Garden Safety Tips & Advice from Experts...
Gardening is a fruitful and relaxing pastime enjoyed by millions of people in the UK. But over half a million accidents occur outdoors at home each year. Without inducing panic or hysteria, SafeGardening's team of experts goes through the different areas that can cause concern and offers practical advice to keep everyone safe.
May's Most Popular Articles...
-
Growing Your Own Fruit: Growing your own fruit is one of the most rewarding aspects of working in your garden. Home grown fruit cultivated in your own garden tastes much better than… [982 views in May]
-
Advice For Maintaining and Using Compost: A previous article on composting in this series has highlighted the types of materials which are suitable to use in the construction of a… [442 views in May]
-
Which Plants are Pet-Safe?: The taste and scent of any flower can be deceiving to a dog and cat when the flower tastes good. Naturally, the pet will continue to eat the flower despite… [284 views in May]
-
Bonfire Safety: When we usually think of ‘bonfires’ we more often than not think of Guy Fawkes Night on November 5th and the accompanying firework displays in commemoration of that… [228 views in May]
-
How to Control Pond Algae: Pond algae are a natural occurrence, which occurs in any pond as free-floating matter if left untreated after a period of time. It manifests itself as a… [224 views in May]
-
Poisonous Berries: Many of the beautiful plants we choose for our gardens produce berries. A large percentage of these berry-producing plants are responsible for deaths every year. A… [178 views in May]
Our Categories...
Case Studies: Don't Underestimate Bonfires: Case Study, Danger of Tree Climbing to...
Fruit and Veg: Growing Your Own Fruit, Which Wild Plants are Safe to Consume?,...
Garden Chemicals: Safe Fertilisers, Patio and Path Cleaner, Safe Pesticide Use, When Do...
Garden Environment: How To Safely Dispose of Garden Refuse, Gardening Crop Rotation:...
Garden Equipment: Is Your Garden Hose Safe?, Garden Lighting, BBQ Safety & Gas...
Garden Wildlife: Safe Pest Control, Protect Garden Wildlife, Wildlife Threats to the...
Gardening for Pensioners: Tools to Help Sow Seeds, Why to Keep a Lawn &...
Personal Protection: Is Your Garden Legally Safe?, Bee/Wasp Stings...
Pets and Children: Building a Kid's Tree House Safely, Care With Toys in the Garden,...
Plants and Planting: Felling Trees Safely, Pruning Trees and Shrubs,...
Poisons and Toxins: Dangerous Plants To Pets, Poisonous Berries, Poisonous Shrubs,...
Power Tools: Fuel Storage and Use, Hedge Cutters, Pruners and Trimmers, Chainsaw...
Water: Electric Water Fountain Safety, Hosepipes and Sprinklers, Tips For...
Latest Comments
-
pet lover
Re: Dangerous Plants To Pets
do you know whether the product "flower magic" is pet freindly?
19 May 2013 -
catalina
Re: Which Plants are Pet-Safe?
Hi. I've read that tulips and daffodils are toxic to cats but that its the bulb that's the poisonous part. Does that mean that if I…
17 February 2013 -
Kip
Re: Safe Water Collection Around Children and the Elderly
A lot of water butts these days have "child safe" lids on them. Not sure what exactly this means…
26 September 2012 -
bharathi
Re: Water Recycling
I want know the garening water specification like PH value & Hardness level to be maintain. Regards, V.DHANDAPANI
17 September 2012 -
greenfingers
Re: Poisonous Berries
@no If a Rowan Berry was eaten raw your child may suffer from stomach ache and diarrhoea.
13 September 2012 -
LYNX
Re: How to Control Pond Algae
In full sun 16ft x8ft x3ft6ins at its deepest3 yrs old. the wildlife pond has developed on the surface 2 to 3 ins of thick jelly which…
5 June 2012 -
Fruity
Re: Growing Your Own Fruit
It;s so exciting growing your own stuff for the first few years. There's lots to learn and you have to be prepared for disappointmnent. I…
28 May 2012
Featured...
You should seek independent professional advice before acting upon any information on the SafeGardening website. Please read our Disclaimer.