Outdoor sauna ideas: Turn your backyard into bliss
Reviewed by the Palmako UK content team with insights from our garden building experts. Imagine you step out into your backyard and instead of a dead space, you see your...
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The best gardens to visit this winter?
OK, it’s cold outside, but don’t let this put you off a trip to some of the best gardens to visit this winter. While the trees may be bare, there...
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The best gardening books for beginners (UK)
Even if you’ve never picked up a spade in your life, there’s a gardening book out there for you. But the question is, which is the best gardening books for...
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The best gardens to visit this autumn?
The best gardens to visit this autumn? Autumn, with its orange, red and ochre colour palette, is a sweet spot when it comes to gardens. Sandwiched between baking summer weather...
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Shed and garden fence sprayer - electric, cordless or manual?
Colder months and cooler temperatures call for garden winter-proofing – not just plants and shrubs, but sheds, summer houses, garden rooms, decking and fences too. In fact, if any timber...
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Living willow structures - grow your own gazebo, arches and pergolas
You’ll be amazed how simple it is to grow your own living willow structure Cut a ‘whip’ off a willow tree, shove it in the ground at any angle and...
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The best city parks to explore in the UK?
The best city parks to explore in the UK What are large, green, used regularly by 37 million people, and coming up to 200 years old? The answer is the...
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Playhouse ideas - how to build a playhouse for your kids
Playhouse ideas – how to build a playhouse for your kids It’s a defining moment for every parent – the day your son or daughter asks if you’ll build them...
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The best gardens to visit this summer?
The best gardens to visit this summer? With the summer finally underway, the great outdoors has definitely become more enticing than in this year’s snowy spring. And in the long...
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Gardening for bees; use your own garden to tackle global food security
Gardening for bees and planting for pollinators Would you like an excuse for a few weeds and untidy areas in your garden? Well you have a brilliant one; bees. Or...
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Unusual timber buildings - truly novel living spaces
The phrase ‘timber buildings’ doesn’t usually evoke thoughts of unconventional and impressive architecture – generally people will think of a log cabin, a large log cabin or garden shed. But...
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Your rain garden guide - construction, location, plants and more
Your rain garden guide – construction, location, plants and more We’ve talked about climate change and garden design on this blog before, and given pointers on how it might impact...
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Hygge garden design? The lagom garden concept? Transform your garden in 2018
Hygge garden design? The lagom garden concept? Transform your garden in 2018 No, they’re not names of shrubs, but Scandinavian lifestyle trends. Hygge’s probably the best known but forecasters say...
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Garden security: tips for securing gardens and outbuildings
Garden security: tips for securing gardens and outbuildings Most of us are fairly clued up about the security of our homes – with alarms, multiple locks, movement sensors and security...
