June 2012

UK Water Features - Enhancing indoors and outdoors with water features.

UK Water Features - Enhancing indoors and outdoors with water features.

There are several trends that come and go as far designing public as well as indoor spaces go. There are however a few classics that never seem to go out of style. One of them is having water features incorporated into the designing of a space. Every design automatically gets elevated with the use of a water body. Besides being soothing to look at, it also creates a center of attraction for the space and can be quite mesmerizing. While water features were once considered to be elements targeted at specifically the outdoors and large spaces, today it has transcended all barriers and come in...

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UK Water Features - Setting something out for the wild birds

UK Water Features - Setting something out for the wild birds

For people who own a lovely garden, one of the best things to do would be to help a wild bird or two that takes refuge in your green oasis. By taking care it would be mean providing them with bird food and perhaps a bird bath. Not only will it bring sweet music to your garden, but it will provide you with an amazing range of bird visits. It will also help your garden flourish well.Read More

UK Water Features - May Madness Winners

UK Water Features - May Madness Winners

Last month we had one of our most popular competitions yet, with 12 winners! We hosted a Chelsea Flower Show themed competition on our Facebook page and asked our fans to let us know how they would design a winning garden in the show. Creativity was key and we had some fabulous answers come in. It was a real tough task to pick 12 winners from well over 500 entries. After reading all the amazing answers that came in two of them stood out and these people were awarded first and second place. 10 other winners were also selected and they each received their wi...

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UK Water Features - Give your garden the contemporary touch

UK Water Features - Give your garden the contemporary touch

Just as you would have a contemporary design to your interiors so too, the concept has grown to include your garden landscape too. The concept is still rather new considering that it has only recently begun to complement the styles of architecture that are going around. Contemporary garden designing is filled with bright colors and some abstract patterns. There is also an interesting mix of lighting that is used. Considering that most back and front yard spaces have become small, the use of such stylish gardening concepts is even more popular.Read More

UK Water Features - Grow your own vegetables in your own back garden

UK Water Features - Grow your own vegetables in your own back garden

We read it every day – the number of chemicals we ingest as part of our daily food is unimaginable. The consequences alone can be terrifying to think of. The illnesses that we are faced with as a result of long term exposure to such chemicals can be devastating. There are however ways in which you can make a difference for yourself and your family. You can do so by growing your own vegetables. It honestly is not something that needs to be left to the farmers alone. No matter what the size of your gardening space, you can easily convert it to a bountiful one. There are several good re...

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UK Water Features - Power your pond with the right pump

UK Water Features - Power your pond with the right pump

When you are planning out a pond for your garden, there are several considerations that you have to keep in mind. Of them the fish pond pump is rather important. This is the one feature that will look after the circulation as well as filtration of the water in your pond. Besides this it also comes with accessories such as an UV sterilizer and also decorative fountain attachments. Your water feature pump will have to be such that it is strong enough to push water through the pond system. It shou...

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UK Water Features Mirror Mirror in my garden!

UK Water Features Mirror Mirror in my garden!

Your garden is a place that you can let your creativity off its leash. There are so many ways in which you can make up the space to be something totally unique. One accessory that you can use to create some brilliant illusions is that of garden mirrors. They come in a range of space, sizes and even frames giving you the flexibility of creating a large number of interesting spots in your garden.A garden mirror can be used to create an illusion of space. All you need to do is place it in the righ...

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UK Water Features - The quick route to a garden pond

UK Water Features - The quick route to a garden pond

Everyone who has the space to create a garden of their own would want to do it up in the best possible way. One of the features that would work really well in such landscaping would be a garden pond. Of course, digging one out can be quite a formidable task and one that can turn out rather expensive as well. What you can do in such a situation is to make use of a pre formed pool.The main advantage you get with this kind of a starter pond is the simplicity with which the task will be completed. All you have to do is choose...

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UK Water Features - How to Take Care of Your Water Feature to Maintain Its Good Looks Round the Year

UK Water Features - How to Take Care of Your Water Feature to Maintain Its Good Looks Round the Year

Maintaining your water feature is important to make sure that they look good at all times. There are conflicting reports the dos and don’ts of water feature care on the web. You must choose you maintenance plan with the help of experts to get the best performance out of your garden water feature.The maintenance of your water feature in summer can be tough and slightly more time consuming than d...

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UK Water Features - Aggregates Can Help Create a Low Maintenance Garden Quickly and With Minimal Effort

UK Water Features - Aggregates Can Help Create a Low Maintenance Garden Quickly and With Minimal Effort

Are you looking for ways to enhance the looks of your garden within your limited budget? Adding aggregates in a creative way could be the best answer to your problem. Using decorative aggregates can give your garden that marvelous look and feel and reduce the maintenance tasks significantly.There are many advantages of using aggregates in the garden. They can be used to improve the looks of the garden paths and make the patio areas stand out. As they are natural stones, they have a enduring l...

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