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Every Friday we run a simple competition on our Twitter page where our customers and friends can all take part. This past Friday we asked everyone 'what there all time favourite gardening tip was'. We received some excellent tips and ideas from hundreds of people.

With Spring right around the corner, many of us will start planting within the next few weeks so we thought it would be a great idea to put some of your gardening tips to share with everyone. 

When it comes to gardening, we want to get it right. Here are 10 top gardening tips from our followers on Twitter. 

1. It is a good idea to place bird feeders in your garden and keep them stocked up on fresh bird feed throughout the season. Providing bird with fresh clean water is also a advised. Having birds in the garden will help reduce the number of insects and slugs who will sabotage your crops. 
2. If you are into vegetable growing it is advised to never put your 'show leeks' out until June. The reason for this as we all live in the United Kingdom where weather is slightly unpredictable and we may see a late freeze during the Spring season. 
3. When growing vegetable it is advised to move plant plots and planters from year to year to make best use of natural nutrients provided by the surrounding soil. 
4. In preparation for growing this season, a top tip is to place your small seed pots on a quick was cycle in the dishwasher in order to disinfect the pots. 
5. Try to not fuss too much about your growing strategy. Leaving things to grow with out preening too much increases your success rate more than being to controlling. 
6. The use of egg shells to deter slug's, simply placing them in the soil will protect your plants and vegetables. 
7. Placing some old carpet with pre cut holes on top of a flowerbed and then covering it with soil. Planting on top of this helps to reduce weeds & retain moisture.
8. Another top tip for vegetable growers is to grow your carrots inside of containers. This will reduce the chance of your crop being attacked by fly's and other insects. 
9. Give Summer-flowering clematis a hard prune. It sounds a little drastic, however the plant will put on rapid new growth during the Spring season. 
10. Take advantage of the discount stores, it is possible to have a beautiful garden even on a limited budget. Online garden centres are able to offer lower prices on garden accessories than your local or standard stores. 

There we have it, 10 selected top gardening tips from our loyal followers on Twitter. Come and join in on the conversation this Friday where we will have a new question and a new prize up for grabs.

UK Water Features has everything you need for your garden in one online gardening store. Stocking a large range of gardening accessories, planters, greenhouses and much more. 

With summer coming to an end, the fall season will shortly be sweeeping in so what better time to run one of the biggest competitions of the summer. The prizes will surly be flying out of the UK Water Features warehouse for the next 12 days, we will be giving away 12 prizes. Yes, that right 12 days 12 prizes!

Here is how you can take part in this fantastic opportunity to bag yourself an amazing prize. 

For Facebook entries please head to our page, click the like button at the top and follow the instructions on the following page. If you are already one of our 2000 loyal Facebook fans then all you need to do is keep your eye out for the picture of the day that is uploaded to our wall. When you see the picture all you need to do is "like" it. Simple as that. A winner will be chosen at the end of the day. 

*Due to Facebooks new limitations on tagging please do not tag yourself in any pictures.

To enter on Twitter is even easier, all you need to do is 'follow us' and keep an eye out for updates. We will be giving out prizes for every 100 followers. Simple as that. 

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs that are sure to bring your garden to life. Over the past few months we have been some brilliant competitions where some of our lucky fans and followers have walked away with some of our best selling water features such as the 50cm Stainless Steel Sphere, the Greek Jugs and Jars, Chiminea Burner ad the Kelkay Friendship Fountain from the Kelkay Easy Fountain range. So who knows what's in store this time around. 

Having a water feature in your garden is a fantastic way to bring tranquility to your very own outdoor living area and bring together an area where you can sit back relax and enjoy the sound of free flowing water trickling in the background. What better way to achieve this that winning one. We encourage our fans and followers to share their gardening experiences, tip and tricks, photos and general gardening ideas with us all. We love hearing from you all.