Whether you are looking for a home for your lawn mower, children’s toys or simply somewhere to house the overflow of things from your house, here at Jacks Garden Store we have compiled a quick guide on the best types of garden storage.

1. Garden Shed – A garden shed is the perfect storage solution for almost all of your storage requirements! There are so many different kinds of sheds available which vary in size, design and materials. You can choose from a shed with an apex roof or alternatively pick a pent shed.  If you are looking for an affordable garden shed to store your gardening equipment and children’s outdoor toys you can’t go too far wrong with a wooden shed. The most popular size is an 8×6 garden shed. If you have many expensive items that you want to store security you may wish to invest in a heavy duty metal shed. A metal shed will provide you with piece of mind and keep your gardening equipment safe and secure.
2. Summerhouse – A summerhouse is great for storing outdoor chars such as sun loungers. Inside your summerhouse they will remain dry and well kept and allow you easy access when the sun comes out. Another benefit of a summerhouse is that it can be used as an additional room which you can relax and enjoy views of your garden.
3. Multi-purpose garden stores – These are available in a whole host of different sizes and offer a great alternative to a garden shed, which is great if you have a small garden. Multi-purpose storage units either open at the top or have doors on the front to allow easy access to your gardening tools. Some are available with shelving to keep everything nice and tidy.
4. Bike Stores – Keeping your bike in the shed or garage can sometimes lead to your bike being damaged or scratched. Keeping your families bikes in their own storage facility not only keeps them safe but also allows you easy access to your bikes. Bike stores are lockable so your bikes will be safe from theft.
5. Bin Stores – Modern bins are pretty unsightly! Why not cover your existing bin with a bin store and keep it out of sight. There are both single and double bin stores available as well as outer casings for your recycling boxes.
6. Wood Stores – A wood store allows you to keep your firewood dry and neatly tidied away. These simple structures go up against a wall or fence and provide great storage for your firewood whilst allowing your wood the proper ventilation it requires.
7. Tool Stores – Whether you keep these outside or in your garage or shed a tool store allows you to store your gardening and household tool in an organised fashion. Once you have a tool store you will never need to spend hours tracking down that pair of pliers again!
8. Storage boxes – Offer storage solutions for those of you really tight on space! A storage box opens from the top and allows you to easily store small gardening items. If you are looking for a home for your children’s outdoor toys you may choose a wooden storage box or alternatively if you want a safe and secure place to keep your tools opt for a lockable metal storage box.

For a huge range of garden storage solutions visit Jacks Garden Store today where you will find plenty of fantastic garden sheds, summerhouses and other garden storage solutions at great prices.

Good Luck

Gardener Jack!

A bike storage shed provides you with a safe and secure place to keep your bike whilst also providing you with easy access to your cycling equipment.

Are you planning to get fit?

If you are thinking of buying a bicycle to cycle to work or to ride on the weekends you must add into your bicycle budget the cost of a bike store. Buying a bike is often the first step people make towards getting fit. Many of us start off with the best intentions however after the first energetic outing the bike is put away in the garage or garden shed with all the best intentions of going out again…. A few weeks may pass before the weather permits you to go out again but by this point your bike has become lost in the clutter of your garage or garden shed. The hassle of extracting it from it’s current storage spot seems all but too great so it will simply stay put. If this sounds familiar then you should consider buying a bike storage shed. Not only will this provide you with quick and easy access to your bike but it will also enable you to keep your bike safe and secure.

A bike store will help you to keep your garage clear and your bike wheels protected. Bike Stores are specifically designed to keep your bike safe and secure in the most space efficient manner. not only do these lockable storage units keep your bike safe they also provide shelving space and hanging storage for biking equipment. If you have a small garden or are without a garage a bike store can act as the perfect mini shed. Just be careful not to let clutter build or you could lose the benefits a bike store offers.

Storing your bike alongside your outdoor tools and equipment can often result in your bike becoming damaged and scratched. Access can become difficult meaning that you leave your bike stored away and do not ride it as often as you would like.

The common size for a bike storage shed is 6 foot by 3 foot and in it you can store two bikes comfortably. Bike stores are generally made of wood but you can purchase metal bike store which are more expensive.

When buying a bike storage shed consider the accessibility of actually getting to the shed and the shed.  Take time to decide the location of your shed and try to pick a spot with easy access to your driveway of garden exit so that you can start cycling quickly and easily. Consider how easy it is to get your bikes in and out of your new shed. A gabled roof will off more height than a slanted roof. A good bike store should have double doors for easy access and have no windows as a security measure. Some Bike stores can be mounted or attached to a wall or your home.

For a great range of bike stores visit Jacks Garden Store now.

Good Luck

Gardener Jack!

Having a small garden does not mean that your outdoor space can only be a concrete yard or small rectangle of lawn. Some of the most creative and beautiful gardens I have ever visited have been compact yet full of enchantment thanks to careful planning and design.

You can make the most of whatever outdoor space you have, even those of you without a garden can still use window boxes to enhance the outside of your home.

Planning

Before you begin to design your garden think carefully about what you want to use your garden for? If you want to entertain outdoors you need to incorporate a small table and chair garden furniture set into your design. On the other hand you may purely want to make your garden look beautiful but have no plans to sit outdoors.

In built up areas in town and cities where smaller gardens are most common the most challenging part of turning your garden into a stunning outdoor space is figuring out how to hide or disguise often ugly fences or walls that separate your garden from your neighbours. One of the best ways to disguise unsightly garden fencing is to use climbing plants. Simply attach garden trellis to your fences and train climbing plants to grow and cover the unattractive fence panels.

Jacks top tip – Placing a garden mirrors behind the garden trellis will reflect the foliage of your climbing plants making your borders seem far deeper and your garden larger than it really is.

Keep it simple

In a small garden it is crucial that you keep the design simply. Too many plants or ornaments can make a small garden seem messy and overcrowded. Select paving material that is in keeping with your house and surrounding environment so that it blends easily into your garden scene. Timber or slate can look fabulous!

When buying ornaments it is better to spend your money on a couple of key large focal points instead of many smaller items that will make your garden look cluttered. Don’t be afraid to make a bold statement with a few large items, such as over sized pots or statues.

Storage

You may have items that you need to store outdoors such as bikes or gardening equipment. Storage can sometimes be an issue in small gardens. Depending on the size of your garden a garden shed can often take up too much of your outdoor space and leave little room for anything else. Garden Storage chests offer a more compact storage solution. Visit Jacks Garden Store for a full range of outdoor storage solutions including garden sheds and garden storage chests.

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Gardener Jack

Buying a tool store for your garden will allow you to keep all of your outdoor tools in a safe and secure place outdoors. An organized outdoor tool store will allow you easy access to your outdoor equipment and keep your home mud free!

Great garden storage can be found at Jack’s online garden store. It provides an easy way of keeping all of your outdoor tools in one place. There is a wide variety of outdoor tool stores available depending on your requirements, space and number of tools that need to be stored. Tool stores can range from small lockers, wall stores to much larger sheds.

Benefits of using a tool store:

• Tool stores enable you to keep your tools in much better condition increasing their lifetime.
• Your tools are kept dry decreasing the risk of rust.
• Better security, your tools will be secured in a lockable unit that will act as a deterrent to thieves.
• Compact, if your garden is small using a small locker or wall store can be a great alternative to a shed which may overcrowd your garden.
• Easy access to your tools.
• Better organized tools.

Check out my full range of tool stores available at Jacks Garden Store. We also offer great information on garden sheds and garden storage solutions which can be viewed here.

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Gardener Jack!

Recently the media has been full of stories about our carbon footprint. We all need to work together in reducing each one in order to reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

What is your carbon footprint?
Essentially a carbon footprint is the measurement of all of our activities which have an impact on the environment. It measures the amount of greenhouse gases produced throughout our day to day lives when we burn fossil fuels for heating, electricity and transportation.It is measured in units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent.

There are two parts to your carbon foot print:
The primary footprint – which measures our direct emissions of CO2 produced by our energy consumption and transportation choices. All of these areas by which we use fossil fuel are area’s that we have direct control over.

The secondary footprint – This measures our indirect CO2 emissions created via the things that we buy, their manufacture and eventual breakdown. Many sites now offer carbon footprint calculators where by you can view your own footprint. Here you will see that in essence the more that you buy the larger your footprint and negative effect on the environment.

There are many ways in which you can reduce your carbon footprint and help the environment. Your garden can help hold the key to your success.

• Planting trees – Trees not only absorb CO2 but also provide fantastic shelter and food for local wildlife.

• Composting – Installing a composter in your garden and filling it with your food and garden waste will reduce the amount of waste going into landfill and also the journeys taken buy the refuse collectors in order to get it there. It will also provide you with organic rich nutrients for your garden. Jack’s garden store offers a wonderful range of composters and wormeries which will enable you to get started immediately.

• Growing your own fruit and veg – Think of all of the food miles saved if every fruit and vegetable you needed was at the bottom of your garden. Even the smallest of gardens can have pots and planters filled with yummy seasonal delights that should keep you going all year round.Visit my range of herb and vegetable starter kits to get you off to a great start. If space or time is an issue and you feel unable to grow all of your own vegetables try using a local farm shop or market instead of the supermarket to buy your vegetables which will help keep the food miles down. Also buy only seasonal fruit and vegetables.

• Washing Line - Invest in a washing line! Each time you turn on your tumble drier CO2 emissions are being pumped out of your home.

• Swing and climbing frame – Think of the hours of emission free fun your children can have using play equipment in your back garden.Creating more activities to do at home will help you spend less time in the car travelling to the park or to other events such as bowling or the cinema. Save events such as these for special occasions. Getting you children to play outdoors instead of sat at a computer console will not only be beneficial to the environment but also to your children’s well being as it will enable them to get the exercise that so many children are now lacking.

• Recycle – Recycling reduces the amount of waste that goes into our landfill sites. Although recycling bins can often seem rather unsightly,there are now a wide range of recycling bin stores available to keep your garden looking neat and tidy whilst you do your bit for the environment.

• Water barrel – Collect rain water and use this to water your garden.

Good luck

Gardener Jack!