Protect your outdoor plants and pots from frost
Frost can wreck pots and tender plants overnight. Here is how to protect your outdoor plants and pots, in the right orde...
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Decking restoration: how to bring tired decking back to life before winter
Is your decking looking tired? Find out how to restore it before winter arrives.
How to clean and maintain fascias and soffits before winter
Here's how to stop fascias and soffits trapping damp all winter.
How to pressure wash and re-sand a block paving driveway
Learn how to give your driveway a much needed refresh with HSS DIY.
How to clear autumn leaves the easy way
With the right kit, garden clearance takes an afternoon, not a weekend. Here's how we'd tackle it.
How to Hire a Hedge Trimmer from HSS DIY and Get Perfectly Shaped Hedges This Summer
Not sure which hedge trimmer to hire or how to get the cleanest result? This guide covers every machine in the HSS DIY r...
Decking, Fencing and Planting: Your May Garden Project Hire Guide from HSS DIY
May is the month when every half-decent weekend gets looked at with one eye on the garden. The shed door gets opened...
Painting External Walls? Why Hiring a Tower or Platform Is Safer (and Cheaper) Than Scaffolding
This guide covers which access equipment to hire for an exterior paint project, why it's genuinely safer and more practi...
Garden Clearance Before Summer: The HSS DIY Hire Guide to Chippers, Shredders and Green Waste
Garden clearance is the project that unlocks everything else - you can't plant the new beds properly with a pile of bran...
Stump Removal, Hedge Cutting & Ground Clearance Guide
Tackle big garden jobs yourself this spring. With pro‑grade stump grinders, hedge trimmers and mini diggers from HSS DIY...
Spring Lawn Rescue: How to Scarify, Rotavate and Lay New Turf Using Hired Equipment
A patchy, mossy, compacted lawn after a British winter isn't a lost cause. It's just a lawn that needs the right treatme...
Your April Garden Transformation Starts Here: The Complete Equipment Hire Guide
Let's be honest. The garden has had a rough winter. The lawn looks like it's given up, there's a stump where a tree used...
All You Need to Know About Rotavating Your Garden
Check out our advice, tips & simple instructions for using a rotavator.
Gardening Calendar - Your Month By Month Checklist
Find all your monthly gardening jobs here.
7 Top Tips to Get Your Home & Garden Ready For Autumn
Find out how to look after your garden and home in autumn.
How to Care for Summer Wildlife
Take care of the wildlife in your garden all year round.
Prepare Your Garden for Spring
Here are some jobs we think will help prepare your garden for the springtime.
Bedding Down the Garden for Winter
Read our handy guide to preparing your garden for winter.
How to Sharpen Garden Shears at Home
A simple step-by-step guide on how to sharpen garden shears.
How to Scarify a Lawn
One important step in lawn care that often gets overlooked is scarification.
How to Mow the Lawn Professionally
Learn exactly how to mow the lawn professionally.
How to Kill Weeds in Grass
Learn how to kill weeds without damaging your grass as well as some other helpful maintenance tips.
How to Cut and Trim a Hedge
Tips and advice on how to cut your hedges.
How to Clean a Patio and Paving
Simple clean up solutions to get your patio slabs looking refreshed.
How to Clean and Repair a Gutter
Take a look at different ways you can repair and clean your gutters.
How to Maintain and Rotavate your Garden
Maintaining your lawn helps to keep it looking its best and growing healthily.
How to Lay and Maintain Artificial Grass
A step-by-step guide to laying a low-maintenance artificial lawn.
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