Birstall Garden & Leisure Blog

Helping Wildlife In Winter

After having a particularly bad spring our wildlife has seemed to struggle more than previous years. The increased rain and colder temperatures lasted further into April meaning it was more difficult for baby animals to survive. With this in mind there are a few steps we can take to ensure our wildlife has a nice […]

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Gardener’s Diary – November 2013

Novembers gardeners diary – a few things we recommend doing and start thinking about to prepare your garden before winter.

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Real vs. Artificial Christmas Tree

One of the big questions every Christmas is what Tree do I buy, real or artificial? Everyone’s needs are different and there are pro’s and con’s to both, so here we will compare each one to make the decision easy for you this year. Real Having a real tree is seen as the more traditional […]

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Local Pond Vacuum Hire – Autumn and spring maintenance for your aquatic pond

Local pond vacuum hire is available from our Leicestershire Garden Centre. If you need a little extra help cleaning and maintaining your pond, why not use a Bermuda Pond Vac?

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Pumpkins – Halloween Carvings and Recipes! The Versatile Autumn Vegetable!

Check out some recipes and carving ideas and have some Halloween fun!

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Follow us on twitter @birstallgc to be entered into our FREE PRIZE DRAW and one lucky follower will WIN a 7ft Christmas Tree with lights & stand

Follow us on twitter @birstallgc to be entered into our FREE PRIZE DRAW and one lucky follower will WIN a Gorgeous freshly cut real 7ft Christmas Tree with lights & stand. The draw will take place December 1st, so make sure you follow us before then! Good luck.. Norway Spruce Christmas Trees are the most […]

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Autumn Lawn Care

The lawn is the focus point to every garden so it’s important to always have it looking as good as it possibly can when it comes to the colder months. In summer the warm weather dries out the grass so it is always best to give it some extra attention when it gets to October […]

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Leaf Collecting and Clearing – Why not make Leaf mold?

With autumn now upon us, our gardens are starting to fill up with a covering of fallen leaves. It is best to clear up this debris regularly over autumn. When you have cleared all of the fallen leaves you may be wondering what to do with them. – why not make Leaf mold?

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Autumn Pond Care

It is important to prepare and protect your pond over the autumn and winter months so that you have a healthy start the following spring. We recommend doing a few simple steps leading up to winter and having a few key items / tools will help.

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