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Archive for the ‘garden’ Category
Monday, March 8th, 2010
 
Spring seems to be sprung at long last, bulbs are popping up in the garden and it’s time to give a thought to the birds.
We’ve been having a lot of interest in our bird box recently, with two blue tits spotted checking it out this week - we’re hopeful that they may consider nesting in it this year. If you want to do your bit for nesting birds, it’s not too late to get a bird box up in your garden.
This blue tit box from Dig Your Home is made from sturdy FSC-accredited wood and finished off with a nice copper roof. As well as attracting blue tits, it’s perfect for other small birds, including coal tits. It’s only £12, with no postage charge, from Dig Your Home.
They have various other bird boxes availabe too, including ones specially designed for great tits and wrens.
In addition, if you spend over £20, you can get 10% off by using the promotional code “DYHMD2010″. The discount offer is available on all orders until 14/3/10.
Tags: bird, bird box, bird boxes, box, Dig Your Home, garden, nesting
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
 Get ready for spring
Now’s the time to start thinking about spring bulbs and, if you’ve got limited space, or want a splash of colour to look out on from your window, then a windowbox is the ideal solution.
This willow planter set is perfect and makes gardening easy, as it comes with a planting bag and stylish willow panels, that easily fit around the bag to create the windowbox effect.
When your plants have flowered, and you no longer want the box in situ, the panels fold down for easy storage.
The willow planter set is sold by The Urban Garden and is currently priced at £8.99.
Tags: garden, planter, The Urban Garden, willow, windowbox
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
 Keep an eye on the sun I love the idea of having a sundial in the garden (although perhaps not massively useful in the current weather) and this one looks like it’s been made from good quality slate.
But, looks can be deceiving…would you believe, it’s actually made from recycled vending machine coffee cups?
Yes, it’s true, this is what the end product of recycling vending machine cups can produce.
The impressive looking sundial can track the sun in your garden in a time honoured tradition and is frost-proof and durable.
The sundial is available from Cox and Cox, where’s it’s currently got £9 off in their sale.
Tags: Cox and ox, garden, recycle, recycled, sundial
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Welcome to 2010 and Happy New Year from all at Fresh Design Blog!
As is traditonal at this time of year, we’re beginning to think about the things we’d like to do in our homes and gardens during 2010.
For example, our editor is planning to decorate the hall and stairs area of her home and create a new patio in the garden, for summer entertaining.
I (Sarah) am looking at decorating my bedroom this year and am currently debating some gorgeous bold wallpaper designs.
We’d love to hear what you’re planning to do to your homes and gardens this year. Don’t worry if you’re not doing anything major - anything from buying a new tablecloth or changing your home accessories, to planting tubs of pots for the garden can make a difference.
Please leave a comment and share your aims, resolutions and ideas for your home in 2010.
Tags: 2010, new year
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
 Decorative copper rain chain
We love the idea of this decorative copper rain chain to hang in the garden - and it’s been the perfect weather for it recently!
The tulip design chain measures nearly 2.5m in length, with lots of little tulip ‘heads’ for the rain to trickle down through. It’s also perfect for little birds to perch on for a quick sip of water.
As well as serving a purpose during wet weather, it would probably look quite attracive in the winter too, with icicles hanging from it.
The tulip rain chain is available from A Life Less Ordinary, where it’s currently in the sale for £90 (reduced from £135).
For the full package, they also have a matching copper effect splash bowl.
Tags: A Life Less Ordinary, bird bath, garden accessory, rain chain, rainchain
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
 Elegant hyacinth vases
Many people grow hyacinth bulbs indoors at this time of year and, if you want to try the traditional method, then you’ll need glass vases to grow them in.
This set of three glass vases, available exclusively from Cox and Cox, are exactly the right size and shape for hyacinth bulbs. The bulb sits in the rounded part at the top and the roots grow down below it.
The three glass vases are in the fresh jewel-like colours of purple, green and clear and they’re all hand engraved. They’d look lovely on a windowsill, planted up with hyacinth bulbs, or simply used for decorative purposes.
The set of three vases is £16 from Cox and Cox.
Tags: bulb, cox and cox, flower, hyacinth, plant, vase
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Garden sculptures are a great way of adding extra interest into your garden. They’re great all year round, but carefully positioned sculptures can especially come into their own during the winter months, when other plants have died back for the winter, or lost their leaves.
These contemporary garden sculptures are designed by Viki Govan and Richard Warner of Iron Vein and offer an affordable way of adding art your garden. If you don’t have a garden, or prefer to use them inside, then they can easily be placed inside your home too.
The galvanised steel alium sculptures come in a set of three and look great in all weathers - dotted with raindrops, glistening with frost or catching the light of the sun.
In small, medium and large sizes, they look great grouped together, or you could dot them around your garden invididually. The set of three aliums is £95.
Iron Vein do lots of other gorgeous designs too, like the grass plant sculptures (pictured in the middle), which are available in either zinc coated or galvanised steel - the russet colour looks very autumnal - which are £49 each.
For more contemporary sculptures in all sorts of designs, have a browse of the IronVein website.
Tags: art, garden, garden accessories, Iron Vein, sculpture, sculptures
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Thanks to the joys of Twitter, we learnt that Homes and Gardens have published an article about garden design schools in the UK.
If you’ve ever wondered about learning to design your garden properly, or would like to get into designing gardens for other people, then a course could be just the ticket. In her article for Homes and Gardens, Sarah Warwick rounds up a selection of courses on offer around the UK, from short courses to long courses, certificated courses to diploma courses.
And if you’re not quite up to the idea of designing a garden yourself, it’s always possible that you could find a budding new designer via any of the garden design organisations mentioned!
Tags: course, garden design
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
This luxurious garden furniture is from the outdoor collection by Evitavonni. The company specialises in luxury interior and exterior products and many of the items in their outdoor collection are contemporary in design and perfect for summer living.
Shown is the Arthur table and Moooi stools, both from the Extremis range. The company don’t yet sell products online, although aim to in the future.
For more details about supplies, or to find out about their showroom in Chobham, Surrey, see the Evitavonni website.
Tags: evitavonni, furniture, garden
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
 Vietnamese fibreglass planters
A small collection of planters dotted around your patio, garden, balcony or conservatory can add colour and interest to dull corners.
Ceramic planters are a popular choice, but they can be awkward and heavy to move when filled with soil and plants. That’s one reason why we were pleased to come across these great planters. The Vietnamese range of planters have the look of a ceramic planter, but are actually made of fibreglass.
They’re frost-proof, waterproof, easy to move and suitable for indoor or outdoor use. They come in a range of shapes and colours and are available in three sizes.
The tall tapered circle Vietnamese planters start at £58 and are available from PoshPatio.
Tags: fibreglass, patio, planter, vietnamese
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