This blog we promise to leave no stone unturned as we go on the warpath for every gardener’s nemesis – slugs and snails! There are no less than 36 species of slug in the UK. That’s according to ‘Slugs of Britain and Ireland’, a book by the Field Studies Council whose title must surely be a contender for the coveted annual award for the oddest and most obscure book title, which this year includes entries such as ‘Paper Folding with Children’ and ‘Soviet Bus Stops’. We kid you

With warmer, sunnier days hopefully on the horizon, preparing the garden as a place to relax or entertain ultimately begins closest to the house, and that means giving the patio or decking a spot of routine maintenance. If your decking is looking a bit jaded after the winter it’s probably in need of little more than a good clean. This will be particularly apparent if the hardwood boards are slippery underfoot. The cause is a build-up of dirt and algae becoming entrapped in th

How many different products does one home need to get the laundry cleaner, keep domestic appliances free of limescale and plugholes flowing freely? Not to mention stubborn grease on cookers and surfaces. The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is just one. It’s something your granny would be familiar with – Soda Crystals or washing soda, a staple in the fight against household grime for over 150 years! But just because Soda Crystals predate the myriad of cleaning products available