Those crazy Germans...more LIDL specials for the garden

Coming up on Thursday 15th April (a week from the date of this post) in Lidl - spades, forks, and shovels, all with stainless steel 'pointy bits' and FSC-approved timber handles, for €12.99 each. Other goodies include anti-bird netting (which would probably also deter cats and less-determined dogs, I reckon), folding saws, and ratchet pruners (good for stubborn branches or those with less strong hands). Also on the site for the ladies there are some gardening 'clogs' with adjustable heel-straps; for the gentlemen there are ads featuring ladies in bikinis. Girls - get the lads to get the heavy work done now, before the distractions start!

A word of warning, though, about their 360 Litre Thermo Composter. We have two of these and while they are good in some aspects (good capacity, rodent-deterring base-plate), there is a design flaw with the lid. It doesn't fit very well in the first instance - it pops out of the hinge when you try to open it, and it flies away with any sort of breeze (and we get EVERY sort!) so it needs a weight on top of it. The bin itself is also a flat-pack job and on the 'blue language' scale of assembly I'd give it at least a 6.