Garden

Planters Galore at B&Q

Glazed Boule Planter from B&Q

If you want to add a splash of instant colour to your garden, or you don’t have much time for gardening, planters are the ideal solution.

This year B&Q have a large range of planters to enhance your garden or patio – from traditional stone planters with flower designs, to the Cyprus Jar handmade from natural white clay.

The picture shows the glazed boule planter which is available in large (51cm diameter) or in a set of three planters – 25cm, 19cm and 15.5cm diameter.

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Trellis Bird Habitat at Ideal Home Show

Trellis Tower Sparrow Habitat at Daily Mail Ideal Home Show

Here is another ingenious concept product from the Concept Products Awards Scheme at the Ideal Home Show – The Trellis Tower by Jonny Wray, age 22, from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University.

The Trellis Tower is a sparrow habitat designed to attract more sparrows into urban gardens by providing safe and protected nesting boxes.

It is a wall-mounted tower which creates a community for the birds, providing shelter in the multiple bird boxes.

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Patio Awnings Designed for the British Weather

Aqualine Patio Awning from Thomas Sanderson

Normally, you are advised to retract your patio awning when there’s a downpour, but not with the AquaLine garden awning from Thomas Sanderson – it’s designed to cope with the British climate!

Should there be a sudden shower, the AquaLine patio awning’s unique angular design and shape makes the rain water flow down the sides of the canopy and protects you from the rain.

There are even light and wind sensors in the awning allowing it to automatically adjust with the weather, preventing any possible damage to the awning or your property.

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Smeg’s Living Home Garden

Smeg Living Home Garden

The Italian appliance manufacturer Smeg (known for its retro-style fridges) is branching out into indoor gardening.

The Home Garden is designed to allow you to create perfect conditions for your house plants. With a light source to supplement natural light and an “ultrasound misting” system for optimum humidity, this mini greenhouse will keep your house plants healthy no matter what the conditions in your room.

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Greek Key Urn

Greek Key Urn from After the Antique

This decorative Greek Key Urn from traditional stonemasons After the Antique, would lend a bit of classical elegance to almost any outdoor setting.

After the Antique are a traditional stonemasonry company specialising in hand carved natural stonework, which they believe looks far better than the cast composite stone alternative, yet is not as expensive as people imagine. Much of their work is bespoke, and they pride themselves on being able to tackle any stone carving project, from a fireplace to a complete orangery.

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