Perfect Garden Style Tips Whatever Your Gardening Style and Needs

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Be inspired by our garden ideas for summer 2009 and find the perfect style that best suits your personality and lifestyle, be it a classic British garden to a chic urban space. Enjoy your best-ever summer with these six inspiring garden design ideas.

Classic British Garden
You don’t have to be squire of the manor – this look works well in city and suburban plots, too. Just think tea on the lawn, bunting and a jug of Pimm’s…

Get the look with 5 key essentials
1. A well-kept lawn – Keep grass short, trimmed and green. Re-seed it in the winter if it looks patchy and cover with a clear plastic sheet until the shoots start to show.
2. Weathered stone paths and patios – Use York stone for a traditional look and invest in stone troughs or saddle stones as eye-catching features or alternative seating.
3. Co-ordinated planting – Take a formal approach by restricting plants to just a couple of colours. White and purple is a classic mix, so go for perennial white roses and hydrangeas with bedding plants such as allysum.
4. Rustic furniture – Choose a traditional wrought-iron bench and a period-style table and chairs, plus striped deck-chairs.
5. Classic accessories – Floral linen and buntin, plus traditional children’s games are a quick way of adding to the classic British look. » Read more: Perfect Garden Style Tips Whatever Your Gardening Style and Needs

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Buying a Wooden Garden Storage

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Do you have a compact garden with nowhere to store anything Do your outdoor living items have to live indoors Well now there is a versatile solution to your storage problems – the wooden storage box.

There are many types of wooden storage box designed specifically to fit in small gardens and house all your outdoor items such as lawnmowers, tools and hosepipes. In this article we explain a few of the different types and explain what sort of items they can store.

First is the wooden wheelie bin store. This is essentially a ‘as it says on the tin’ item – as it stores your wheelie bin. It has been especially designed with the UK wheelie bin in mind and is a great way to stop your rubbish bins blowing around in the wind or making your garden look unattractive. Usually a wooden wheelie bin store is a three sided wooden box with a fixed roof that has doors on the fourth side, allowing easy access for removing and replacing your bin. As most households in the UK have a bin for refuge and one for recycling, wheelie bin stores come in single or double width depending on the number of wheelie bins you have to store. » Read more: Buying a Wooden Garden Storage

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