Brilliant garden accessories including gardening bags and garden string

If you read my recent article about BBQs (tips and products to help you create the perfect BBQ), you'll be ready to find out about some of the most popular items in the Garden Accessories Range. There's nothing like sitting down to relax in your garden and being able to admire how great it looks, but this unfortunately means you'll also need to spend a bit of time tidying up the leaves from the lawn, decking and so on (this product will be useful for clearing up in front of your house also).

Unless you're lucky enough to have some help, walking around the garden collecting garden waste with a plastic bag blowing in the breeze can seem like a hard and frustrating job. The ‘Handy Hoop’ is a brilliantly simple & easy to use product which holds the bag open to fill easily. Just open the hoop & clip in the refuse bag & close the hoop to secure. Its is as easy as that. It's a robust, time saving device for speeding up one of the more thankless garden tasks.

What are you going to do with all that garden waste though? If you’re looking for extra storage for all those collected leaves and garden debris, look no further than the ‘Pop-Up Bag’ – this garden bag has a top cover, zipper & hard base it’s ideal for storing such items and perfect for use as a carrier for taking to the recycling centre – the zipped top prevents leaves & grass from spilling out whilst in the back of the car!



The unique spring design means it holds itself open and collapses down for compact storage & transport. With padded handles, tear resistant tarpaulin fabric and tipping handle for easy emptying it’s a hard working item, you’ll wonder how you managed without it!

The hard base provides extra strength & stability, and it’s very hard wearing. It opens to 45cm tall, has a 37 litre volume and 25kg load capacity. These garden jobs just got easier!!


If like some of our customers you've been looking for Garden Twine, now back in stock is String in a Tin - Garden String, which means you have to look no more! Featuring a tin with a very useful cutter on the lid, it contains approximately 80 metres ( 260 ft ) of garden twine. It's also a really useful item to have in the house with thousands of uses and is available in green and white.

See the full Garden Accessories Range with new products being added all the time.

Descale your home!

Many of us forget to descale our appliances - especially the kettle which if you live in a hard water area (like me!) seems to need doing frequently. The problem is you only remember it needs descaling once the limescale has already formed.

Which is why the Easy-Do Hobcare Kettle Descaler is so useful. Suitable for All Stainless Steel & Plastic Kettles, this simple but effective stainless steel mesh will inhibit new scale formation, not only extending the life of the kettle, but saving energy too!

But scale isn't just a problem with the kettle. It can form in your iron, dishwasher, washing machine, coffee machine, shower head - anywhere that comes into contact with water.

Kilrock Descalene Descaler is a powerful multi purpose descaler, ideal for Washing Machines & Dishwashers (and other larger appliances), but also suitable for kettles, irons, coffee machines & shower heads. The pack contains 2 x 50g doses and is safe & easy to use.

Of course liquid descalers can't be applied eveywhere. For more awkward areas, such as vertical areas you will need a gel application to really get to the problem. This Gel Thick Non-Drip Descaler will dissolve limescale stains on Baths, Taps & Showers.

With a unique brush - on gel descaler ( brush in cap ) it works where a liquid won't work. It sticks to vertical surfaces and is ideal for bath stains, shower heads & around taps etc.

Prevention may be better than cure, but with these tough and versatile descalers every home can become scale free!

Time to get out the BBQ?!

Is Summer finally here? Let's hope so, but even when the sun is selectively appearing and disappearing BBQs are usually on the agenda for many people. It's true that if you don't start making the most of the current good weather and having them soon you may miss out completely! So all you BBQers out there here are some tips and helpers to keep you going.

Many people keep to what they know - sausages, burgers, chicken... and perhaps even a potato!! For all these people the Quickachips Oven Proof Basket is not only great for preventing soggy food in your oven, but also great for BBQs because it gives you control over your cooking: no more losing kebabs, sausages or vegetarian food to the coals! It's also freezer & dishwasher safe, so cleaning won't be a dreaded job! Don't forget when cooking chicken to leave the skin on when possible because it will keep it moist, and if cooking steak do the same as you would in oven - leave it to rest for 10mins or so before serving. Also remember to brush your meat with olive oil before placing on the  BBQ to prevent it from sticking.

For the slightly more adventurous why not try some fish on there too? I'm not a huge fan of fish cooked in the oven, but on the BBQ it takes on the lovely smokey taste which is what we all love. Monkfish and tuna are good to start with because they are quite meaty and hold together very well. Cook them in oiled tin foil with herbs. The same for vegetables - not everyone wants large amounts of meat just because it's a BBQ and potatoes, peppers and other veg are delicious when cooked in oil with herbs wrapped in foil (par boil the potatoes first). Want a different type of salad to go with it? Just open up a tin of mixed pules/beans and mix with some pre-bought salsa, sweetcorn, peppers, onion (I also add cucumber) for a lovely salsa salad that's super easy to make and goes brilliantly with red meat.

Dreading cleaning it all at the end? This doesn't have to be such a horrible job because the Dishmatic Steel Scourer is ideal for cleaning BBQ's, Grills, Hot Plates, Steel Pots, Pans and more! With refills available this fillable wand dispenses liquid through a long lasting knitted mesh of high grade stainless steel. It protects hands and saves time.

If you want your BBQ to last through many Summers to come make sure you cover it when not in use to protect it from rain, dew & dust and prevents rusting so prolonging the life of your barbecue.

This BBQ Cover is ideal for summer use, overnight cover or winter storage. It has brass eyelets for secure & easy fixing, tie cords, a waterproof laminated finish and is U.V. treated for extra long life.

Perhaps all those BBQs are making you think your garden could use a bit of tlc too, so later I'll be going through some great products to help you care for your garden area also. Enjoy!

Brilliant garden accessories including garden sacks and garden twine