Fresh herbs have more value to us other than making our food delicious. Fresh herbs are a good source of anti-inflammatory elements and other nutrients that boost our immunity. Having your herb garden close by ensures that you get fresh herbs that taste great. You can even set up the planter near the kitchen window so that you can grab the herbs easily. If you don’t have much space in your garden or no beds…
What’s better than relaxing in the garden with a few friends and family enjoying some ice-cold drinks, whether it’s a bottle of coke or an ice-cold beer. The issue is that to keep them cool, you need to keep going in and out of the house to get a cold drink from the fridge. Solution? An outdoor patio cooler. We dived into the sea of patio coolers, did a lot of research and comparisons, and…
Obtaining local and fresh herbs and vegetables in the winter is always difficult, but how much more local can it be than from inside your own home? Grow fresh veggies with an indoor smart garden when your outside vegetable garden is covered with snow or frozen solid. Those who live in flats or other homes without the luxury of an outside growing space can grow their own very local herbs and veggies all year round…
If the only reason that you don’t have a greenhouse is that you don’t think you have the space for it, take a look at these lean-to greenhouses. These outdoor growing structures do the same tasks as their larger alternatives but take up much less space. All you need is a straight and stable wall that’s high enough to act as the back wall of the greenhouse, and enough ground space for the greenhouse to…
Apples can be used in a wide variety of recipes and they are delicious on their own. If you love harvesting your own apples and usually use a ladder, it is time that you get a fruit picker. It will help you harvest your ripe fruits without bruising them or damaging the branches. If you must use a ladder than why not take a look at our Tripod ladder recommendations where are perfect for this very…
Laying shed roofing felt is the most reliable way of protecting your garden shed against torrential rain as well as UV damage but it needs to be fitted correctly with quality felt. In addition, felt can also be used to protect other outbuildings such as hutches, summerhouses, and kennels. Roofing felt is pretty much affordable compared with other forms of shed roofing solutions. Best of all, installing felt is a fairly easy task, though you…
As a woodworking professional, metal worker or DIYer, any given project will surely call for some sanding and one type of sander that often comes in handy is the portable power filer sander. Perhaps you want to sand down some steel tubing, do some sanding in a very confined or awkward space; you can’t really do without a file sander. If your use to manually doing this with a hand file, then this powered version…
If you’re unhappy with the appearance of your mitred corners or are used to joining your wood furniture pieces with dowels, check out these biscuit jointers (aka joiners). A biscuit jointer lets you create a hidden joint and no-one can tell how you joined two pieces of wood. This carpentry tool is often used in making fine furniture where you don’t want nails or any other connecting method to mar the elegant lines of the…
Outdoor furniture and garden structures such as sheds and fences are usually exposed to the harshest conditions, especially in England where it rains a lot and is at risk of starting to rot over winter. Rain, wind and sun are anything but gentle with wooden structures, and that’s why it’s necessary to protect them with a coat of exterior timber paint with good waterproofing qualities. When it comes to the painting itself, it shouldn’t be…
Even though you may holiday in comfort in a caravan or motorhome, you don’t have to give up the pleasures of cooking in the great outdoors usually associated with roughing it. You just have to find the space in your recreational vehicle to stash a BBQ, and grilled meat, fish and veggies cooked outside in the fresh air can be on the menu every day. How about BBQ’d sausages for breakfast and toast with grill…
