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8 scented plants to place around your garden furniture set

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scented garden plants
18
Mar

Your own sense of smell might not be as good as your dog’s or cat’s. But you’ll still get a great deal of pleasure out of lovely niffs, especially gorgeous scents like newly-mown grass and heavily-scented flowers. Smells are incredibly evocative. Imagine creating an alfresco entertainment space in your garden surrounded by scented plants, some […]

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Garden Leisure

The best garden furniture – Meet Norfolk Leisure

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Norfolk Leisure Pandora Leaf Gazebo 3x3m
09
Mar

People use all sorts of furniture outdoors for gatherings. They drag the kitchen table outdoors, collect random chairs together from around the house, even bring settees and foot stools outside. It works, after a fashion. But the real deal, designed for the job, is always the best garden furniture. If you’re fed up of your […]

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Garden Leisure

Watch this – How to season a clay chiminea

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How to season a chiminea
02
Mar

Our friends down in Devon have been waiting for dry weather to fire up their new Mexican clay chiminea for the first time. While it isn’t sunny, at least it’s dry enough to give it a go. Here’s how to season a clay chiminea, complete with photos. As you can see it’s pretty easy and […]

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Garden Leisure

Go dramatic and large with an XL chiminea!

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ASTERIA extra-large chimenea made of Chimalin AFC, inc lid & stand, natural clay
27
Feb

Small spaces require a small or medium chiminea. You could add a large or XL model to a small patio area but you’ll feel the heat… maybe far too much heat! It’s hard to imagine until you give it a go for yourself, but the amount of heat a clay chiminea, steel chiminea or cast […]

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Garden Leisure

Check out our stunning collection of garden furniture

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Garden furniture
26
Feb

Some people drag their indoor furniture outside on sunny days, giving their settee and armchairs an unexpected sunbathing session. While it’s a comfy choice, it’s far from ideal! Some make their own creative garden furniture out of ‘found objects’. Skilled people craft garden furniture out of wood or metal. Anything goes, really. But let’s face […]

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Garden Leisure

Your Outdoor Party Checklist

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21
Feb

It’s party time. You’re holding an alfresco event, where everyone will be out in the garden enjoying good company, food and drinks. Obviously you want it all to go smoothly, a party to remember, something the people you love will remember and talk about with a smile for years to come. How do you achieve […]

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Outdoor Cooking

Two small chimineas and a fire pit

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firepit
10
Feb

Did you know there’s a chiminea for every size an shape of outdoor space? Unless your patio is so small it only takes two people, the size of a king-size bed, you can probably enjoy all the magic of chiminea life for yourself. As long as there’s room for people to stand around it without […]

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Outdoor Cooking

5 cocktails to die for – Yummy alfresco drinks

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Friends and family Serving salad on a table at sunset. There is spaghetti Bolognese on some of the plates on the table. There are glasses of wine and other food on the table; everyone is having fun laughing and smiling
09
Feb

You’re holding an outdoor cocktail party. How cool. Can we come along? So what cocktails will you be serving? Do you have a list of cocktail recipes as long as you arm, or are you going to limit your creativity to a few super-cool mixed drinks you know everyone will love? Five seems like a […]

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Garden Leisure

How cool are these firepits?

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cool fire pit
24
Jan

A garden fire pit is a wonderful thing in autumn and winter, also great fun for keeping you snug outside in spring and on cool summer nights. It’s an all-year all-rounder for outdoor entertainment. If, like almost every human being on our lovely blue planet, you love the look and feel of a real fire, […]

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How to make the most of your garden all year round

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All year round garden
20
Jan

If you’re lucky enough to have a garden – any garden – you want to make the most of your garden all year round. Covid has reminded us about the value of fresh air, something incredibly precious we didn’t always appreciate until we couldn’t get out into it. Those of us with gardens, however weeny, […]

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