As consumers look to tidy up sheds, fences and decking after a tough winter, Hamilton Acorn offers its Anza Solutions range of woodstain and varnish brushes. 

Dulux has entered the stains and varnishes market with the Dulux interior and exterior Woodsheen range. 

The Cuprinol PowerPad came out on top in recent independent testing carried out by Future Thinking. 

Scoot is a patented, non-toxic fox repellent from Foxolutions. 

Carl Kammerling's Maxima ratchet pruner was recently awarded Best Garden Product by the British Hardware Federation at the Totally shows in February. 

Polycell is investing £3m in its 2011 communications campaign. Activity kicks off with a TV ad campaign from April 18 until the end of May. 

Cuprinol will launch a new tv ad campaign on April 18, celebrating Britain's 'Garden Stars' with real people in real gardens. 

It's rust, not break-ins, that destroys most padlocks, says Abus, so the company has developed 'NanoProtect' to ensure its essential components are rust-resistant for 40 years. 

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has extended its range of grow your own products to make the most of this growing trend. 

Garden woodcare brand Cuprinol has secured a listing with The Garden Centre Group, the UK's largest garden centre chain with 119 centres nationwide. 

Launched at Gardeners' World Live in 1998, Tubtrugs Flexible continue to be top sellers for supplier Faulks & Co. 

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has announced a £6m spend on TV advertising for 2011, a 13% increase on 2010. 

Bayer Garden is investing in fostering a dialogue with consumers to increase awareness of its products, promotions (there are currently two major ones) and competitions, and of course, to drive sales. 

Demand for ready-to-use weedkillers and big pack products is on the up now the season is underway says Roundup. 

Botanico, the grow your own brand from Solus, offers a wide range of products to help gardeners ensure a bumper tomato crop.