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Gardening with kids

4 November 2011

What parent with a love for gardening and spending time outdoors would not like to encourage green fingers in their children, too? There are plenty of lessons to be found in your green patch: from biology to environmental awareness, and from patience to perseverance. The question is how?

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Fabulous Garden Toy Gift Ideas

24 January 2011

Planning ahead for the summer? Make your garden entertaining fun by hosting a barbecue, with outdoor garden games for all the family.

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Make the most of outdoor dining

23 January 2011

Find out how to make an alfresco eating area with inexpensive items from around the house, and create a relaxed atmosphere for all the family for outdoor dining in your garden

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Gardening with children – 10 fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.

29 November 2010

Getting your children interested in the garden from an early age will not keep them entertained but also help in their development and improve their learning skills. As well as these benefits you can also improve their awareness of where food comes from and show them how to recycle waste. Here are our top 10 [...]

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Gardeners

8 November 2010

At Jacks Garden Store you will find a great range of gardening gifts that are perfect for your beloved gardener. If you are planning to buy Christmas presents online remember to place your order early to ensure that your presents arrive in plenty of time for Christmas. For him Christmas garden gifts Beehive composters make [...]

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Wooden Climbing Frames- Common Maintenance Questions and Answers

19 October 2010

Buying a wooden climbing frame for your children can be very expensive especially if you want to ensure that you buy a good quality and safe garden structure that will last for the whole of your son or daughter childhood. Here are a few of the common climbing frame maintenance questions and our solutions. How [...]

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Reduce your carbon footprint – How your garden can help

5 February 2010

Recently the media has been full of stories about our carbon footprint. We all need to work together in reducing each one in order to reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. What is your carbon footprint? Essentially a carbon footprint is the measurement of all of our activities which have an impact [...]

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Climbing Frames – Finding the right outdoor play set for your child’s age range.

16 November 2009

Today our children are spending more and more time indoors sat in front of the television or a computer game which is not a healthy habit to start developing at such an early age. As parents we must look to encourage a more active lifestyle and this must start from a young age. A climbing [...]

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How to set up a trampoline outside

15 October 2009

Trampolines are a fantastic fun addition to any garden that the whole family can enjoy. Your children will benefit from exercise and the fresh air of being outdoors. As well as the countless benefits having a trampoline brings, there is also a safety element that must be considered. As you may have seen in the [...]

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Buyers guide: Wooden or metal climbing frames

13 October 2009

Your children have been nagging you for a climbing frame for the past couple of months, you have gradually been putting a little by each month in order to treat the little darlings and now the time has finally arrived for you to start researching what type of climbing frame you want in your garden. [...]

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