Garden UPDATES

This month, a green-fingered podcast and ways to reinvigorate garden furniture, plus a checklist on late spring gardening and decorative ideas for your outside space

AGAINST THE ELEMENTS

Give your outdoor dining areas and wooden fences a refresh with a lick of Cuprinol paint. Its Garden Shades range comes in a wide range of ready mixed or colour mixed hues to suit your outdoor scheme and provides up to six years of protection against the Great British weather. Old English Green, as seen here, creates a natural backdrop for an al fresco cooking spot, or you can pack a real punch along your boundaries with rich pink Berry Kiss or Buttercup Blast – a zingy yellow. Priced at £21.99 for a 2.5L tin from Homebase.

PURE AND SIMPLE

Turn your back on harsh chemicals and pesticides in your garden and protect your plants with homemade remedies you can spray from Hozelock’s Pure Sprayer, £17.99 for a 2-litre bottle. Specifically designed for using with solutions such as white vinegar and baking soda, you can whip up your own eco fertilisers and target difficult to reach areas with the 360° spray function. Plus, the lockable trigger ensures continuous spraying so you can cover larger areas with ease.