We had friends who installed a black slate patio and it looked amazing - for about a month until the kids and outdoor furniture legs scratched the hell out of…

I shut one side of the double doors to my garden office one particularly hot summer, and it just bounced back at me. It had become warped in the sun…

So you're thinking of laying a new concrete patio? Read on because this article could prolong its life. All concrete patios should be laid with a rebar or 'reinforcing bar'…

There's nothing more magical for the whole family than lighting up the trees in your garden. But how do you achieve this effectively? To spotlight a tree's leaves, foliage, and…

As our exciting home reno reaches the ‘fitting out’ stage, we’re looking at what ceiling fans to install in our covered porch in the yard. We’ve recently come across the…

My wife is looking into wraparound lights for our garage and her studio, but I thought they were just for offices? Wraparound lights have a single-piece lens that wraps around…

We're using a lot of drywall anchors in our new extension and outbuildings such as my office and my wife's studio in the yard, and inevitably holes are drilled in…

Depending on where you live in the US, investing in storm doors like we’re considering can be a must. But do you need to compromise on insulating your home if…

We've got a large old Monstera plant that's grown right over the top of its moss pole - so how can we replace or extend the pole? Remove a moss…

Our neighbors have just got bought a pair of geese that get pretty noisy when you walk past their yard. We didn’t know why they got them until we found…