As the exclusive UK distributors of an elite range of high quality outdoor showers and taps, Ingarden repeatedly supply architects, landscapers and garden designers, with their range of showers and taps that are purposely designed for use outdoors.

Many of these are designed to mix hot and cold water supplies, making them the perfect addition to any garden, swimming pool or pool house.

They are supplied from a Dutch dealer who uses only the very highest quality materials, including Marine Grade 304 brushed stainless steel and high quality hardwood and each design is guaranteed for five years.

A variety of designs are available including both wall mounted and free standing:

• The free standing design comprises of a mixer tap, fixed shower head and additional flexible hose ready to be plumbed into floor level pipe work.

• Featured here is the Garden/Outdoor Shower in Brushed Stainless Steel, Wall Mounted. Single Feed. Dimensions; Pole height - 119.5cm. Length of shower-head pole - 38cm, shower head - 20cm. Priced from £350.

• This wall mounted design is one of the only designs available on the market that allows both hot and cold water to be supplied directly to the shower, via two separate feeds. The shower comes with a fixed shower head, hot and cold taps and additional flexible hose

• Cold water supply showers also offered by Ingarden, can easily be adapted to provide a controlled temperature, by simply adding a mixer valve, which will combine hot and cold water.

To view the Ingarden range of outdoor showers and taps, please visit their new website to be launched soon.

Tel: (01732) 832299

The Playhouse Company is offering some really attractive seasonal discounts on some of their playhouses, with guaranteed delivery and installation before Christmas, if ordered before the 30th of October.

The Company’s workshops are busy all year round, creating wonderful playhouses to delight children and parents alike. (Just like Santa and his elves)

The Christmas offer applies to four of their standard and most popular playhouse designs and will ensure endless hours of healthy play and pleasure that will last way beyond Christmas day:

Offer 1 SAVE £600 on the 6’ x 4’ Cottage (pictured here), which features cedar shingle roof, window boxes, stable door with diamond shaped window, letter box, two shutter windows and is fully painted. Normal price £2,100 down to £1,500.

Offer 2 SAVE £800 on the 7’ x 5’ Cottage, which features cedar shingle roof, scalloped fascia, window boxes, standard door with diamond shaped window, letterbox, two shutter windows and is fully painted.
Normal price £2,800 down to £2,000.

Offer 3. SAVE £200 on the 5’ x 3’ Cottage, which features cedar shingle roof, straight fascia, window boxes, standard door with heart shaped window, two windows and is fully painted.
Normal price £1,100 down to £900.

Offer 4. SAVE £1,500 on the 5’ x 5’ Double Platform Play Den,
which features four windows, cedar shingle roof, stable door with heart shaped window and is fully painted.
All on a double platform with steps and a slide.
Normal price £6,500 down to £5,000.

The Playhouse Company’s expert staff has over 20 years experience in designing and building bespoke children’s playhouses.

Their playhouses, castles, tree houses and play equipment are all individually designed, built and installed to the highest standards by their craftsmen.

To view the Playhouse Company’s extensive ranges of children’s playhouses, please visit the website.

HomeSense stores across the UK are offering an enormous choice of picnic hampers and melamine picnic ware, in bright vibrant colours, soft throws and durable cushions, to help you enjoy the great outdoors this summer.

With everything you need that is practical as well as good-looking, for you to produce the perfect picnic anywhere, from the garden to the countryside or on the beach.

According to Marianne Richards, HomeSense Style Advisor, “Glamping is definitely the new camping. With many people choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK, Wimbledon looming and more boutique festivals on the horizon than ever, glamorous camping is the activity du jour.

Do it in style with an eclectic mix of plastic flutes, tumblers, bright plates and trays, as well as durable cushions and seat pads in every colour you can think of. And don’t forget the pure wool throws, should picnic days turn chilly.

Pictured here are:

Glamping Tent priced at: £39.99.
Throws from £19.99; Outdoor cushions from £19.99; Blue lamp £29.99; Dinosaur toys from £14.99; Wooden chair £39.99.
HomeSense are presenting lots of picnicware, throws and outdoor cushions, all at up to 60% off high street prices! -

Typical selection.
Colourful plastic tumblers from £2.99.
Brilliant melamine picnic plates and serving bowls from £2.99.
Exciting cool bags from £14.99 and gorgeous picnic hamper baskets from £19.99.
Outdoor cushions from £14.99 and throws from £19.99.
Director-style outdoor chairs from £14.99.

About
HomeSense launched in the UK in April 2008 and has 24 stores across the UK.
The company operates a unique “off-price” concept, which offers quality and branded homeware for less than the recommended retail price.

To find out more about the HomeSense collection of stylish picnic ware, please visit the website.

The Outdoor Toy Company, has announced the launch in the UK of  ‘the-swing’ – an award winning range of high quality lifestyle swings for the home and garden.

Included in the range is a novel multi-child swing, which can safely carry as many as 10 children simultaneously.

The stylish Dreamliner range of ergonomically designed lifestyle swings, provides:

• The ultimate in relaxation and a contemporary alternative to the traditional sofa.

• An ideal focal point to any contemporary garden or patio.

• Added to this, is a range of therapy swings, particularly designed for use in pain relief and rehabilitation techniques.

• ‘the-swing’ offers a range of swing seats suitable for children and adults, whether it‘s a trendy alternative to a hammock, a fun outdoor activity for the young, or a way to promote health and well-being, there is a swing to suit everyone!

• The feeling of weightlessness created by swinging is exciting and exhilarating and has been proven to increase energy levels and reduce physical stress.

Paul Jameson at The Outdoor Toy Company explains, “There are many emotional and physical benefits associated with swinging, whether it’s to help a child from as early as six months with eye development, focus, coordination and balance, or to increase concentration, ease neck and back pain, help with meditation, burn calories, or engage muscle groups in adults, swinging really can be beneficial for anyone”.

Of German manufacture ‘the-swing’ is comfortable, stylish and robust:

• Every swing is height adjustable and comes in a variety of sizes and colours plus the fabric is machine washable.

• Each swing can be attached to a standard swing frame, using the supplied standard fixing ring.

• The swing can also be fixed indoors into ceilings and wooden beams and outdoors into tree branches.

• Prices start from £198.00.

Pictured here is the The Dreamliner Standard - an ergonomically designed S-shape swing that can be adjusted to create different seating angles, making it perfect for reading or just relaxing.

The swing has extra-wide 40mm webbing and comes in one size. Priced at £313.85 ‘the-swing’ will provide endless hours of fun and relaxation!

For further details about ‘the swing’seat ranges and accessories, please visit the website.

Tel: (01276) 855600

Ingarden has added a new product range of beautiful Indian inspired parasols that were used in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland film.

Each parasol is handmade and decorated in a spectacular manner - sure to bring stylish charm to your garden for the summer:

Featured here is the strikingly vibrant Bali Red parasol, edged with coconut hearts and assorted cream and wooden beads. The finial and hand-carved wooden pole is also painted with gold decorative detail. Priced at £225.

The Lilac Rose is decorated with luminous hand-carved mother-of-pearl hearts and assorted beads.

The beautiful Cream Pearl was justifiably chosen to feature in Tim Burtons ‘Alice in Wonderland’film. Made from unbleached cotton and decorated with mother-of pearl hearts, coconut beads and tassels, it is truly pleasing to the eye at £199.

The Eau de Nil is finished with beautiful aluminium cutwork elements that jingle in the breeze as you relax under it. £225.

About
The Ingarden company offers an exceptional online range of inspirational, high quality and beautiful modern patio furniture and accessories that look fantastic, but are also low maintenance and functional.

To view the complete range of these gorgeous Indian inspired parasols,
please visit the website.

Tel: 01732 832299

This summer the John Lewis range of garden furniture presents a choice of individual looks, to help transform any outdoor space into a perfect setting, for entertaining and relaxing during those lazy summer days.

If you are planning to ‘staycation’ this year, why not make over your garden into a holiday paradise?

The range is varied in style, colour and material including traditional FSC wood pieces, modern woven furniture and sturdy metal sets, to ensure all tastes and styles are catered for; every piece provides quality and value to ensure it can be enjoyed for many future summers.

The Quintessential Country Garden

The John Lewis St Tropez Outdoor furniture in our picture offers:

• An eye-catching and contemporary synthetic wicker set and coordinating tilting parasol just perfect for sipping a Pimms and relaxing with a good book.

• The curvy sofa, table and chair are made from specially designed synthetic weatherproof fibers, woven over an aluminium coated frame.

• The set is low maintenance and robust and provides a classy look either indoors in a conservatory or on the patio.

• Sofa, H72 x W169 x D80cm; Table, H32.5 x W90 x D44cm £999; Chair H72 x W72 x D72cm £399.

Nicola Gidlow, Outdoor Living Buyer comments; “Over the last few years we have seen a move away from functional, utilitarian garden furniture, as customers are now demanding a lot more from their outside space.

This year’s range of outdoor furniture provides a diverse range of styles for customers who are ‘Staycationing’ to recreate their favourite looks from holidays past in their own homes.”

Visit the John Lewis website, or your local store, to view their entire collection of smart garden furniture.

It’s great to watch children at play in the sand at the seaside, or in the garden at home, but their safety from the sun is always at the forefront of parent’s minds in summer these days.

However, apart from ensuring that sunscreen has been applied, it’s a good idea to provide shade when they are resting, or having a spot of lunch.

The SPF50+ lightweight Compact Beach Shelter from ASPACE, the well-known children’s furniture and accessory company, is designed to protect children from the sun’s rays. Priced at £29.50.

Also for those children that are far too busy building sandcastles, for mum to keep re-applying the sun cream, ASPACE offers long or short-sleeved UV t-shirts for children. All parents will relax a little bettere (in their deckchairs!) knowing the kids are safe – UV T-Shirts can provide total peace of mind.

The new spring/summer catalogue from ASPACE, epitomises the best in children’s furniture, accessories and gifts. Available by post, in store or online.

Visit the ASPACE website, to see the complete children’s furniture ranges, including exclusive new bed designs, fantastic accessories and charming bedding.

Tel:  (0845) 872 2400

The Oakmasters’ Grill House is an innovative new idea for barbecue parties.

Seating up to 14 diners on sheepskin covered oak benches, around a central custom made barbecue grill, these garden barbecue buildings offer novel and luxurious entertaining:

• Each guest is able to cook the meat, fish and vegetables to their own taste, which means no difficult menu planning, baking disasters and last minute stresses, which can be frustrating with most dinner parties!

• The grill house is made from the finest green oak and offered in 3 sizes with the smallest for 4-6 diners, up to the largest for 12-14 diners. (Pictured here.)

• The central barbecue grill is mounted beneath a blacksmith’s steel chimney, which efficiently draws the smoke upwards and out through the roof.

• This relaxing retreat can even be used all year round, thus maximizing the use of the building; expertly designed with large removable windows to allow the breeze through in summer, whilst keeping the chill out in winter.

Supplied in kit form the Grill House can be easily erected on site, either by Oakmasters in England, Wales, and Ireland by region, or your own builder. Prices start from £10,016 + VAT.

Get set for an innovative garden dining experience like no other - Bon Appétit!

To view the extensive range of Oakmasters buildings and oakwork, please visit the website

Tel: +44 (0)1444 455 455

Whether as an avid gardener, you are looking for a grand glasshouse, or a smaller greenhouse for a cottage garden, to help you to ‘grow your own’, Griffin can design an entirely bespoke structure to suit your requirements, and sympathetic to the original features of your home.

This includes their smart glazing system, which creates the look of wood minus the continuous maintenance headaches, which usually accompany it.

A Griffin Glasshouse is designed to last and be an attractive feature of your property for many years. Every element is planned to provide both aesthetic and durable finishes, ensuring you have an attractive, top quality glasshouse with virtually no maintenance.

Griffin Glasshouses design, build and install beautiful aluminium glasshouses to the highest standard, to suit their clients’ exact specification and individual requirements.

As specialists in their field, they can also assist you with the best solutions for benching, cold frames, heating, irrigation, internal water storage, shading and ventilation.

For more information about the complete range of Griffin Glasshouses, please visit the website.

Tel: (01962) 772512

Edifier®, a supplier of visionary speaker systems supporting state-of-the-art design and extraordinary sound quality, continues to consolidate its position as a leader in the manufacture of high quality, multimedia speaker systems with its latest lifestyle product launch.

The Edifier Prime USB is a dynamic 2.0 multimedia USB Hub speaker system, with both USB audio streaming and regular analog audio input capabilities.

The full-range speaker drivers are mounted in designer white satellites combined with the top mounted electronic volume controls guarantee ease of use and impressive audio performance.

The Prime USB is compatible with all PC and home based computer systems, and the unique 4 USB Hub connection provides a single point of connectivity for keyboards, mouse devices, data transfer and other USB-enabled devices.

Features:

• Dynamic Multimedia USB Hub speaker system with 52mm full-range magnetically shielded speaker drives.

• Full USB audio streaming capability.

• 4 USB Hub connection.

• AUX stereo input, USB cable and 3.5mm analog audio input cable included.

• Top mounted electronic volume control, full range universal AC/DC power supply.

Specifications:

• Total Power Output: RMS 2 x 1W (THD - 10%).

• Signal to noise ratio: 85dBA.

• Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.5%.

• Input Sensitivity: 450 +- 50mV (THD + N = 1%).

• Speaker Dimensions (W x H x D): 63mm x 156mm x 147mm.

The Prime USB is available at SRP £49.99 inc VAT and is available online from Amazon.co.uk. and Micro Direct.

For further information on the Edifier Prime USB speaker system, please visit the website.

Tel: (0870) 458 0011