Industrial Chic for the Garden

1. Rusted Metal Letters  2. Square Zinc-edged Lanterns  3. Recycled Kadai Fire Bowl

4. Green Oak Garden Seating Blocks  5. Galvanised Raw Metal Cafe Chair 

6. Folding Metal Garden Table  7. Folding Metal Garden Chair

8. Recycled Garden Container

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Create some height and interest in your garden

Sometimes when you look out at your garden, it can seem a little flat and lacking in something.  That 'something' is often structure, which can be difficult to achieve throughout the seasons, especially in the newer gardens. 

So how about adding these gorgeous obelisks, arches and trellis to your garden?  Handmade in the UK by a wirework designer-manufacturer, they create height and interest all year round, with the added bonus that they are beautiful with or without flowers

Use archways to create a link between two different areas of your garden or to frame a view through your garden.  Anchor into the garden by planting bushy lavender around the base

Try positioning three of these obelisks along a straight herbaceous bed to take the eye down the garden.  Allow annual climbers such a sweetpeas to scramble over during the summer months, then remove during the winter to show the delicate design of the obelisk

Great to hide a less-than-pretty wall.  Again try planting up with annual climbers throughout the summer, and leave bare during the winter to show-off the ornate wirework
Click here for more information on these garden arches, obelisk and ornate trellis

Spring has sprung

The sun is out, the sky is blue and the magnolia tree in the field next to my house is coming into flower.  This is my favourite time of the year with all the possibilities of a gorgeous summer ahead of us.

For ideas on how to bring some early spring sunshine into your garden, have a look at our Get the Look Yellow Fever feature

Get a Vintage Charm Look for your Garden

1.  Vintage French Bench   2. Rusty Metal Letters   3. Wire Planter  

4. Milk Churn Planter  5. Traditional Wall Lantern  6. Metal Cafe Chair 

7. Rectangular Metal Table

Mother's Day Garden Gift Ideas

Whilst I don't necessarily agree with the commercial concept of Mother's Day, I do agree that we  sometimes need a reminder to spoil our mothers and to let them know that we appreciate their love and support.  I, for one, could not manage without my mum's help especially in the dog-sitting dept although the rest of the family have pointed out that the 'hairy' grandchildren do tend get preferential treatment.

So, if you're looking for something for a garden-loving mum, we have put together some ideas for you

Wire Cake Stand

Triple Garden Wall Planter

Lacy Tealight Holders

If you order any of the items featured in our Mother's Day Garden Gift section before 4pm on Thursday 15th March, we will guarantee delivery by Saturday 17th March. 

Plus we will deliver for FREE to any UK mainland address

For information and more ideas for Mother's Day Garden Gifts, click here

Yellow Fever: Inject some early spring sunshine into your garden

1.  Freek Outdoor Rug  2. Luxembourg Bench  3. Zancudo Outdoor Fabric

4.  Metal Cafe Chair  5. Cargo Folding Square Table  6. Egg Planter

Its this time of the year, when the daffodils are starting to flower, that I start to think about brightening up my garden and bringing it back to life after the winter.  These bright cheerful items of garden furniture and accessories are just what the garden needs to add some early spring colour.

The Alternative Easter Egg

Beautiful, colourful and, most important of all, calorie-free, these ceramic Egg Bird Houses and Bird Feeders are the perfect alternative to a traditional chocolate Easter egg.

Both the bird house and feeder are available in 2 gorgeous colours; orange peel and aqua, and are priced at £89 each
Available from The Best Dressed Garden.  Click here for more information

Illuminated Outdoor Cube

How cool is this ....

We just added this illuminated outdoor cube to our online shop and we think it's really amazing.  Versatile as well as funky, it's fully rechargeable, so there is are no wires to limit you and you can position it anywhere you like.   Plus its sturdy enough to use as a stool as well as a light source, and its waterproof so it can be left outside even in our unpredictable British weather.

The 4 different modes allow you to choose the effect you want from flickering candle through to multi-coloured light changing.  What more can you ask for ....



Click here for more information on this illuminated outdoor cube 

We now deliver for FREE

We are now offering a Free Delivery service for our standard range of gorgeous garden furniture, accessories and lighting to any UK mainland address.

By standard we mean anything under a certain size.  A few of our larger pieces of furniture still have a £40 delivery charge due to their size and weight and this is indicated in the individual product details. 

For overseas deliveries, please contact us at http://www.thebestdressedgarden.co.uk/

If you do one thing this month .... plant some pansies

Last year I planted some winter pansies in February and they flowered their little heads off right the way through to autumn.  This year I will be doing the same again .

Dig out the paintbrushes

Great news ... Farrow and Ball's entire chart is now available as exterior paint. Now I really have no excuse not to get out there with a paintbrush

Image courtesy of Livingetc

Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Lantern

We love, love, love ......

Hang from a piece of ribbon over your table for two.

Just £9.99 from The Best Dressed Garden, with FREE delivery.  Plus we guarantee to get this gorgeous lantern to you before Valentines day if you place your order by 4pm on Friday 10th February.
Click here for more information and to purchase

Post Holiday Blues

For those of you who didn't already know, I spent the first week of January 2012 in Egypt with my family.  And when I say my family by this I mean 24 close relatives; parents, brothers, sister-in-laws, uncles, aunts, cousins, and not forgetting 7 of my fabulous nephews and nieces.  The  whole week was organised (and paid for) by my parents who wanted to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in style.
Although my inital thoughts were .... 24 family members all thrown together for a week ?.. what could possibly go wrong??!!  In reality, nothing did go wrong and we all had the most amazing week together.

Coming back to cold, damp England was certainly something of a comedown, especially as the first day back at work was 'blue Monday', officially the most depressing day of the year.  Although the new shoots pushing through on the bulbs I planted in Autumn did raise my spirits slightly. Some tips from The Telegraph on how to get back into the real world without too much hassle certainly came in useful.

Roll on Spring!

The Big Garden Sale

Welcome back everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year, although it all seems to far away now.  Feeling rejuvenated after a week in the sunshine in Egypt so its straight back to it with our Big Garden Sale.

We are giving up to 40% off some of our gorgeous garden goodies, so grab yourself a bargain for the garden

Here are some highlights ...



Save £48 on our Curved Slatted Chair.  Was £239, now £191

 

Save  £74 on our Round Metal Table, was £295 now £211

 

Save £12 on our Hurrican Lantern, was £29.99 now £17.99



Save £9.25 on our Triple Metal Planter, was £39 now £29.25

 

Plus much more.  But remember, we are only running this sale for 2 WEEKS and it ends at midnight on 29 January.

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