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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 natural appearance of the wood.  If that works for you then great, but if you fancy something a little different, then maybe you should think about using decking paint. Choosing […]

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 way to go.  You get all the maneuverability of cordless but when the fuel runs out you just refill and keep going, instead of having to wait […]

Best Inflatable Hot Tub UK Inflatable hot tubs might have been invented with the UK in mind. You can make the most of them during the warmer weather and then, when the temperatures drop again, you can store them away in a compact space. They’re genius and what’s more they come in a range of […]

In the U.S, they're called toaster ovens, but that does seem a bit unfair since they can do so much more than just make toast. In the UK, their called mini ovens, (or sometimes table-top ovens) which seems a fairer reflection of their abilities. For years, mini ovens have been popular with people who needed […]

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 are extremely noisy.  These days, however, we have cordless lawn mowers which work off batteries.  These don’t have the power of the big, petrol lawn mowers, but they are […]

Technically, “hard water” is water with high mineral content, but for practical purposes, the only mineral which really matters is lime. Lime is perfectly safe to drink, but it doesn’t necessarily taste very pleasant and the resultant lime-scale can seriously damage household appliances. The hardness of water is calculated by measuring how many milligrams of […]

Power showers are used to boost the water pressure of gravity-fed water systems, so you can actually enjoy a decent shower instead of having to wash yourself in a trickle of water. They achieve this by using integrated pumps, which do make a noise, but the good ones keep this to a minimum. Power showers […]

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 possibly can, but that isn’t always easy. Your outdoor space may be too precious for you to want to give up any of it to […]

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 into the relevant bin or take to the tip.  Your garden waste bin will probably, however, just be for any excess, because shredded wood has so many […]

Over recent years, the environmental media has been buzzing with the news that the bees are in danger. That means the whole world is in danger. This is no exaggeration. Bees are essential for plant pollination. Plant pollination is essential to producing food for all species which eat plants, including humans. In short, we literally […]