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Keen Gardener - The Online Garden, Furniture & BBQ Blog
Getting more from your garden with a Palram Gazebo
A garden gazebo is a great way to enhance your outside space, providing you and your family with an ideal garden shelter for al-fresco dining, barbecues and garden parties throughout the warmer months.
Campfire cookery reinvented - our pick of the best portable gas barbecues
Camping and barbecue cooking go together perfectly “ but it isnt always practical to pack away your family gas barbecue when youre heading into the great outdoors! Whether youre camping, caravanning, or heading to the beach for the day, a lightweight, space-saving portable barbecue will enable you to prepare delicious, authentic barbecue food quickly and easily, wherever you choose to go. With the camping season now underway, we take a look at some of our favourite models, to help you choose the portable barbecue thats right for you.
Barbecue season 2015 - A brand overview
Whilst barbecue season is still a month or so away, theres never been a better time to start preparing for a scorching summer. The right barbecue is a great investment in your family leisure time, and a good model from a reputable manufacturer should provide you with years of faithful service. Heres a brief overview on some of the 2015 models and developments from some of our favourite barbecue brands, designed to help you make an informed buying choice on the barbecue thats right for you and your family.
Get Growing Again - Spring Seed Germination Tips
Whilst youd be forgiven for not believing it looking at the weather outside “ spring is just around the corner. For all you keen gardeners, this means its time to start germinating seeds, ready for planting out when the warmer weather arrives.
Al Fresco Dining - Outdoor Furniture Sets From Hartman
You might think its a little early to start thinking about barbecues and long summer days spent enjoying the garden “ but think again! Spring is nearly here, and theres never been a better time to start preparing for 2015s ˜bbq summer (you read it here first!). To celebrate, we look through three of our favourite garden furniture ranges from UK manufacturer Hartman.
Transform your garden - a quick guide to paving and aggregates
Garden paving and decorative aggregates - like pebbles, chippings, slates and cobbles, are a great addition to any garden. Great for stylish garden paths and patios, theyre also perfect for creating attractive garden design features that will really enhance your outdoor space. In this quick guide, we take a look at a few of the different kinds of paving and aggregates, and how you can use them to transform your gardens.
Combatting the Cold - Frost Protection for your Winter Garden
With the outside temperatures set to stay down in the doldrums for the next couple of months, theres never been a better time to ensure that youve got the right level of frost protection for your garden.
Heated Propagators - A Buyers Guide
At this time of year, every keen gardener is itching to get started with their planting “ but with the temperatures low, and chance of snow still present for another month, theres not a huge mount you can do outside.
Sowing and Growing - What to Plant in January
Christmas and New Year are over, and spring is still a few months away, but if youre anything like us, youll already be itching to get back in the garden! January might be the coldest month, but that doesnt mean you cant get plenty done. Although you wont be able to plant a huge amount outside, if youve got a greenhouse or cold frame, theres plenty of planting to be getting on with.
Keeping out the cold - top tips for warming your greenhouse this winter
Winter can seem like a bit of a sparse time in the garden. Cold weather doesnt make for the best growing conditions, and as plants die off and go dormant for the winter, many gardeners batten down the hatches, and find themselves twiddling their thumbs and waiting for spring to arrive.