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Here in the UK we are just entering the prime planting season – and for many that means working on your allotment in preparation for the months ahead. However, many dedicated allotment sites now have long waiting lists; there are more than 150,000 would-be gardeners waiting for a plot to become free in England alone.

One way around this is to create a vegetable patch in your own garden. Here Lumberjacks, who provide garden sleepers in Ipswich and around Suffolk, outline the key steps you can take to ensure you have plenty delicious home-grown produce on your dining table.

With spring on the horizon and the beginning of gardening season at hand, now is the perfect time to appraise your tools and see if there’s anything in your box, shed or garage which might need an upgrade.

At Lumberjacks, we stock a wide range of garden and landscaping tools from various brands, including Ox tools in Woodbridge, Ipswich and the surrounding area.

Here we’re going to break down, season by season, some of the most useful tools we stock and the kinds of jobs you can use them for.

UK gardeners are facing plenty of challenges in the 12 months which lie ahead; a climate which is both hotter and wetter means that the choice of plants and landscaping decisions could be trickier than ever. Here Lumberjacks, who supply high-quality garden buildings and other timber products from their base in Ipswich, identify some of the leading horticultural trends for 2024.

Everyone here at Lumberjacks would like to wish all our loyal customers across Suffolk a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for all your support over the last 12 months – whatever you have purchased from us – and here’s to a peaceful and prosperous 2024 for all!

Just because the temperatures have begun to tumble doesn’t mean you can’t continue to enjoy your garden. The addition of one or two special features means that you can still go outdoors even when there isn’t much daylight.

Here Lumberjacks, who supply chimineas and firepits to customers in Stowmarket, Hadleigh, Ipswich and across Suffolk, look at some of the key ways of ensuring you can stay nice and warm outside during the colder months – and there may be some benefits to your plants as well.

You might think, now that the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in ever more quickly, that this automatically means you can’t spend much time in your garden over the next few months. However, this is far from the case – a shed or a summerhouse will allow you to appreciate the beauty of your garden all through winter. Here Lumberjacks, who supply a range of garden buildings, including affordable wooden sheds from our base in Ipswich, explain how.

Like it or not, winter is just around the corner – and that means adding some heat to your home to keep yourself warm and cozy. Thanks to the increasing cost of oil and gas, many people are turning to real fires rather than turning their central heating on.

Lumberjacks are leading firewood suppliers in Stowmarket, Ipswich, Woodbridge and across Suffolk; here are our top tips for ensuring that you can get your fire up and running as quickly as possible.

Now that the nights are very gradually starting to draw in, you might think that will restrict the amount of time you can spend in your garden. Wrong! Simple and cost-effective lighting systems ensure you can continue to enjoy your outdoor space for much longer. And there are other benefits to outdoor lighting systems too, as Lumberjacks – suppliers of low voltage lighting in and around Ipswich – can explain.

Here in the UK, the seasons and the weather can often restrict the use of your garden to a couple of months a year – however, there are several ways in which you can effectively defy nature and get more out of your outdoor space. Lumberjacks are artificial grass suppliers in Hadleigh, Capel St Mary, Ipswich and across Suffolk. Here we outline six ways to enjoy your outdoor space more, whatever the time of year - or day - it is.

It’s the right time of year to be laying out a patio, as the weather should be good enough not just to lay it but enjoy it as well – whether you want to use it for eating, drinking, relaxing or just enjoying the rest of your garden.

Here Lumberjacks, who can provide either natural stone or porcelain paving from our Suffolk base, provide some top tips on how to make the whole process as simple as possible.  

Now is the ideal time to put up new garden fencing – the weather is improving, there’s less rain and no frozen ground to contend with, and the posts and panels will be in place by the height of summer, when you really want to be outside enjoying your garden.

Here Lumberjacks, who supply decorative fence panels to customers in Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and across Suffolk, provide some top tips on fencing installation.

Now is the time of year to be thinking about your garden, now that the weather is improving, and you can spend more time outside. Here Lumberjacks, who supply Allur composite decking in Ipswich, Woodbridge and across Suffolk, explain how decking and pergolas can really enhance your outdoor space.

The posts can often be the weak point in any garden fencing you put up – usually because you didn’t bury them deep enough underground, or because they have rotted in the earth. However, that’s not the case with DuraPost® fence posts, an innovative product which Lumberjacks can supply from their Suffolk base. Here are a few of their main advantages.

Porcelain isn’t just something you can have in your kitchen – you can now use it outside in your garden too. Increasingly, more people are choosing to have porcelain slabs laid to create the perfect look.

Here at Lumberjacks, we provide porcelain paving from our base in Ipswich, explain the advantages of both porcelain and natural stone paving slabs and how we can help you regardless of which you choose.

If you need to invest in a new garden shed, the commonest types you are likely to come across are the Apex and Pent varieties. Here Lumberjacks, who stock both Apex and Pent sheds at our Ipswich base, outline the key difference between the two, and which one is likely to be the right choice for you.

Chicken and rabbit wire is an essential tool for the modern gardener. It protects your plants or crops from damage, as newly planted trees and shrubs are tempting sources of food for a group of rabbits. And without some form of protection any domestic animals, such as chickens, will always be vulnerable from any predators.

Here Lumberjacks, who supply wire fencing products to customers in Felixstowe, Ipswich and across Suffolk, provide some top tips on how to make sure plants and animals alike benefit from the protection it can offer.