Warm your outdoor living spaces and keep the heater out of harm’s way with a hanging patio heater. These heaters look like hanging lights – and indeed halogen heaters put out a warm yellow glow – but they emit heat downwards to you and your guests below. I look at a variety of hanging heaters, both halogen and infrared, that add practical warmth and a touch of style to your patio. I review each models…
A glass of fresh fruit and/or vegetable juice, made in your own kitchen, is not only delicious, but it’s also healthy. You won’t even notice that you’re having one, two or even three of your five-a-day when you drink the juice produced by the juicers we review here. I review several types of juicers, from the best juicers for starting out with through to those which are part of a multi-functional nutrition centre. I describe…
Whether you use it indoors or out in your garden, a bench made of synthetic polyrattan adds a natural look while being long-lasting and extremely easy to care for. My review looks at rattan benches of different sofa styles, rattan benches that double as storage boxes (I love dual purpose furniture) and a no-frills rattan bench for multiple people to sit on. I present each bench’s pros, cons and special features and then our recommendation.…
Your conservatory is a light and airy place, and so should be the furniture that you put in it. Rattan furniture, with its natural-looking weave, is the perfect choice for this space that’s in-between the indoors and the outdoors. I review different kinds of sets – those with love-seats and matching chairs, those with two armchairs and a table, and those described as bistro sets for your morning cup of coffee or tea. I present…
When it comes to strimmers, there is plenty of choices, and I’ve even reviewed some amazing cordless strimmers from Black + Decker and even DeWalt. However, when it comes to raw power and the ability to be up and running in minutes (no charging, just top up the petrol), nothing beats the cutting power of some of the best petrol strimmers. This is why, on a commercial level (for garden maintenance businesses as I do)…
Sometimes on a hot summer day, you just want to lounge around outside on something comfy and cushiony. Only a bean bag chair will do for you to nestle right into. My review of the Best Garden Bean Bag Chairs looks at different styles of bean bag chairs (including two for kids) and presents the best ones we found for each style. I list each bag’s pros and cons and discuss their features along with…
If like me you have some plants that you need to keep frost-free and at warmer temperatures, or perhaps you want to start your seeds off earlier in the season to give you a head start in spring and have run out of room on your windowsill for propagating seedlings, just like I have. Then a good investment is a greenhouse but the second-best investment is choosing a good quality and reliable greenhouse heater to…
Are you running out of space in your greenhouse or do you want to make better use of the space you have? Does it look larger from the outside than when you’re inside? Greenhouse staging and shelving products provide extra areas for growing your plants by using your greenhouse’s vertical space. It doesn’t matter that your greenhouse came without any shelving or storage, as most do, because this gives you the opportunity to design your…
Is your garage a mess, with tools and materials and half-finished projects all over the floor and workbenches? Think how much better you will feel with everything neatly organised on shelving units. This was also me, so I decided to get a few of the most popular garage rackings to see which models and brands were the best, so it give me the perfect opportunity to put this review together. Spoiler alert, the most expensive…
For your pond to be clean and healthy and to support fish, the water must have plenty of oxygen in it at all times, following on from my review on pond fountains which can help aerate the water. Using a pond aerator is a better way to do this. If you’re already using a pond pump or a pond pump with a built-in filter, a pond aerator can act as a back-up system or just…
