time: 8 minutes There are many people who enjoy bird watching in their garden, and there is nothing more enjoyable than
10 Outdoor Christmas Wreaths With Lights
Reading Time: 13 minutes Leading up to and during the festive season a front-door wreath is essential for every home…
Japanese Knotweed Removal
Reading Time: 9 minutes Japanese Knotweed and Japanese Knotweed removal is a hot topic for many gardeners in the UK as the weeds spread very rapidly….
7 Best Grass Strimmers for the UK Market 2022
Reading Time: 17 minutes Buying a grass strimmer for your garden, depends a lot on the size of the tasks ahead you want to tackle. It can be a daunting and expensive exercise if you don’t know..
35 Great Gifts For a Gardener
Reading Time: 13 minutes Throughout the year many occasions arise when you think about buying gifts. Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries
Fish Pumps for Ponds: A Complete Guide
Reading Time: 4 minutes The fish pump is an important component of your fish pond. It’s imperative to choose the right size, type and model for your particular
How to Start a Vegetable Garden for Beginners: 10 Steps for Successful Gardening
Reading Time: 7 minutes If you are itching to get outside, get your hands dirty and grow something…
6 Best Solar Powered Bird Bath Fountains – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 11 minutes Buyers guide to the UK’s 6 best solar powered birdbaths and fountains.
7 Best Battery Powered Strimmers – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 17 minutes Buyers guide to the 7 best battery powered strimmers for the UK garden
The Astonishing Garden Deck Box
Reading Time: 6 minutes We should stress this is not an exhaustive deck box …
11 Best Gardening Shoes For Women
Reading Time: 16 minutes Good gardening shoes for women and men are an essential ‘tool’ like a garden fork or gardening shears for many of us these days. Gardening shoes protect your…
How to Remove Daisies From a Lawn
Reading Time: 3 minutes English daisies are a common lawn weed, easily recognised by pretty, small, white-petalled flowers with a round..
What is the Maximum Size Shed Permitted Without Planning Permission
Reading Time: 9 minutes When you have decided that you want to erect a …
7 Best Wooden Bird Tables – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 12 minutes Some seed spread over wooden bird tables is all you need to attract wild birds into your garden or backyard this winter
Best 6 Robot Lawn Mowers
Reading Time: 18 minutes New to the UK market, robot lawn mowers are becoming increasingly popular as a hands-free alternative to.
Best 5 Fire Pits For The Garden – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 14 minutes No need to rush indoors when the weather turns cooler, How? Make a fire.
How to find out my soil type | 2 easy ways
Reading Time: 5 minutes Good soil is the foundation of all gardens and allotments. Find out your soil type
What is a Barbecue Smoker
Reading Time: 5 minutes Ever thought about ‘smoking’ some of your own food? Find out how. A Barbecue smoker is the best way to
7 Best Barbecue Smokers – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 13 minutes Summer is a time for BBQ’s with friends and family. However, if you are a ‘smoker’ then their is a world of possibilities
How to Grow Basil – 5 Easy Steps to Success
Reading Time: 5 minutes Basil is one of the easiest of herbs to grow in the garden or indoors simply follow these 5 simple steps.
10 Best Overhanging Parasols – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 13 minutes Do you enjoy the sun? Then the best solution for the modern home & garden is an overhanging parasol.
8 Best Cordless Jet Washers – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 15 minutes Buyers guide to the 8 best ‘cordless jet washers’ currently on the UK market
9 Best Bicycle Storage Solutions – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 21 minutes With cycling’s popularity in today’s healthy, green environment rapidly growing, so has the rapid growth in secure enclosed bike storage
How to Get Rid of Blackfly on Broad Beans
Reading Time: 6 minutes We look at the symptoms, possible prevention, and cure both with ‘pesticide control’ and non-pesticide control
8 Best Small Garden Sheds – Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 16 minutes Small garden sheds come in a myriad of shapes and sizes. It may seem like you don’t have the space for a garden shed, but don’t let your small garden stop
How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag – 4 Easy Steps
Reading Time: 7 minutes Do not let the size of your garden hinder you …
5 Best HEPA Air Filters for the Home
Reading Time: 14 minutes The air in your home can be filled with a lot of different contaminants and allergens. If you suffer from asthma or other allergies..
8 Small Plastic Greenhouses For Space Limited Gardens
Reading Time: 14 minutes Small plastic greenhouses are a great way to extend your gardening season and they are steadily increasing in popularity due to their flexibility and …
pH Testing of Soil | 4 Easy Ways
Reading Time: 6 minutes Knowing the pH of your soil is a fundamental part of gardening, ensuring healthy plant growth
7 Best Outdoor Christmas Garland With Lights – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 11 minutes Buyers guide to the best outdoor Christmas garlands with lights, especially for the home
How to Take Cuttings From Plants
Reading Time: 5 minutes Caring for Cyclamen plants is a fairly straightforward affair. However, how to look after these beautiful plants is one of the most common questions people ask.
What is the Best Solar Water Feature
Reading Time: 5 minutes What is the best solar water feature for your garden? This is a question that many home and garden owners have asked repeatedly. After all, there are literally
6 Best Soil pH Testers – 2022 Buyers Guide
Reading Time: 13 minutes To ensure success in the garden, all gardeners need to know their own soil pH.
How to Grow Cucumbers – 4 Tips to Success
Reading Time: 9 minutes How do cucumbers grow? With cucumbers being a staple in many summertime foods, growing one’s own is the perfect way to ensure..
20 Common Garden Weeds Found in the UK
Reading Time: 7 minutes If you have a garden or an allotment, then you are probably well aware of many of the common garden weeds found in the UK
Bindweed
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re wondering if this perennial weed is a problem in your garden, then generally yes, bindweed is a problem for most of us. Here’s what you need to know.
3 Ways of Eradicating Ground Elder
Reading Time: 4 minutes What does European Ground Elder look like? Before we can start eradicating ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) effectively
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Even though the British garden or backyard can often be a small, uncultivated enclosed space, it’s your space to enjoy. As a retired engineer hailing from the southwest of England, we started Garden Junkie…
