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Iron fire box for outdoor garden use – Hampton Court Flower Show 2010 garden product review

Humphry — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:36:53 +0000

Iron fire box for outdoor garden use

We have praised fire boxes before – and expect to do so again. The smell of wood smoke is delicious, providing it is not blowing into your face, and on a chilly evening it is great to sit round a garden fire – perhaps with the accompaniment of folk songs and beer. And if you ever tire of these pleasures the fire box can be used as a planter.

Fire box for a cook-out

Log fence – Chelsea Flower Show 2010 garden product review

Humphry — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:16:22 +0000

How to make a garden fence out of old logs

Here is a good, cheap and sustainable way to make a feature and a divider for gardens: keep your old logs and place them, artistically, in a line. They are great for conservation – the wild life advisory bodies are always telling us to let old timber rot. The dead wood creates ideal living space for insects – and birds love eating insects.