July 7, 2024 | The Garden Guru

Why Size Really Doesn’t Matter: Top Tips for Small Gardens

May 17, 2017March 29, 2018 Charlotte Hallam

If your outside space is limited, you might laugh when people refer to it as a garden. However, limited space doesn’t need to mean restricted comfort, design or originality. Although challenging, a small garden, terrace or balcony can be reworked into beautiful outdoor havens for you to relax, entertain and enjoy. Whether you’re trying to create an al fresco dining area or a hippy haven full of bright colours and quirky accessories, we’ve put together a collection of design ideas to tickle your taste buds. You’ll find the key to making…

Getting Your Garden BBQ Ready

May 11, 2017May 16, 2017 Charlotte Hallam

With the warmer temperatures of the last couple of weeks, we’re pretty sure a fair few of you will have already have enjoyed your first barbecue of the year – and why not?! However, if your garden wasn’t quite ready for the occasion, so you were limited to the patio, or perhaps you’ve not had a barbecue at all yet this year, here are five easy tips that’ll help you get your garden looking ship shape and barbecue ready. Mow that lawn! It’s the obvious, and probably the only,…

Cool Alternatives to a Hotel Stay

May 11, 2017July 22, 2019 Charlotte Hallam

Hotels are great, very often they’re extremely luxurious, but they’re also very samey and can definitely get a bit boring – especially if you’re one of those people to embark on the same holiday to the same hotel, year after year. If you fancy a change of scenery we’ve certainly got you covered, with everything from almost invisible treehouses to harbour-side cranes and everything in between… Treehouse It looks stunning already, doesn’t it? Wait until you see inside… Located in the county of Somerset, The Treehouse at Harptree Court is…

Natural Hay Fever Remedies You Should Definitely Try

May 8, 2017July 29, 2019 Charlotte Hallam

Well, it’s official, spring has most definitely sprung and if you’re a hay fever sufferer you’ll have noticed it much more than most. For the majority, blue skies and warmer temperatures are the winter prayers finally arriving. However, for one in five people (according to the NHS) it’s a double edged sword of complete joy that winter’s finally over, combined with the hellish symptoms that come with a pollen count of medium or higher. If you’re a regular hay fever sufferer – yes, there are a few who’re lucky enough…

Unmissable Weekend Garden Offers

May 6, 2017March 29, 2018 Charlotte Hallam

It’s been a fabulous week for UK weather this week and lucky for us, it’s given out a great weekend too which means people will be heading out into their gardens and making the most of the weather – let’s be honest, it probably won’t last too long. Anyway, with that in mind, here’s a round-up of the best garden related offers of the weekend.

Essential Tips to Protect Garden Plants From Winter Chill

January 8, 2017May 15, 2017 Charlotte Hallam

It’s early January and the winter season has very much made itself at home, but that doesn’t mean you should be stuck in yours as now’s the time to really get your act together to protect your garden. If you’ve not prepared for winter up until now, then you may just be lucky enough to have got away with it – after all, all Brits know that up until January the temperature is still positively mild. To protect your garden from the freezing temperature, strong winds and heavy rain though,…