How Can I Add a Chalkboard or Activity Wall to a Playhouse?
Adding a chalkboard or activity wall to a playhouse is a fantastic way to enhance creativity and encourage interactive play. It transforms an ordinary playhouse into a dynamic..
Full DetailsCrackers for Garden Centres at Christmas? Get paid to visit the best in the UK
For many of us here in the UK, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a trip to our favourite garden centre and with the festive season just around the..
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As many people around the world know, music can have a big effect on our plants, and specific genres/styles have been known to boost growth. However, while this..
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As we know, gardening has become extremely popular during and after lockdown, but did you know that gardening can also become a part of your fitness routine? Well,..
Full DetailsCalling all Sun seekers – You can now earn £200 a week soaking up the rays!
We haven’t had the best of luck with the weather over the past couple of months here in the UK, however according to the forecasts we are in..
Full DetailsHire a virtual landscape gardener to create your ultimate Minecraft garden
Are you obsessed with Minecraft, but not so obsessed with your creative skills? Do you have all of the building blocks, but unsure where to put them? We..
Full DetailsBecoming a virtual landscape gardener in Minecraft!
There is no denying the popularity of Minecraft, in 2020 there were 126 million players across Xbox, Playstation & Nintendo Switch*! Anyway, we thought we’d take our passion..
Full DetailsIt’s 203% cheaper to live in a luxury ‘shedroom’ than in a studio flat in London!
Yes, we know. Extortionate rent is not a definitely not a new problem, especially in London. However, we wanted to look at how much it’s actually costing you,..
Full DetailsWe’re offering couples £1500 to spice up your sex life with plants and produce!
Unfortunately, a lot of couples revealed that during lockdown their sex life seemed to have suddenly wilted (if you’ll pardon the pun!). So, back in November we decided to..
Full DetailsAsian Hornet UK Sightings Map
The Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) that with just one sting can be enough to kill someone allergic to their venom. The Asian Hornets that can ‘kill with..
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Have you ever heard of Giant Hogweed? If you haven’t, you’ll be surprised to hear it’s officially the most dangerous plant in Britain! Giant Hogweed is part of..
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When it comes to invasive, dangerous plants in the United Kingdom, giant hogweed is one of the worst offenders. Fast-spreading and harmful to human health, this member of..
Full DetailsGiant Hogweed Locations Map (UK)
Giant Hogweed is known as “the most dangerous plant in Britain”, just lightly touching the plant’s sap can pose a considerable threat to human health. If you want to..
Full DetailsKent-based family seeking handyman/woman to transform shed into a Harry Potter hangout
Kent-based family seeking handyman/woman to transform shed into a Harry Potter hangout We don’t often get emails as magical as this in the WhatShed.co.uk inbox, but here’s one..
Full DetailsList of local authority owned allotments
We decided to look at each county in England and Wales and see how many allotments the local authorities owned and ran. As the last full survey of..
Full DetailsHow green are YOUR County’s Criminals?
We decided to look at every police force in England and Wales and see how many cannabis plants each had seized in 2017 vs.2018. Using the latest data..
Full DetailsAre YOU from a World Cup winning County?
We decided to look at every player that has ever been in an England World Cup since our first appearance back in 1950. We then worked out where..
Full DetailsHere’s how much Europeans spend on flowers.
Gardening and buying flowers seem to be a quintessentially British thing to do, or are they? We thought we would see if the data back this up, so..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical Oriental Style Garden?
Today we are mixing things up a little bit as we are not just looking at one country, but three! We are looking at gardens from China, Thailand,..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical Persian, Arabic Garden
Today we are having a look at some of the more extravagant styles of gardens that are in the world and those are gardens of the Persian and..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical Spanish Garden?
We know that many of you have enjoyed our series looking at the way different countries and cultures design and tend to their gardens. Well, today, we are..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical Greek Garden
The Greek climate of dry and hot summers along with winters that can be very wet requires gardeners to really work hard. A typical Greek garden is going..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical French Garden?
Bonjour! Today we are taking a closer look at what makes a typical French garden. Now you may be thinking that a French garden does not really have..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical Italian Garden?
When you think of an Italian garden, you may start to scratch your head and wonder, just what is an Italian garden? Well, we would bet that you..
Full DetailsHow To Spot A Fake Review
Here at WhatShed, we take great pride in making sure that we are always as upfront and honest with you as possible when we review a shed, summerhouse,..
Full DetailsWhy Gardening Is Great For Kids
In an ideal world, kids would be putting down the Xbox controller and enjoying the outdoors. It is one thing to just make your kids “go outside and..
Full DetailsPreserving Leaves And Flowers From The Garden
Here at WhatShed we love the autumn. It really is one of the most beautiful and dare we say magical times of the year the leaves and flowers..
Full DetailsWhat Makes A Typical Japanese Garden
Today we are channeling our inner mystic, oriental power as we give you a few ideas and suggestions for ways you can add a bit of Japanese style..
Full DetailsRaising Chickens In A City
While we can appreciate the title of our blog post today sounds like the name of some kind of cheesy 80’s sitcom. The fact of the matter is,..
Full DetailsAfforestation Can Be Good For Your Garden
Parts of the UK have been hit really hard by flooding in recent years. Here at WhatShed, we were just as shocked at the horrible images and videos..
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