Helicopter Swing Seat
Helicopter Swing Seats are super stylish and comfortable but as the frames are made with tubular steel with a powder coated finish they can rust and show signs of wear and tear. This won’t affect the stability of the swing but doesn’t look great at parties!
To refurbish the steel frame follow these simple steps…
Helicopter Swing Seat
The Suntime Helicopter Swing Seat is not only stylish but also extremely comfy and relaxing. Let’s be honest it’s not an item of garden furniture you’d want to replace every year!
We have compiled some simple tips and ideas to help keep your swing looking and feeling great for many years to come.
The Easy Guide to Watering & Feeding.
Hurrah! Three water companies have lifted their hosepipe bans thanks to all the glorious rain! (See, every raincloud DOES have a silver lining…!)
So….where do I start on getting my garden looking lush again?
If you’re desperate for a garden with a stunning array of flowers and pretty plants, then there’s nothing more important than watering and feeding. Its simple, without water, your plants and flowers will die, and all that back-breaking work weeding and planting will be for nothing! A complete fertiliser or adding specific nutrients to your plants is essential, especially for borders with plants growing close together, all fighting over the soil’s yummy bits.
The easy way to manage your soil.
Everyone thinks that soil doesn’t need much looking after as it’s so robust and self-serving. Well, in actual fact, it’s a fragile living environment that needs protection and cultivation by mixing with organic matter at least twice a year.
Organic Matter? Compost of course!
Making your own compost is rewarding, good for the environment and really easy!
A guide to choosing the correct compost!
There are many different types of compost available to help you grow a range of plants that are unsuitable for your ordinary garden soil. Compost is full of nutritional balances for specific plants and growing purposes.
Plants in hanging baskets, for example, need suitable potting compost that’s specially formulated to attend to their growing needs, by providing the correct balance of nutrients, helping along healthy root growth, and allowing the plant to anchor it well. The compost needs to be open enough to allow air to the roots and surplus water to drain, yet sufficiently binding to keep enough water in.
How to Build a Suntime Havana Duo Seat
Building the Suntime Havana Duo Seat can sometimes be a challenge as the instructions supplied are poor and the parts often do not line up easily.
These walk through pictures along with the instructions will help you to build your new furniture which will give you years of pleasure.
Important notes before building the Havana duo seat:
Always leave the screws loose while building to allow you to line up the parts easier.
Un-package the glass carefully as it will break if damaged.
If too much weight is put on the front of the fabric or it is tightened too far, it will come out of the frame. Use a large flat screw driver and hammer to knock it back into place and large grips to close the frame tighter.
Parts of the chair are easily bent when building especially the legs which can cause the seat to not sit level. The legs are easily bent back to shape if needed by putting weight on them carefully.
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How to create beautiful hanging baskets.
Be the envy of all your neighbours this year and show off with stunning hanging basket displays! Hanging baskets add colour, height and interest into any garden display- so why not make yours stand out from the rest?
Growing your own way to a tasty summer!
It’s a well-known fact that fruit, vegetables, salads and herbs taste even better when you’ve grown them yourselves! If you fancy giving it a go this year, then let us guide you through our outdoor kitchen…..
So…what to grow?
Water Saving Hints & Tips: Getting ready for the Hosepipe Ban!
It was announced this week that water companies across the South East of England are to enforce a hosepipe ban as of 5th April 2012, due to drought conditions caused by the lowest rainfall records over the past two years since records began 128 years ago. Water companies to introduce the ban are: Anglian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, Sutton and East Surrey, Thames Water, Veolia Central and Veolia South East.
But have no fear….Crowder’s are here! Luckily, we’ve done all the hard work for you and come up with some great solutions to keep your garden looking fresh as a daisy during the drought….and help you save some money on your water bills too!
Climbers
Now is the time to get those climbers planted! Add height and interest to walls, fences, arches and arbours with beautiful climbers. Speedy growing varieties such as ivy, honeysuckle, clematis, Virginia creepers and of course roses will cover up unsightly areas, replacing them with colour and flair! However, if your soil is still too wet, we recommend waiting until conditions improve before planting to gain the best results.
February Tips and Snips
Weeds
Get those beds and borders looking neat and tidy this February by keeping wild and wicked weeds at bay! Apply a 2-3 inch thick mulch, and weed suppressing sheets to ensure your garden gets off to the best start this year.
Annuals
February marks a great time to start sowing summer bedding plants indoors. Ensure you’ve got the correct heating and lighting conditions with the right equipment: propagators, compost, pots, seed trays and labels: all of which are available from us here at Crowders! Great sowing ideas include sweet peas, dianthus, lobelia, ageratum and bedding geraniums.
