Posts in "Gardening Tips"
If you teach gardening to children it will stay with them for the rest of thier lives. This is why we are working with the RHS to help them reach out to the next generation. Bulldog tools are giving away £15,000 of tools to schools that register through the RHS Website.
Our range of children's tools are just that ..."tools". They are not toys, so the teachers can be sure the schools will get years of use out of any tools they purchase. For more information on how Bulldog Tools are getting involved look at our "Tools for Schools" button on our home page or click here.
It may only be a small contribution in the greater scheme of things, but anything that we can do to help develop the gardeners of the future has got to be worthwhile. As the only manufacturer still manufacturing solid forged tools in Britain we are proud to be supporting our school children in this way.
Posted by Clarington on 16th February 2009
It is always good to tidy the garden at this time of the year. Damage to some of the higher branches over the winter calls for some remedial repair work. The ideal tool for this is our Bulldog Tree lopper. Packaged in two parts, the head and the handle can sometimes be difficult to fit together, so I thought you might like to know how it is done.
- Remove the cutting head from the packaging. Fold the plastic control arm away from the body of the cutting head.
- Turn the end of the pole handle to "open" and insert the cutting head post into the end of the pole. Turn the end of the pole back to close to lock the handle in place.
- Having released to locking screw located on the control arm, clip the locating clip around the pole handle.
- Re-locate the locking screw on the control arm and tighten. Your Bulldog Tree lopper is now ready to use.
- If you have any further problems, please call our customer help line on (44) 01279 401572
- For more information on the 2 pulley tree lopper click here.
Posted by Clarington on 17th February 2009
This weekend the weather was wonderful. I have a reasonable size lawn, but it is full of moss and thatch. I took the opportunity to scarrify the grass with my trusty Springbok rake. The tines are so much firmer than lesser rakes. The forming of the head means that you cannot bend the head out of shape during use. When raking grass you not only want to take out the dead moss but also the thatch that restricts the grass growth. I raked for nearly four hours, the Springbok held up to the job far better than I did! I just hope that this is the right time of the year to do the job. Can anyone clarify this for me?
Posted by Clarington on 2nd March 2009
I was interested to learn recently that the National Trust is making land available on it's own land for allotments. The Trust have allocated approximately 40 sites at this time aournd the country. To advertise the campaign they are using the "Dig for Britain" approach as seen during the last war when the public were encouraged to use any land available for growing food. (See the WW2 poster below) With the current trend towards "grow your own" we think that the campaign will be a success.
Bulldog is the last forge of it's kind in Britain, still making solid forged tools as they were back in the war! We are keen to see the National Trust succeed. It has even been roumoured that the Trust have asked Gordon Brown to designate some land at 10 Downing Street to an allotment. If you do decide to start your own allotment, don't forget to use your Bulldog Potato fork as featured on this week's "product of the week". The flat tynes on this particular tool make it ideal for digging potatoes, the blade design means that the blade will move past the vegetable when digging rather that cause it damage. Our friend the Fat Gardener at www.qualitygardentools.co.uk also tells me that anglers use the potato fork for digging bait such as lug and rag worms on the mud flats at low tide. The flat tines reduce the amount of suction caused when digging. It is interesting how different people can find different uses! Happy gardening, or fishing...
Posted by Clarington on 8th March 2009
The Groundworks team have now completed the improvement of the garden area at our Wigan Site. They have cleared away any debris, broken up the soil and filled the beds with new top soil, ready for planting. As you can see its beginning too look good, all we need now is some nice plants and some furniture. Soon we'll be able to put our Bulldog Tools to the test in our own on site garden. I'll keep you posted on the progress.
Posted by Clarington on 20th March 2009
