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The Madeira sets of furniture offer a chic, contemporary look, which in no way comprises their durability or comfort. These outdoor furniture sets are aluminium framed with a hard-wearing polyrattan covering in a beautiful cream shot through with grey. This modern look is complimented with dark blue cushions and grey, woodgrain effect, tinted glass..

One plant which is enjoying great popularity at the moment is the box plant, or Buxus. These are easy to grow, needing no particular type of soil, and are ideal for using as topiary plants in pots, or as slow growing hedging. While they are very easy to care for, they are like any other plants, and do need some attention!Many people are familiar wi..

The Amalfi range of garden furniture has been one of our bestselling lines of the last few years with good reason. This outdoor furniture is made using polyrattan over an aluminium frame, which makes it strong, durable and light. Aluminium frames are extremely rust resistant, making them preferable over a steel frame. With snug fitting, woven, mid ..

It is the start of February and gardeners everywhere are anxious to get sowing. Whether your interest lies with vegetable or the flower garden, sowing seeds is at once one of the most gratifying and cost effective things to do in the garden. It can be a complicated process for new gardeners, so in this article I am going to break it down into manag..

What are Potatoes? The Food Of The Nation!It is becoming increasingly popular to grow your own, but many of us are a little uncertain about the whole thing. You don’t need a lot of land to grow spuds, they can even be grown in potato bags, pots, or tyres stacked on top of each other!Seed potatoes are available from February onwards, but it is too c..

Late winter / early spring is a time when the gardener gets a bit anxious – seeds are available, pots and trays are in, days are getting longer – we just want to start planting. This time of year, January, is still a bit early, but an ideal time to get going with herbs. Having herbs indoors throughout the winter is something I would encourage every..

Ireland is home to over 100 different wild birds, and about a quarter of them make an appearance in our gardens. Enticing birds to your garden has many benefits, but in Winter, their song and presence bring a really positive energy and atmosphere into the garden.  Goldfinches, greenfinches, robins, bluetits, great tits and dunnocks are probably the..