A few days before entertaining, spray weeds with Weedol or Pathclear, remove slugs and snails with Slug Clear or a beer trap, pick up unwanted rubbish - try our litter picker - and give the patio a spray down and brush in some Algon. Scrub-up your furniture with help from our maintenance kit and clean the grill barbeque. Even better, get a new one! We have a range to suit every occasion.

Look out for British charcoal made from native managed coppiced woodland - eco-friendly, and no need for firelighters!

The petite table-top kettle is perfect for camping & picnics
FREE COVER - £29.99

Available in 3 sizes,
good for any size garden. Starting at £59.99

For a feast, try this
for size!
Starting at £289.99

Terrific 8-piece tool
kit & storage case.
Only £16.99!

Light up the coals and get cooking. Here are a couple of Cannock gardens barbecue tips:

• Try square sausages basted in Jack Daniel's Marinade.
• For steak lovers remember that the thicker the steak the greater the flavour!
• If using wooden skewers
  for kebabs or prawns, soak in water for an hour before using - this will stop the skewers from burning.
• Try cooking a few semi-cooked potato's or whole onions wrapped in tin foil
  on the rim of the coals.

Need some more ideas? Read the BBQ basics section at the BBC.

After a fine meal, relax on a swing seat/hammock or garden arbour and admire the light from solar lights wash over your favourite feature-plants or garden urns. Alternatively, watch the dazzling sparkle of water and listen to the soothing trickling of water from one of our many pre-lit water features.

June is the time for flowers, so if dry give them plenty of water. When hot, your plants ability to ingest water is far better in the morning or at night. Don’t water in direct sunlight – you may scorch the leaves. Inspect plants for pests and diseases.

Things you should be doing:
1. Water you salad rows regularly  
2. Cover fruit with suitable netting
3. Encourage further blooms by
    dead-head flowers
4. Thin seedlings & re-sow salad
    crops
5. Apply lawn feed

"I bought a lovely pair of medium and also two large Cannock Planters. They look wonderful! I must congratulate you on the quality of the planters. We intend to keep them out all winter - we have painted ours sage green - they look certain to last for years. Congratulations, keep the standard up!" S Muller

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