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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Garden shed maintenance advice: ten essential tips
Some of the UK had 30+ degree temperatures this September, so you might think a post about garden shed maintenance advice is badly timed, but the first Christmas puddings also...
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Creative garden path ideas: seven tips to make a garden look bigger and better
When it comes to beautiful garden design most people fail to consider the importance of the garden path. A path can just be a simple route from A to B,...
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Make a garden pond; the finishing touch for a summer house
With many of our customers, we find that buying a summer house or garden room is part of a wider garden design overhaul. And the ideal complement for a new...
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She cave; every woman needs her own
There’s a lot of talk about man caves recently, but here’s something less familiar, the “she cave” or “she shed”. All over the country, old sheds are being renovated, or...
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Learn to grow your own fruit: 8 tips
If you want to learn to grow your own fruit you will be rewarded with an improved diet and a more beautiful garden, not to mention the fact that you’ll...
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Our best posh garden sheds - big budget not required
A shed is “a slight structure built for shelter or storage or for use as a workshop”, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but that old-fashioned definition of the shed...
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Spring gardening jobs - our top ten list
Gardens can look desolate in March, despite the valiant efforts of spring sunshine and blooming snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses. Lawns can look ragged, pale and full of moss, flower and...
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How to get the most out of your garden in winter: patio, pergola or gazebo
Winters (and summers) seem to be getting wetter, so if you’re fed up of not being able to use and enjoy your garden when it’s wet, check out our guide...
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Keeping chickens in your garden? What you should know
Thinking of keeping chickens in your back garden? Until a few years back, there were five ‘typical’ British family pets: dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters (in no particular...
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Conservatory versus summer house - the pros & cons
Conservatory versus summer house? Here’s our quick run down of the pros and cons followed by some detailed and important pointers: Pros & Cons Conservatory Summer house Self install available?...
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The best gardening websites to get your garden growing
Whether you’re a total garden novice intending to grow some container plants, or you’re 30 years into a passion for horticulture, there are thousands of gardening websites and blogs to...
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The best outdoor lights for your garden?
The 21st-century trend for using our gardens as extra living spaces has illuminated people’s interest in garden lighting. Traditionally outdoor lighting was simple and practical: security lights and lighting for...
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Creating a garden windbreak, our top tips
Complaints about the weather are an essential part of the British summer, and in August the post-mortems begin – too much rain, not enough rain, too much wind, and so...
