Top 10 Must Haves You’ll Need for Outdoor Entertaining

15 January 2014 - Joanna Hazelton
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Looking rather worse for wear, in need of a bit of rejuvenation, a little shabby around the edges….my garden and I have a lot in common at this time of year.
Of course, I’ve made the obligatory New Year’s resolutions that I am going to stick to this year:
start going to the gym (again)
no carbohydrates after 6pm (Cheryl Cole swears by this apparently)
no alcohol in January (failed already)
monthly date nights with my husband (optional)
to persevere with my New Year’s resolutions…..
And I thought this year why not make some New Year’s resolutions for my garden too. It could do with some cheering up, some TLC, a bit of life.

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Alfresco Dining Caveman Style

10 August 2013 - Joanna Hazelton
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We invested in our first firepit barbecue at the beginning of the summer and I can safely say the inner caveman has definitely come to the surface in my husband over the last couple of months.
Not the throwing me over his shoulder or preference for walking around naked – that’s always been a given.
No, he’s resorted to the stereotype hunter gatherer and chief cooker of meat (well, soya actually – he’s a vegetarian caveman so slightly against type).

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So What Type of Garden Furniture is Best For You?

5 June 2013 - Joanna Hazelton
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Now, who doesn’t love sitting in their garden on a hot, summer’s day? Long, lazy lunches in the sun, a spot of alfresco dining on a warm evening (I don’t remember what that’s like, I hear you cry!). Oh yea of little faith. Just sit tight and think positive….it’s that or hibernation!
With all these days of lazing in the sun ahead, what type of garden furniture should you choose? Wood, metal, rattan, plastic, stone? That is the question.
And that’s where I hope I can help.

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Garden Furniture – Buying during the winter months

27 October 2011 - Ebrar Khan
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As the temperatures cool and autumnal days slowly start to turn darker and colder, winter will soon be upon us. But this could be a perfect time to buy new garden furniture ready for summer next year…

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