Five plants you should get in the ground this weekend to glow up your garden for New Year – with one costing just £1

Five plants you should get in the ground this weekend to glow up your garden for New Year - with one costing just £1

IT’S that part of the year that no matter how excited you are about what your 2025 garden will bring, when we look at our actual outside space, a lot of it’s looking, well, a bit cr*p.  It’s no surprise – our lives seem ridiculously busy, and when the jobs are mainly leaf raking, cutting… … Read more

Gardeners urged to scatter two fruit peels in gardens now to deter prowling pest for good

Gardeners urged to scatter two fruit peels in gardens now to deter prowling pest for good

THERE’S always a bit of a gardening lull in December, with the colder temperatures making it hard to get jobs done. But there’s still one task you need to get on top of to deter a prowling pest from mucking about in your flowerbeds. 2 There’s a cheap tip to keep pesky cats out of … Read more

Stacey Solomon reveals how to create giant Christmas baubles using hanging baskets and stuff lying around the house

Stacey Solomon reveals how to create giant Christmas baubles using hanging baskets and stuff lying around the house

WE ALL love a Christmas craft – especially if it’s one we can get the kids involved with to keep them busy during the half-term. Thankfully, Stacey Solomon has shared an easy festive craft to get done just in time for Christmas and it’s basically free. 4 Stacey convinced Joe to help her with… Stacey … Read more

We spent £20k on new garden house – now council want us to tear it down

We spent £20k on new garden house - now council want us to tear it down

A COUPLE has vowed to fight to save their £20,000 garden house from being torn down – just three years after its construction. Martin Keyes and his partner Catherine Curran, from Greenock, were left stunned when they discovered council planners had refused retrospective planning consent for… We spent £20k on new garden house – now … Read more

Neighbours demand we rip down two-metre high shed as it ‘breaks rules’ – we built it 3 years ago & they never had issues

Neighbours demand we rip down two-metre high shed as it ‘breaks rules’ - we built it 3 years ago & they never had issues

A COUPLE was devastated after their neighbours demanded the destruction of their £20,000 garden cabin – three years after it was built. Catherine Curran and Martin Keyes from Greenock have vowed to fight to save the two-metre-high outbuilding after council planners refused retrospective… Neighbours demand we rip down two-metre high shed as it ‘breaks rules’ … Read more