Sitting comfortably: Metal garden furniture kept outdoors will eventually succumb to the effects of the weather, with flaking paint and colonisation by algae. Helaine Clare shows how to spruce up chairs and a table over a weekend.
Head outdoors: Spring is in the air, so it’s time to tackle some garden maintenance tasks. Prepare for summer living and put aside a weekend to follow Helaine Clare’s six simple projects to spruce up furniture, patios and sheds. Includes a full list fo the tools and equipment you'll need to do the job.
If you are seeking to purchase plants and flowers for gardening in the UK and wish to order them online, you will want to be sure to buy hardy flowers and plants that will travel well so that they are in good shape when you receive them, whether they are for yourself or to send as a gift.
Boundary mark: Fencing adds a finishing touch as old buildings expert Marianne Suhr discovers when she installs salvaged railings at her own 16th-century cottage.
Old buildings expert Marianne Suhr offers her advice on installing iron railings around a period property. Plus advice on how to make reclaimed metal railings safe for re-use.
