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Choosing the best manual log splitter If you are lucky enough to have a beautiful log burning stove or open fire in your home then one problem you may have come across to splitting your logs into more manageable-sized pieces. It is time to leave your old ways behind and retire your axe to the shed. If you are still using an axe and splitting maul, you will probably know, splitting logs like this can…

Best Electric Log Splitter If your like many wood burning stove owners and split your own logs at home then one of the easiest, not to mention, smartest ways to do this is by using an electric log splitter. Using an axe can be fun and works great for the odd log or two and splitting wedges and splitting mauls are fine too but if you burn logs on a regularly basis and spit your own logs…

Ground cover plants for shade can be useful for planting under trees, under large shrubs as well as next to walls and fences where they may not get much sunlight. Groundcover plants can be perennials, which means they die back in winter before growing again in spring. There are also some attractive low growing shrubs such as Ceanothus ‘Repanda’, many of which are evergreen and provide all year round colour in an area that would otherwise be bare and dull. Ground…