'How To' Guides
Caring For Your Lawn In Extreme Heat
Whilst we’re enjoying a long awaited sunny spell, your grass might not be all that happy with all of this dry heat so we’ve put together a few tips for looking after your lawn in extreme heat! First off – don’t cut your lawn too short, you might be tempted...
Homemade Patio & Driveway Weedkiller
Check out our easy to make, 3 ingredient weed killer - perfect for keeping your paths, driveways and patio weed free without toxic chemicals and loads of back ache! All you need is an empty spray bottle, salt, vinegar and washing up liquid! You don't need to be exact but...
How Much Do I Need?!
Bit stumped as to how much topsoil or compost you need? Not sure what sort of coverage you'll get from a bulk bag of play bark? Have a look at our handy dandy list here of average coverage for our products. 1000kg topsoil = approx 15 square metres at a...
How to Make a Herb Garden
Even something as simple as an omelette can be transformed with a handful of home-grown chives and nothing tastes better than your own pasta sauce made from home-grown tomatoes and fresh basil grown in your own garden or window box! The best place to site your new herb patch is...
How to Attract Wild Birds to Your Garden
As well as installing bird boxes and feeders around your garden you can also adopt some of our suggestions to help make your garden a little more bird friendly… Grow trees or shrubs which bear fruit or berries; not only will this provide you with your own delicious home-grown fruits...
How to "Grow Your Own" Fruit and Vegetables...
A vegetable garden can be the perfect addition to your landscape. By growing your veg organically you can be ensured healthy produce and still get the satisfaction of eating from your own yield, so why not grow your organic veg in organic topsoil? Do you have a designated area ready? ...