Todays blog is about fixing bald patches in your grass.  I have an eight month old Cocker Spaniel who is causing yellow and bald spots in my lawn.  There are a few easy steps to fix this and is fairly inexpensive.   You could by some turf and cut out the affected area, however you need to replace a larger area and the grass may be a different colour.  Another reason I wouldn't use  turf for this is that it tends to dry out quickly and die off. This is what the affected areas looked like... I am not being sponsored for any of the products or by any of the businesses I mention during the blog. These are all products and businesses I use. Here is my preferred method 1. Stuff Required (all available from B&Q) Aerator (or anything for making holes in the affected area such as a gardening fork) £15 Small lawn rake or small fork £3 Small box of grass seed  £6.50 Pre turf & lawn seed fertiliser £6.11  Dirt from the garden (preferred) of a sma...

What a good question this is!  Over the years I have used Decking stain on my now 19 year old, 40 square metre deck.  This year (2021) my deck has looked really old and in need of attention.  This is due to several reasons which include two really hard winters and the fact that I failed to treat the deck last year (2020) due to lack of products caused by the Pandemic. After reading several posts and watching several YouTube channels I decided to opt for the Decking Oil.  Just to let you know I am not being sponsored for any of the products below.  These are the products and ranges I personally use. After exploring the reviews of each of the products, I chose Screwfix's No Nonsense Decking Oil (this is a range I use frequently as it is great value for money and does exactly what it says on the tin....sorry for using Ronseal's phrase!).  £24.99 for 5 litres (sometimes they have this on offer) The reason for opting for this was that the Deck Oil was that it wa...