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Friday 16 April, 2021

Springbridge delivery policies Getting your products to you without delay

At Springbridge, we place the utmost importance on the safe and secure delivery of the goods our customers’ order. We have our own vehicles for fast local deliveries around the Home Counties and London and make use of the low carbon fleet option available through a reliable pallet network for other deliveries....

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Wednesday 14 April, 2021

Tips for improving the condition of your topsoil and growing better plants

The condition of the topsoil in your garden will have a big influence on how well you are able to grow healthy plants. Good quality soil that contains plenty of nutrients is necessary for growing strong and vigorous plants that are more resistant to disease and pests. Soil management of any area where plants grow is important as it is an ongoing process. Even if your soil is currently in great con...

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Monday 22 March, 2021

How to dispose of excess soil

If you buy a ton of topsoil for a gardening or landscaping project but then manage to complete the job without using it all, you will need to find uses or a disposal method for the excess. It is illegal to just dump it somewhere, even in the woods or somewhere wild where you might think it will do no harm, so here we look at the best options for disposing of excess soil....

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Friday 19 March, 2021

How to repair patches on your lawn

Bare patches of lawn are an eyesore, but there are several ways to fix them. Here is a quick guide to the various methods of repairing bare patches on your lawn. Some small patches can be fixed with a little TLC and some fertiliser, though it takes a lot longer than other methods. If the patches are less than 20cm or thereabouts then you might not need seeds or new turf, but it will depend on the ...

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Tuesday 16 March, 2021

Benefits of using shingle as a driveway gravel

There are several materials you can use for driveway gravel, and shingle is one of the most popular for good reason. Here we look at the benefits of gravel driveways and look at why shingle is so popular, as well as see some alternative materials for creating gravel driveways. Gravel is an excellent solution for covering large surfaces such as driveways. Gravel like shingle, and even decorative ag...

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Monday 15 March, 2021

A professional's guide to applying mulch

Mulching is one of the best things you can do for certain areas of your garden as you can use it to add a natural-looking ground cover that suppresses weeds and improves moisture retention while stabilising the temperature of the soil underneath. This helps the soil preserve and provide its healthy nutrients for the plants you grow in and around the mulch and while preventing unwanted weeds from s...

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