Earlier this year I was given a battery powered Stihl HLA 86 telescopic hedge trimmer to…
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Review: Henchman 4.2m tripod ladder
Henchman sent me one of their 4.2m tripod ladders to trial for an unbiased review. To…
Review: Felco No.2 secateurs
Over the last month or so I’ve been trialling the Felco No.2 secateurs, which, until other…
Review: Spear & Jackson traditional garden hand tools – hand trowel, fork and transplanting trowel
Having used Spear & Jackson’s hand tools on my allotment in London for a number of…
Review: Stihl RMA 448 TC cordless battery lawn mower with Stihl Connect
I’ve been given a Stihl RMA 448 TC cordless battery operated lawn mower to trial in…
Review: Stihl FSA-56 strimmer
My review of the 36V Stihl FSA-56 strimmer, currently available for between £130 – 170 online,…
Review: RHS The Half-Hour Allotment by Lia Leendertz
I was lucky enough to win The Half-Hour Allotment in a competition in the first months of…
Book Review: Plant Lover’s Guide to Salvias
I can’t remember when or how I discovered Salvias, but last year I bought a few…
Book Review: Succession Planting for Adventurous Gardeners by Christopher Lloyd
As a novice gardener, there are gardening concepts we all struggle with (dappled shade vs light…
Review: Garland Super 7 electric heated windowsill propagator
To keep this review simple: it works, it’s £25, buy it. If you want to know more,…
Review: Garland Grow Light Garden
Being an impatient so and so occasionally, last winter I couldn’t wait to get sowing and…
Book Review: RHS Complete Gardener’s Manual
Without doubt, the RHS Complete Gardener’s Manual is one of the best bargains I’ve picked up…
Review: RHS Encyclopaedia of Plants and Flowers by Christopher Brickell
The RHS Encyclopaedia of Plants and Flowers is what you call a tome. It is vast.
Review: The Complete Gardener by Monty Don
The word ‘complete’ has never been so accurately used. What I love about Monty Don is…
Parrot Flower Power – iPhone app and Bluetooth sensor gizmo
For Christmas, Chris bought me a Parrot Flower Power – what is it? It’s a battery…