After the recent cold snap and persistent breezes the leaf fall is in full swing at the moment. Many of you will have left the first few flurries, waiting for a bigger fall before clearing them away, but you really can’t put this job off any longer. Raking leaves from a lawn or flower bed Read more ...
Now is the time to start the autumn clean up in earnest and to trim the flowering shrubs and cut back the roses for the winter. Bonfires are now frowned upon and so the clippings need to be shredded so they will rot down more quickly on the compost heap or can be used as Read more ...
Falling leaves in a small garden are a total pain. But for those of you owning a larger property it presents a major task as they need to be cleared up to allow moisture and nutrients on to the lawns and flower beds and keep paths safe. So here are five top backpack leaf blowers Read more ...
Garden hedges should now be looking their best with a blast of sunshine bringing loads of growth after the earlier sluicing. But the chore is not so much using the hedge trimmer as clearing up the twigs afterwards. By using a simple machine to blow the cuttings into a pile and then shred them and Read more ...
Hedges are growing at their fastest at the moment and if you have not yet tackled them, now’s the time. They should be trimmed three times at least during the year and a good hedge trimmer is vital so here we have listed ten top hedge trimmers for under £200. The Efco TG600E Electric Hedgetrimmer Read more ...
The hedges are really putting on a spurt now thanks to the recent deluges and need trimming back to promote growth all summer long and to make sure the compliment the rest of the garden. So here we have ten top electric hedge trimmers to give you a guide as to what is available. But Read more ...
The rains continue to tumble down and if we don’t think much of it, the lawns and grassy areas love it and lawnmowers are having their finest hours –when it’s dry enough to wheel out of the shed. But it’s the lawn edges and paths and rougher areas which need just as much attention and Read more ...
The hedges are now due their first trim and the most difficult job is cutting the tops of any hedge above shoulder height. This is where a long reach hedge trimmer can save ages of time positioning ladders and platforms and is much safer as well. These are becoming much more popular and are fast Read more ...
The rough areas of grass are growing at about the same speed as hedges at the moment after a much needed spell of rain. And here at Mowdirect we have three very special offers to help gardeners get to grips with both. The Ryobi RBC30SET is a powerful brushcutter with the huge benefit of a touch Read more ...
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