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16.06.2023 - 06:19 / blog.theenduringgardener.com
How to Choose A Good Quality set of Folding Sliding DoorsI love this time of year, the days are getting longer, the tulips are out in force and there’s plenty of opportunity to enjoy the garden. This year I plan to spend more time enjoying the garden and one way of achieving this is to make the transition between the garden and the house as simple as possible. You see this being achieved on programs like grand designs where large expanses of glass can be opened up and the living and garden space become one.
Before we go into the different types of aluminium doors how would you go about measuring quality ?
As with most things in life you get what you pay for and given that doors are a one time purchase it’s worth spending a little more to get the best quality that you can afford. Choose a retailer that also fabricates, that way you can be sure that they are in control of their own quality rather than reliant on someone else. Look for a guarantee, the longer the better.Do they have a showroom where you can see the doors in operation ? If you’re buying online look for decent imagery with close ups so you see the quality of the door furniture and overall finish. There’s also review sites – if someone has a bad experience then you can usually read about it online or in chat forums. Then there’s the different systems available, modern systems have slim site lines and this is where aluminium wins over both wood and pvc in that the site lines on aluminium doors are amongst the slimmest.
If the supplier is advertising German Engineering then it is probable that the system being used is Schueco, a well established brand at the top end. If it’s British engineering then it could be ‘Smart Aluminium Systems’. Both these systems.
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Iris ‘Benton Olive’ in Sarah Price's garden
During the Victorian era, there was a craze in the British Isles for ferns. Ferns were collected from the wild (often sadly to the point of destroying precious habitats) and grown in gardens and homes, often in specialist planting schemes called ferneries, where numerous species could be displayed and enjoyed.
Good King Henry might sound like an historical figure or perhaps a monarch in some on-screen fantasy series, but this is the name for a plant that is often used in permaculture gardens.
A former AIB banker-turned-gardener says he feels “like a five-year-old getting presents” after winning a major award as well as a prestigious gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.
Q: I have an infestation of (see picture) in numerous parts of my lawn. It seems resistant to lawn weed killer. Any suggestions?
Ixia (Ixia spp.) is a beautiful spring-flowering plant belonging to the iris family, boasting star-shaped flowers in a range of colours including pink, red, white, blue and purple. It’s native to South Africa, where it grows in the wild on rocky hillsides and in grasslands. A perennial plant, ixia flowers come back year after year.
Peas, Pisum sativum, are a cool-weather crop for USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 11.Those in zones that receive
Opinions may differ, of course, but many gardeners will tell you that freshly picked peas (Pisum sativum) deliver a nearly unmatched pleasure.Fresh-off-the-vine peas deliver a cri
Everyone loves gardening, even people who claim otherwise, they just won't admit it. After all, gardening brings unique peace and serenity that allows you to escape reality and truly rest while catering to your plants.
Like tiny pieces of bright blue sky dropped into your garden, forget-me-nots are one of the few true-blue flowers available to gardeners.These plants are steeped in history and symbolism, and are eas
Wood hyacinth, aka Spanish bluebell, is a flowering perennial bulb that’s suitable for cultivation in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8.These versatile spring bloomers provide a riot of blue-lavender, pink, or whit