Pond Maintenance

What To Do In The Garden In August

During the recent spell of fine weather, David Coton has been careful to make sure that none of the container grown plants at the Garden Centre dry out. This is particularly important if you are on holiday and he has these suggestions for other jobs that will keep you busy in the garden during August.

Barley Straw
Pond Pumps
Blanket Weed

Written by David Coton.
Published on Friday, 27th of July, 2018.
Updated on Thursday, 9th of July, 2020.

What To Do In The Garden In April

With warmer weather arriving, this is the best time of the year to be stocking up on bedding plants to fill planters, borders and hanging baskets. Our garden centre becomes noticeably busier and the number of jobs that need to be done around the garden begins to accelerate. David Coton has these suggestions to keep you occupied.

April
Garden Jobs
Pond Maintenance

Written by David Coton.
Published on Thursday, 29th of March, 2018.
Updated on Friday, 26th of March, 2021.

What To Do In The Garden In May

With spring encouraging everyone out into the garden and the threat of frost disappearing during May, David Coton is in no doubt that May is going to be one of the busiest months of the year.

Pond Maintenance
Jobs
May

Written by David Coton.
Published on Monday, 30th of April, 2018.
Updated on Wednesday, 12th of May, 2021.

What To Do In The Garden In December

Whether it's a bleak December or the more mild weather we are becoming used to, you can still spend useful time in the garden during the last month of the year. David Coton suggests some garden jobs that can occupy the short days.

Amaryllis
Pond Fish
Vegetables

Written by David Coton.
Published on Monday, 20th of November, 2017.
Updated on Thursday, 26th of November, 2020.

Oase Pond Vacuum Cleaners Reviewed

In this review David Coton tests the Oase range of Pond Vacuum Cleaners, this includes the Oase Pondovac Classic, Pondovac 4 and the Pontec Pondomatic.

Oase
Pond Maintenance
Pond Vacuum

Written by David Coton.
Published on Thursday, 16th of January, 2014.
Updated on Thursday, 20th of June, 2019.

Oase SwimSkim 50 Pond Skimmer Reviewed

The Oase SwimSkim 50 Pond Skimmer is the big brother of the SwimSkim 25, it is larger in size and has been designed to handle pond surfaces up to 50 square meters, hence the name SwimSkim 50.

Pond
Pond Maintenance
pond skimmer

Written by David Coton.
Published on Thursday, 25th of October, 2012.
Updated on Friday, 16th of December, 2016.