Autumn brings with it cooler temperatures and shorter days. It’s the season of crunchy leaves, Halloween, Bonfire Night and pumpkin themed everything. Autumn is also the perfect time to tidy up outside and start making inside living spaces feel cosy, comfortable and warm.

Here are some of our top tips and essential products to make sure your home and garden is ready for the colder, and wetter, seasons ahead. 

Tidy up and protect decks and patios

We advise cleaning your patio twice a year – at the end of winter AND the end of summer. This ensures that your patio is protected against unwanted green growth that can make it look old and tired.

As well as this it’s important to regularly brush decked and paved areas throughout autumn and winter. Regular sweeping protects against

Owning an outdoor space is one of the most sought-after items on a property purchaser’s wish list. Research conducted by mental health charity Mind highlighted the value of owning an outdoor space. The study found that people’s mental health had benefitted from spending time in nature since the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, seven million said their well-being was helped by taking up gardening for the first time.

With many of us spending more time at home, updating outdoor areas is now at the top of the agenda for many homeowners. If you’re looking to make a move on a garden makeover, we’ve rounded-up all the latest landscaping trends and top tips to turn your garden into a haven this summer. 

Creating a secluded sanctuary

Achieving garden privacy is crucial for relaxation. Regardless of your outdoor space's size, we offer various solutions

Looking for suitable paving for your garden? Don't know the difference between Porcelain, Natural Stone or Concrete? Here's a little insight into the difference.

Porcelain

Our beautiful range of porcelain paving truly gives you the best of both worlds.

Porcelain paving is formed by baking a mixture of clay, sand and other minerals in a high temperature kiln producing an incredibly durable and non-porous material.

Being resistant to water absorption ensures that porcelain paving requires lower maintenance. There’s no need to apply a sealant as pavers are already stain and mildew resistant. Liquids such as oils and chemicals cannot penetrate the surface, so they can easily be cleaned away. An exceptionally dense material, porcelain

As autumn is just around the corner, are you thinking about preparing your home and outdoor spaces?

At Covers, we understand the importance of keeping your homes in the best condition year-round, so why not check out all our outdoor and indoor essentials to keep your home cosy, warm and stylish throughout the autumn months?

Outdoor Essentials

Preparing your garden for autumn can make all the difference in keeping on top of it through winter. Ensuring your outdoor space is properly set up to deal with weather changes is essential for keeping it a safe space.

As you’re probably aware, more leaves begin to fall off trees during autumn, and although the colours are beautiful, they can make our gardens look and feel cluttered. Using

For many reasons, porcelain paving is the most popular choice for garden paving and patios, but is it the right choice for your garden? We have answered some of our frequently asked questions on porcelain paving.

What is porcelain paving?

Porcelain paving is formed by baking a mixture of clay and naturally occurring materials, which are exposed to significant pressure and fired at high temperatures in a kiln. This process, known as the “vitrification process”, creates an extremely strong and hard-wearing material, which absorbs very little water in its lifetime. Creating a high density, hard, and wear-resistant surface has made it probably the best type of paving available today.

Does porcelain paving last a long time or fade?

Porcelain paving is designed to withstand

Most paving will require regular maintenance to keep it looking its very best. Routine brushing will help keep your outdoor patio surface clear of most dirt and debris that is most likely to build up over time.

Moss, algae, lichen, and other fungi will often develop when paving is exposed to moisture and will stain and mask the colour of the paving. Likewise, during the laying process, cement can often spill and dry on the paving surface. The good news is that such dirt can be successfully removed from most pavers. Our handy step-by-step guides will help you with three different paving cleaning methods:

The humble brush and soapy water still go a long way when cleaning light stains from paving slabs.

How to Clean your Patio Slabs with Soapy Water

Step 1 – Sweep the paving area and make sure it is clear

With the Summer months hotting up, we’ve all been spending lot more time in the garden and have started to transform or update our outdoor areas budget-friendly. We have put together these simple but effective ways to update your outdoor living space.

10 Garden Ideas to Transform your Outdoor Space

Clean your Patio or Decking

Start by pulling up any plants or weeds that have grown in between the patio slabs and sweeping away the debris with a stiff brush. Using the same brush, you can then use soapy water to scrub the patio or decking or use a pressure washer to remove stubborn dirt and stains. We also have an extensive range of cleaning care items that will

We have a wide range of high-quality products with different materials, styles, colours, sizes and accessories, we have just what you need to help you get the job done!

Timber Decking

Our range of timber decking

Keep your outside space private with one of the quickest and easiest ways with our range of fencing. Whether you are repairing or renewing or even a first-time user, it is affordable, efficient, and easy to understand.

Fences can provide various functions, whether for privacy, security, ensuring children and pets are safe and secure, or purely for decorative purposes, such as Round Top Panel fence at the front of your garden. We have something for you.

At Covers, there is a range of different products for you. From lap panels, featheredge, and the more popular garden screening to fencing accessories.

When buying new fencing, if you know the style of fence you intend to buy, then you’re halfway there. There are a few things to consider:

• Height: whether the type of fencing

As Spring approaches, this is the perfect time to start getting your garden space ready for the warmer months, so it's ready to enjoy when the sun starts shining!

Our handy checklist makes it easy to get started on the first gardening jobs of the year. From reviving your soil, pruning shrubs and bushes, and giving your fence a lick of paint - we've got everything covered. We've also got a a few bits of advice on garden maintenance to make it easy to get your outdoor space ready for entertaining friends and family when Spring finally arrives.

With our handy guide you'll have gorgeous garden in no time!

The Clean Up

The best place to start is cleaning up your garden so that you can see what you're working with. Getting rid of leaves, weeding flower

Here at Covers, we offer a wide range of Namgrass' artificial grass, and we want to make the process of achieving your dream lawn as easy as possible.

From ordering to installing, this guide will take the stress out of your purchase so you can sit back and enjoy your new lawn quickly and easily.

How to order your artificial grass lawn

Step 1: Measure the area for your artificial grass

Our artificial grass offering comes in 2-metre or 4-metre rolls, and you will need to allow for the widest area of your lawn and trim to fit. We can cut the grass to any length up to 25m.

If your area is wider than 4 metres, don't worry, you

If your garden or outdoor area is small, you might be struggling to come up with ways to best utilise the space.

Here, we take a look at how to make the most of your small garden and provide our top five tips for bringing a small outdoor area to life.

1. Introduce different levels

Installing steps up to a seating area or creating different levels will make a garden feel bigger as well as more interesting. This is particularly useful in sloping gardens, where levelling will introduce vertical lines and visually increase the space.

Levels can be created in a variety of ways. Decking is a great way to add height in a garden simply and effectively. Available in both wood and composite

With socialising well and truly back on the agenda, garden parties and get togethers are now in full swing. Whether it’s a table for two or a group of thirty friends, don’t let your garden disappoint your guests!

We’ve put together our five top tips for creating stunning outdoor entertainment areas and exceptional al fresco dining spaces.

1. Patios and paving

A patio is more than just slapping a few slabs on the ground outside your back door. The perfect patio will take time to plan and should be designed to make the most of your outdoor space. When well thought through, a patio will help to enhance your garden’s natural shape and size, while providing the ideal area for relaxing, unwinding and entertaining.

One of the most popular choices for garden patios and paving is porcelain

Owning an outdoor space is now one of the most sought after items on a property purchaser’s wish list and a highly valued asset for home owners in the UK. According to recent research by Post Office Money, landscaping your garden could increase your property’s value by up to 77%.

With many of us spending more time at home, updating outdoor areas is now top of the agenda for lots of home owners. If you’re looking to make a move on a garden makeover, we’ve rounded-up all the latest landscaping trends and top tips to turn your garden into a sublime sanctuary this summer.

The white stuff

White is set to be the colour of summer and there are numerous ways you can introduce it into your garden to create sensational and stylish results. Whether you’re influenced by the whitewashed walls of spectacular Santorini or the subtle white sands of the Seychelles, we’ve got all the

The shift in lifestyle over the past 12 months has seen a surge in creating additional space for home offices, games rooms, bars and craft areas using garden outbuildings, sheds and summerhouses. According to AMA Research, domestic garden buildings and structures were predicted to grow by 12% between 2018 and 2022.

If you are considering installing a garden building or summerhouse and you’re looking for the perfect items to complete your project, Covers has a wide range of high quality products that offer the ideal finishing touch. We’ve rounded-up a few of our favourites for you below.

Cladding – Timber & Composite

The trend for cladding in garden building design has seen rapid

Keep the decking flat to avoid warping

Prepare and clear the area, if required, lay a membrane down first

Measure and mark the required length for the frame and then cut and treat the ends of the cut wood

Mark the placement for the joists and lay the frame out in the desired area

Screw the sides and joists together