STORE NOW OPEN 7 DAYS; MONDAY - SATURDAY 09:00 - 5:30, SUNDAY 10:00 - 5:00 The Internet Department is trading as normal. The Four Seasons Restaurant remains closed but will hopefully re-open in May...

Hayes retiree tackles challenging trek Janice Hamilton has just recently retired from her position her at Hayes Garden World as an advisor in the Customer Services department of the Internet division...

STORE NOW OPEN 7 DAYS; MONDAY - SATURDAY 09:00 - 5:30, SUNDAY 10:00 - 5:00 The Internet Department is trading as normal. The Four Seasons Restaurant remains closed, hopefully re-opening in May. The...

15 minute working from home coffee break tasks Now that more of us are working from home it’s tempting just to shuffle between the computer and the kettle but it’s essential for our health that we get...

Create your Outdoor Office Working from home is looking likely to be a permanent situation for many of us so why not take your office out of doors for the summer, we have lots of tips to help make it...

Every little helps in the fight against climate change The BBCs Countryfile programme has initiated a big push to plant in an attempt to combat climate change; the programme on Sunday 30th November...

STORE NOW OPEN 7 DAYS; MONDAY - SATURDAY 09:00 - 5:30, SUNDAY 10:00 - 5:00 The Internet Department is trading as normal. The Four Seasons Restaurant remains closed, hopefully re-opening in May. The...

Cook this traditional Christmas favourite outdoors on the BBQThis Christmas staple roast ham is really easily elevated to a higher plane just by smothering in a glaze and cooking on the barbecue. Once...

Try this tasty Italian classic instead of the usual roast pork jointHow to cook porchetta on the Traeger Timberline 850 wood pellet grillA stuffed, rolled, boneless pork loin is a classic Italian dish...

Slow cook a winter warming stew on the BBQ for a no-fuss dinnerIngredients:1kg braising steak2 sticks celery; finely diced1 large onion; roughly chopped2 medium carrots; cut into 1” pieces1 bouquet...

Try cooking this tasty, one-pot winter warmer on your barbecueLancashire hot pot is such an easy one-pot dish, just assemble and leave to cook, and such a lovely comforting winter dish. It was...

Easily and slowly cook this delicious winter warmer on the barbecueIngredients:1kg braising steak1tbsp rapeseed oil3 medium onions; cut into chunks3 garlic cloves; crushed2tbsp hot smoked paprika1tbsp...

These little tasty bites make a delicious starter or appetiser at a partyThese heavenly little bite sized morsels make a fantastic appetiser to nibble on while you are waiting for the main dish to...

Spring bulbs inject a shot of colour under deciduous trees and shrubsWhy not perk up a cheerless area under deciduous trees in the spring with some colourful bulbs. Once the trees come into leaf and...

Compost is an essential element for producing healthy soilComposting is one of the most important tasks you can carry out in the garden; it re-cycles kitchen waste and spent organic matter from the...

Mulching improves the soil, protects plants, saves money and workWhy go to the trouble of spreading mulch?Because it benefits the garden and the plants in so many ways:Suppressing weeds; it is worth...

Hedgehogs, the gardeners friendHedgehogs are one of our most charismatic native mammals and they need our help. A survey commissioned by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and the People’s...

Avoid that accident by following these few easy tipsOver 300,000 people are injured each year in the garden, over a third of them are children with men being the next highest group. Men and women in...

'Prima'

Apples trees give interest in the garden from spring to autumnAnyone can grow an apple tree no matter what the size of your garden. There are varieties suitable for an orchard or a pot on the patio...

Use your outdoor space to the max with an open fire The face of modern gardening is changing, few of us have time to tend a traditional quintessential English garden. Many of us are opting for...

Brighten up winter with a patch of colourful cyclamenCyclamen persicum, the Persian cyclamen, has been improved to be longer lasting, to have more flowers and a larger range of colours than the...

Spring clean the greenhouse ready for those first seedlingsAs the Christmas pudding and the mince pies are settling nicely around the waist it is the ideal time to get to grips with the greenhouse...

Tulips are the essential flower for a shot of brilliant spring colourWho doesn’t have room for a splash of spring colour from even a tiny pot of tulips? Plant a river of colour or pop a pot onto the...

Japanese maples give outstanding autumn colourThey belong to the Acer family and are small to medium deciduous trees, which grow either upright or in a dome shape. They originate from Japan, North and...

Blackberries are easy to grow, food for free in autumn and nutritiousThe humble blackberry considered to be a weed by so many is one fruit which almost always never fails to give a generous crop...

Have a sensational spring display with just a few pots of bulbsPlant them in time for a wonderful Spring display...Spring-flowering bulbs can be planted from September through December. What a nice...

Mycorrhizal fungi leads to bigger, stronger plants and better yieldsPlants formed a symbiotic relationship with fungi approximately 500 million years ago. Gardeners can utilise this relationship to...

Versatile apples can be served sweet or savoury or as a Halloween treatApple Rubinola (pictured above)

Slugs and snails can ravage your vegetables - so take action!In the height of the season slugs are a real problem and can decimate your vegetable crop so you need to be really vigilant about dealing...