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

by Humphry @ 4:36 pm January 2, 2011 -- Filed under: Hampton Court Flower Show Products, reviews garden products   
Iron fire box for outdoor garden use

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

Fire box for a cook-out

Log fence – Chelsea Flower Show 2010 garden product review

log fence

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.