shopping & advice for garden lovers
Welcome to Dan Cooper Garden. Whether you're new to gardening, an enthusiastic amateur or a seasoned pro, you're in the right place.
My mission is to gather the best products, advice and inspiration here so that you can spend more time enjoying your outdoor space.
RICH PICKINGS
As summer reaches its zenith, so do our flower gardens. Through August and September, beds and borders are brimming with blooms of all shapes and sizes. Dahlias dazzle, cosmos come of age, and elegant grasses assume glowing golden hues. There are rich pickings to be had. Using the best tools, harvesting your floral bounty will be a breeze.
HAPPY DINING
Sometimes a new product makes me pop with excitement. That's how I felt when I found these fabulous place mats and coasters designed by Gillian Blease for my friend and fellow Broadstairs resident Jenny Duff.
They're now a firm favourite with Dan Cooper Garden customers and perfect for summer tables, inside or out.
Advice & Inspiration
Your Garden In August
August is a watershed month in the gardening year, a moment when our gardens reach their peak volume and visual strength before evaporating into the soft airiness of autumn. The name of the game is prolonging the summer display for as long as possible. Read on to find out how.
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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR GARDEN FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS
We spend the year eagerly anticipating our summer holidays. But while we’re topping up our tans our gardens are reaching their peak. In this guide, I’ve compiled everything you need to know about preparing your garden before you jet off.
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Helpful Hosepipe Ban Hacks
A hosepipe ban is the last thing any gardener wants, however it need not spell disaster for our precious plants. Here are my top tips for limiting any harm that might be done to your garden and its inhabitants when water restrictions are in place.
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Smart Gardening
Years of gardening experience have taught me how to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to garden tools. Those I have selected for Dan Cooper Garden should last you a lifetime provided they are treated with care.
I consider each a fine example of its kind; form and function perfectly combined to make working in the garden a pleasure.
The Birds and the bees
By now our gardens are filled with birdsong and the gentle buzzing of bees. If you're lucky, you may spot a butterfly alighting on a flower, a ladybird hunting for aphids or a damselfly flitting across a pond. Hedgehogs and birds will be busily feeding their young so that they can soon fend for themselves.
As responsible gardeners it's important that we each do our bit to support wildlife by providing sources of food, water and shelter.