Blog – tagged "winter" – Page 3

December 13, 2016

How To Cook A Christmas Ham On The Barbecue

Most of us have a roasted ham over the Christmas period and this recipe elevates it from the ordinary to the sublime. Utilise your BBQ as an extra oven when your kitchen oven is filled to the max.

December 8, 2016

How To Cook Christmas Roast Potatoes On The Barbecue

Roast potatoes cooked on the BBQ are not just for Christmas, cook the Sunday roast on the grill for a succulent and flavourful joint. If cooking for a party utilising your BBQ frees up oven space and makes the whole experience more stress free.

December 7, 2016

How To Cook Sprouts For The Christmas Dinner On The Barbecue

Brussels sprouts at Christmas, love them or hate them, they can be enlivened from boiled bullets to something a bit more delicious with the addition of some garlic and spices. Enrol for our Taste of Christmas BBQ course here in store for recipes and tips on how to cook the Christmas dinner on your grill.

October 27, 2016

How To Dress Out Your Artificial Christmas Tree With PE Branches

Artificial Christmas trees with PE branches need to be dressed out carefully in order to achieve their full potential of mimicking a real forest tree.

October 26, 2016

How And When To Plant Garlic

Now many of us use garlic in our cooking it makes sense to grow your own, it's so much more flavoursome than supermarket produce. This blog gives you tips for growing and cooking this pungent bulb.

October 11, 2016

How To Grow Bedding Pansies And Violas

Pansies and violas are the mainstay of the winter containers and hanging baskets and with a little care you can have them flowering over a long period.

June 6, 2016

How To Clean Hard Surfaces In The Garden

This blog and video shows how easy it is to maintain your garden paths and patio areas. Slippery surfaces are one of the major causes of accidents in the garden so stay safe and keep your surfaces free of algae.

November 24, 2015

How to decorate a small space at Christmas

If you don't have the space for a Christmas tree it doesn't men that you have to forego the Christmas decorations. Think walls, picture rails, mantlepieces, shelves, dining table, sideboard or that little gap behind the sofa.

November 19, 2015

How To Decorate Your Christmas tree On A Budget

Christmas is an expensive time of year so make savings where you can and this includes making the decorations for your Christmas tree. Use fruit, dried flower and grass heads from the garden, greenery from the countryside or start crafting. Great projects to keep kids amused on rainy days.

November 19, 2015

How to decorate a small Christmas tree

Only got space for a small Christmas tree? This blog tells you how to achieve a mighty effect in a small space. Big doesn't have to be the only beautiful artificial Christmas tree, small can be just as 'wow'.

November 9, 2015

How To Cook Christmas Pigs-In-Blankets On The Weber MasterTouch Charcoal BBQ

Free up some space in your oven this Christmas by cooking elements of the dinner outside in the BBQ. Not only can you do the trimmings but also the turkey, just make sure you have enough fuel to last the whole cook. Turkeys cooked outside are much more succulent than if cooked in the oven.

November 9, 2015

How To Cook The Christmas Turkey On The Traeger Pro 22 Wood Pellet Grill

Cooking the Christmas turkey on the Traeger wood pellet grill is absolutely fool proof especially if you have a model with the integrated temperature probes, it alerts you when the bird is cooked. All you have to do is put the turkey on the grill then take it off at the end, easy peasy!

March 2, 2015

How To Cover Synthetic Rattan Garden Furniture

Our outdoor garden furniture is fully weatherproof and can be left outdoors all year round uncovered however it will look pristine for longer if you cover it over the winter. This prevents debris collecting in the crevices which could encourage the growth of moulds.

October 23, 2014

How To Easily Make Christmas Garlands

A decorated garland at Christmas is easy if you follow these tips and is extremely versatile; place down the dining table, along the mantlepiece, on a sideboard or wound around the bannister.

October 23, 2014

How To Create Your Own Wreath

Christmas wreaths can be incredibly expensive but they are easily created at home. Either make it out of bought materials or just go for a walk in the countryside or around your garden and you will be able to find enough material to create your own stunning wreath.

September 17, 2014

Halloween Havoc

This blog gives you the facts behind the Halloween experience, so you can get pumpkin ready. They're easy to grow and readily available in supermarkets, you do need a sharp knife for carving so make sure you observe the safety rules.