It’s time to discuss the age-old question: which grass looks best in my garden?
In this blog post, we are going to explore artificial grass, with so many variations, it can be very difficult to decide which is best for your garden. This product has become popular in recent years thanks to its durability in all weather conditions, lack of maintenance and all-around fantastic look.
It isn’t uncommon for people to say that artificial grass looks fake and unnatural in the garden, but many people have only seen it on a football pitch! Don’t be fooled – it comes in a large variety of colours and textures to fit your home – so whether you have a small space you want to open up or want less to maintain in a large outdoor area, it might be perfect for you.
There is such a wide range of grass products here at eDecks, we even have installation videos to make the DIY even easier!
You might think that real grass feels softer, but with the wide range of artificial grass, you can actually find softer thread types and to make it even bouncier – you can get a luxurious underlay! Not only is it less maintenance but if you suffer from hayfever it means you won’t react, so you can enjoy your time outside.
We also offer plenty of support and expert advice for most installation projects – and any products we sell online. Contact eDecks here for personalised advice for your project today.
At eDecks you can not only expect a good deal but also:
Superfast FREE delivery on orders over £150*
48 hour delivery on many products
Handy FREE installation guides (and even instructional videos!)
*Free delivery applies to most of the UK, but some areas may incur a charge, unfortunately – please check the eDecks website for more details.
Choosing the correct fencing for your garden can be difficult, especially as we approach the harsher winter months, but composite fencing may be the answer to all your concerns! In this article we will help you decide if this fencing is right for you, discussing the pros and cons.
What is composite fencing?
Most garden fences are made from soft or hardwoods, and whilst composite fencing is a newer product it is set to change the game with fencing choices. Composite fencing offers many unique features and is even made from recycled materials to help you reduce your carbon footprint, which is more important today than ever.
Composite fencing is made from a mixture of plastic and wood, these elements together give the fencing a natural wood look whilst the plastic makes maintenance much easier and gives your fencing a much longer lifespan, up to 20 years. Meaning you save money and the planet! What’s not to love?
Is composite fencing right for you?
Every garden has different needs, but everyone can agree that a 20-year guarantee on fencing is unbeatable.
Not convinced yet? here are just some of the top attributes of composite fencing:
The combination of wood and plastic makes the fencing extremely strong, it can withstand high impact
More weatherproof than standalone wood products, meaning no moss build up from rainfall
Environmentally friendly manufactured from 75% recycled materials
Stronger than concrete posts
Simple to install at home without professional help
However, there may be some factors that make you decide against composite fencing:
It can be more expensive than soft or hardwood (However treatment for wood fencing can end up costing more!)
There is less customisation than wood fencing – but it can look much more modern!
Looking to buy composite fencing?
The price of composite panels may be a little daunting, but purchasing directly from suppliers online is an easier way to find the best deals, and you can have them delivered directly to your door!
Here at eDecks, we have unbeatable customer service, we offer guidance on installation and specialist advice before a purchase is even made. Why not check out our prices for composite fencing today? We run unbeatable offers all year round and we are here to answer any questions you may have!
At eDecks you can not only expect a good deal but also:
Superfast FREE delivery on orders over £150*
Handy FREE installation guides (and even instructional videos!)
Incredible prices on composite decking and PVC decking (and frequent big discounts!)
*Free delivery applies to most of the UK, but some areas may incur a charge, unfortunately – please check the eDecks website for more details.
Low maintenance and beautifully green all year round.
If you’re getting frustrated with looking after your lawn, the best kind of garden makeover might just be replacing it. Artificial grass has come a long way in the past few years and is a great way to get a beautiful lawn without the headaches.!
Say goodbye to…
Mowing
Watering
Patching
Weeding
Draining
Mud
Hay fever
STRESS
Just a beautiful, neat, photo-worthy lawn 365 days a
year.
And you can get artificial grass from just £6.74 per square metre. It’s incredibly simple to install – you could be enjoying your lovely new lawn in time for your weekend barbeque!
Fancy a change but don’t want to break your back?
Painting your fence might be the perfect way to bring a brand new lease of life
to your garden.
Whether you choose a bold colour, like slate grey or sage
green, or just a simple wood stain, a new colour border around your garden
could be just the makeover your garden needs. It might be even easier to
repaint than you thinkwith a Ronseal
Fence Sprayer – so you really won’t need to break your
back over it!
Want to bring some beautiful colour to your garden but
don’t want to intrude on your lawn? Why not add a few neat planters to your
space?
Wood planters look especially beautiful, tying in with most
gardens, you can even paint or stain them to work in harmony with your
fence or decking colour scheme.
They don’t take long to build, are incredibly handy
if you like a change because you can move them around your garden until you
find the perfect spot and are super low maintenance.
A super easy garden makeover is adding some beautiful new
borders to sections of your garden. Making clean lines in between
distinct areas, like paths, flower beds, lawns and decked areas can be the
perfect way to make a serious impact in your outdoor space.
You can use line blocks or a chalk reel line to ensure a super straight edge when you dig out the border, or for the perfect curved border, you can lay out your current hosepipe in the curve you want and mark it with chalk powder.
You can create a planting border along any edge in your space or make a simple border with wood lawn edging, bricks or even rockery stone, depending on the aesthetic you’d like to go for.
Build a spot for climbing plants
A pergola is a perfect home for climbing plants.
If you love the look of climbing plants like wisteria or
ivy, you can create a beautiful natural focal point in your garden by
adding a simple trellis for
these stunning plants – whether it’s in a corner, on one wall or to top your
entire fence.
If you’d like to create something that really stands out,
you could try either a pergola or a garden
arch – either of which can be used for climbing plants and can cover
seating so you can enjoy your garden under the shade and scent of your fresh
flowers on hot summer days.
If you have a large garden, you can make a serious
statement with a walkway pergola
– which isn’t as hard to install as you might think, and can be a breath-taking
addition to any garden.
Build a firepit
A simple above ground firepit is surprisingly easy to build.
Once the sun goes down, your barbeque doesn’t have
to end. You can bring your garden back to life with a firepit!
It’s easier than you might think – you can make a simple above ground fire pit by digging up the grass in the area you’d like the pit to be, creating a small brick wall surround and just ensuring you line the bottom with a good fire pit filler – whether it’s fireproof bricks, a steel bottom or crushed lava rock.
If you’d prefer to dig the firepit into the ground you can
easily do this too – and it makes a great spot for sitting around on a
summers evening.
If you’d like to add more light to your garden for the
evenings you could even try adding lighting to your
deck – which we had to mention since we are eDecks after all!
Install an easy deck
Decking doesn’t have to be expensive – you can get an entire decking kit for £132.95 right now at eDecks – but they really can transform your garden. No more muddy feet, just beautiful wood decking, which looks incredible on nearly any home.
Most decks are reasonably simple to install too – but the fastest
and likely easiest options are decking tiles or a decking kit.
Decking tiles
interlock and can give you a beautiful deck with little hassle, even for
the amateur DIYer. Decking kits can come cut to size, with pergolas,
rope or wood railings and are one of the simplest ways to add a deck to your
garden with little hassle.
A beautiful deck can even be a great selling point
for your home if you’re looking to get your house on the market.
Build a new shed
If you don’t have one, or yours is looking worse for wear, why
not build a new shed? It might be the most advanced garden makeover project
on this list, but it could have the biggest payoff – and might be more
affordable than you think.
Want to get the best deal on garden makeover supplies?
Whether you’ve decided to get some new artificial grass, put
in a simple border or go all out and build a brand new deck in your garden, you
could get the very best deal on garden makeover supplies online right here at eDecks.
We also offer plenty of support and expert advice for most
garden projects – and definitely any products we sell online. Contact eDecks
here for personalised advice for your garden makeover project today.
At eDecks you can not only expect a good deal but also:
Super fast FREE delivery on orders over £150*
Handy FREE
installation guides (and even instructional videos!)
Incredible prices on composite
decking (and frequent big discounts!)
*Free delivery applies
to most of the UK, but some areas may incur a charge, unfortunately – please
check the eDecks
website for more details.
Looking for new decking? The variety of materials on offer these days can be quite overwhelming, do you know the difference between soft wood, hard wood, composite & PVC?
If your would rather not have the regular maintenance and upkeep of timber decking and would prefer to opt for an option where rot and insect infestation are not a risk then composite or PVC decking would be the decking for you, but what are the differences between the two?
Before we take a look at the two individually it’s important to point out that both PVC and Composite decking share a lot of the same benefits, both materials are:
Extremely low maintenance
Hard wearing
Resistant to moisture
Vast choice of colours and finishes
Cost effective
Why PVC Decking?
PVC decking is 100% recyclable, made completely from plastic once it’s life as a much used decking has come to an end it can be recycled instead of going into landfill so is the perfect choice for the environmentally conscious. PVC decking has a LONG life span, lasting up top 25 years with the minimum of upkeep, you can even use a power washer on it without fear of it splintering, it truly is the lowest maintenance decking material!
Lightweight and easy to work with, if you are building a raised decking or planning to deck a balcony, PVC decking boards are easy to transport and lift up to any height.
Why Composite Decking?
Unlike PVC decking, composite is made from a mix of both plastic and wood pulp with a striking resemblance to real wood and available in a wide range of colours and finishes, the natural looking wood grain which in some cases is really hard to tell the difference between real wood and composite, helps to make composite decking a better option if you are looking specifically for decking that is slip resistant, it’s extremely popular for those with swimming pools and hot tubs for this very reason. The Wood fibres in Composite decking also help to create a more rigid decking board which is less likely to warp or expand in the event of extreme weather conditions.
There is no doubt both Composite and PVC decking share many benefits, if you would like to know more about either product please visit our product pages on the eDecks website or get in touch with our ever so helpful sales team, Coral, Marie & Josh!
We also offer plenty of support and expert advice for most garden projects – and definitely any products we sell online. Contact eDecks here for personalised advice for your garden makeover project today.
At eDecks you can not only expect a good deal but also:
Super fast FREE delivery on orders over £150*
Handy FREE installation guides (and even instructional videos!)
Incredible prices on composite decking and PVC decking (and frequent big discounts!)
*Free delivery applies to most of the UK, but some areas may incur a charge, unfortunately – please check the eDecks website for more details.
Showcase your hard work and be in with a chance of winning two thousand pounds cash.
Here at eDecks we are no stranger to a giveaway, we often host competitions through our social media platforms and have given away thousands of pounds worth of prizes over the years so it made sense for us to team up with the UK’s largest news publisher, Reach PLC and sponsor their “Glorious Gardens” competition which could see the winner bag more than two thousand pounds in prizes.
Picture courtesy of our friends @house_proud_dads
How Do I Enter?
The competition is open to anybody who would like to show off their hard work whether you have acres of sprawling manicured gardens or a balcony where you have made the most of your limited space with colourful planters, you’ve got to be in it to win it right?
Be quick, the closing date for entries is 10/07/2021
The selected winner from each of the 8 regions will win £250 B&Q vouchers. These winners will then go to a judging panel to be crowned Glorious Gardens Winner 2021and receive the £2000 overall prize.
To enter please fill out the form below – If the form doesn’t show please click here
By entering this competition the entrant agrees that they have read and understood the terms and conditions associated with Glorious Gardens and agree to have their garden photograph published in the newspapers in print, online or on the Facebook page.
Editors reserve the right not to publish inappropriate or poor quality pictures.
Images should ideally be in jpeg format, be at least 200 pixels per inch and should be no bigger than 2mb. All photo entries require upload of a recent colour photograph.
By entering, each entrant acknowledges and warrants that the submitted photograph/image has been taken with the full permission of the subjects owner and does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the photograph.
Photographs must not contain inappropriate content. Entrants warrant that they own the copyright. Whilst copyright remains with entrants, by entering the competition, each entrant grants a worldwide licence to Reach plc to feature any or all of the submitted photographs in any of their publications or websites connected with this competition.
Proof of submission is not proof of receipt and entries will not be accepted without full contact details.
All entrants into this promotion must reside within the circulation area at the time of entry into the competition.
Employees and their families of Reach Plc and anyone professionally connected to the promotion are not eligible to enter.
Failure of entrants to send in a suitable image or to follow any of the published rules may result in entrants’ exclusion from the competition.
Local newspaper editor’s decision is final. The Editor reserves the right in their absolute discretion to disqualify any entry, add to or rewrite any rules, or to cancel the whole or part of the promotion at any stage without prior notification.
Publicity may be given to winners and winners’ names and images may be published in the relevant newspaper title in print and online and other website(s) relating to the promotion. Winners must cooperate fully for publicity purposes if so required.
SUPPLEMENT
Photo entries will appear within a Glorious Gardens supplement planned to publish in the newspaper on Thursday 15th July 2021. Supplement date may be subject to change.
Reach Plc accepts no responsibility for any error, misprint or omission in the printing of an entrant’s details or photo. Although every effort will be made to ensure all entrant’s photographs are published and are of the highest quality in the event of any unforeseen circumstances where they do not appear, no compensation will be offered. It should be noted that pictures re-produced on newsprint are not of the original quality. Reach Plc reserves the right to refuse to print or request a new image in the event that the image provided is not suitable or deemed inappropriate for in-paper and other media use.
No responsibility is accepted for entries which are lost, delayed or images/videos not fully uploaded. Images submitted which are deemed to be below print quality, may be excluded from the competition.
PRIZES
One winner will be randomly selected from each newspaper region and will receive a B&Q gift card to the value of £250. Winners will be announced in the newspaper on 24th July 2021.
All regional winners will be entered into an overall final with the winner receiving the title of Glorious Garden Winner 2021 and £2000.
There is no cash alternative to any part of this promotion or its prizes.
