Winter Gardening

  A chainsaw that struggles to cut, produces fine sawdust or consistently cuts at an angle is showing signs of a problem. However, working out whether the chain or guide bar is responsible is not always straightforward. Both components are essential to cutting performance, and wear to either can affect how your saw behaves. Knowing [...]

  Strong winds, heavy rain and severe storms can leave even the best-kept gardens looking worse for wear. Fallen branches, damaged hedges, scattered leaves and waterlogged ground are just some of the problems homeowners have to face up to once the weather improves. Knowing how to clear up a garden after a storm can make [...]

  Whether you're dealing with a flooded garden, overflowing pond or waterlogged building site, removing excess water quickly can prevent further damage and disruption. However, choosing the right petrol water pump isn't simply a case of finding the most powerful machine. Different pumps are designed for different water conditions, and selecting the wrong type could [...]

  Maintaining a large garden or smallholding usually involves a multitude of tasks. You might need to prepare vegetable beds, mow rough ground, or clear areas of dense vegetation. Each job requires suitable equipment, but purchasing several specialist machines can be expensive, while storing and maintaining them adds to the workload. A two wheel tractor [...]

  Moving logs, soil, compost or garden waste is much easier with the right equipment. However, that does not necessarily mean choosing the option with the greatest carrying capacity. The best solution depends on what you transport, where you work and how regularly you need to move materials. For smaller gardens, a conventional wheelbarrow or [...]

  Managing land efficiently often means having the right machinery for several very different jobs. On an estate, smallholding or contracting business, however, buying a separate powered machine for every task can quickly become expensive. It also creates additional demands for storage, transport and maintenance. A 2 wheel tractor offers a different approach. Rather than [...]

  Keeping trees and tall plants in check can be a challenge without the right tools. That’s where a quality pole pruner comes into its own. From trimming high branches to maintaining tidy boundaries, the right long reach pruner will save time, improve results, and make the job far safer. In this pole saw buying [...]

  When a piece of garden machinery refuses to start or runs poorly, the type of fuel is often the last thing people consider. Yet in small engines, petrol choice plays a major role in performance, reliability, and durability. Using the wrong fuel, or fuel that has been sitting around too long, can lead to [...]

  Riding mower attachments can transform the way you care for your garden, estate, or commercial grounds. By extending the capabilities of your ride-on mower, they reduce the need for manual labour, speed up maintenance tasks, and help you achieve cleaner, healthier and more attractive grounds. What’s more, the right combination of riding lawn mower [...]

  With our gardens soon to slip into their winter slumber, now is the perfect time to think about how your petrol garden machinery will cope during the colder months. Everything, from lawnmowers and hedge trimmers to cultivators and garden tractors, benefits from a bit of care before being tucked away. Sound winter preparation not [...]