What is better than a summer day outside with your friends or family? Definitely, you should not miss this experience this summer. Whether it is in the fields, in your garden, in an outside deck or patios, you should enjoy your unwinding. A barbeque will taste great as you protect yourself and your companions from the summer elements. Patio awnings and canopies are what you need to have a lifetime experience. Here are the benefits of installing these great structures: Shelter Mother Nature has her unique way of operating. The weather dynamics force you to be ready for anything. You need a shield against harsh weather conditions, whether  it be rain or sunshine. Your event will not be interrupted by rains. This is because your electrical appliances are safe from water intrusion and your... Read More

If you have trouble backing down your drive way at light due to there being no lighting to guide you safely as you reverse, or no lighting in your back garden to get to an out building or shed, then it may be worth investing in garden lighting. Traditionally you would have to wire fixed based lighting to areas of your garden which might not even be necessary. Understandably if it’s a garden shed or light house then lighting to those areas is key if your going to use them after dark. Fixed based lighting dotted up and down garden paths or drive ways however, is by far a waste of money and wiring them up will be a hassle; you will need a qualified electrician to install them. A great solution to this problem is to buy portable solar lighting and maybe even a few solar powered fibre... Read More

Lots of people have a plant box feature that runs along side the garden fence for the length of the garden, or a series of plant box areas. This is fine if you have the time to maintain them all, and keep them looking great; not always possible during the winter season though. How about building up a featured area along the side of your garden fence instead? Just picture in your mind an area that is the height of a bench that runs along side your fence for the length or width of your garden, whether along the back or the side fence of your garden. This area will become a wooden boxed area that will have plant boxes, a seating area and also a boxed pond area for small fish. Start by building the bottom boxed area along your fence, about the height a standard bench, but have the depth about... Read More

If not already, it might be worth getting a nice patio seating area for your garden patio. Normally you would get something that is temporary and can easily be folded down and stored away in a shed/storage space when not required during winter months. Though with temporary sets don’t get the cheap tacky plastic sets; they don’t weather well and the plastic becomes discoloured when left out in the sun and other harsh weather conditions. It’s always best to save for something decent, but also something that is light weight so it can be stored away when not required; the heavy wooden sets might not be ideal, as they will often start looking pretty blah after a number of years and will need to be stripped down, repaired, and then re-coated. A nice metal framed set that is... Read More

The warmer seasons have passed and winter is now here. But for those of you who love to be in the garden and keeping active have to now contend with the winter season, and all the marvellous weather to come with it; and on any given day it will present you with some pretty interesting challenges. So you find yourself sitting by the window, staring out into the bare winter garden and are keen to get your hands dirty, but have already tried to venture outside and found it to be windy and too cold; going from the garden to the house to warm up, involves even more effort and you have to keep taking your Wellington boots on an off. If not already, why not invest some money into getting a shed for your garden, you can get one that has some insulation and put a small oil radiator in there and... Read More