Garden DIY Kit

When you embark on a major gardening project, the tools, piles of wood or sand and even cut branches inevitably end up strewn all over the place. Best be prepared and prevent your other half from complaining as much as possible, however wonderful they are.

The great upheaval and all its trimmings

Whether you are cutting, mowing, building or planting your heart out, it is best not to wait until the end of the job to think about tidying everything up. Instead, it is better to protect or pick up whatever is cluttering the ground at the end of each day. That way, you can see and appreciate how the job is progressing and start afresh the next day, without the task turning into a battleground.
If you can avoid battles, of whatever kind, that has to be a plus.

-When it comes to keeping your wood dry through the winter, Protex Wood, and Protectfilm tarpaulins are your friends.
- Use the Gardenbag or Standbag for your lawn cuttings and branches. The GardenBag is also ideal for rose bush and hedge trimmings.
-Clear up leaves and weeds in a Jutebag or Gardensac. The Pop-up bag will also do the job and its integral retractable hoops mean it can be stored away in seconds.
- Protect your equipment from the elements with a reinforced tarpaulin from the Protex range. These covers have eyelet holes so they can be attached to a wooden frame.

For longer term situations, Protex Extra is tear resistant and 100% waterproof.
- Batibag, is highly resistant and difficult to tear. It is ideal for tidying heavy garden rubble.
- Your other half will very much appreciate Bricofilm, for protecting your furniture from spatters of paint and other splashes.
-Think about using a Square bag or even Coffrex for transporting material (plants, compost, etc). You can even use it for the dog, to stop it getting everywhere.

Garden in comfort

To avoid backache, it would be better to use the Garden-sit gardening stool with a Garden Pil kneeler underneath - your back will certainly thank you.
It is impossible not to smile when you put on your spiked aerator shoes to run over the lawn , aerating it without having to lift a finger. What a shrewd move!

Finally, just before the autumn, think about fitting your guttering with a Leafprotec leaf guard. Once and for all you can avoid the chore of unblocking the guttering.

Can you smell it? That's your favourite meal cooking - as a thank you for keeping the garden so well maintained and tidied no doubt. It looks like a nice evening is on the cards and fortunately, the backache is a distant memory. Enjoy!