Good, solid, attractive outdoor furniture is the perfect complement to any garden. A fire pit or bowl is the ideal way to keep the chill off when you’re enjoying the outdoors, and even to cook on. Put them together and what do you get? Beautiful garden furniture with an integral firebowl. Blimey. That’s what we […]
We had an epic time over Xmas and New Year, and we spent plenty of time outdoors enjoying the crisp fresh air, warmed to our very cockles by our lovely big chiminea. Now all the festive kerfuffle is over and done with, our thoughts are turning to spring. We’ve done some research to find out […]
Many of our customers keep using their chiminea right through the winter, using it to enjoy the great outdoors in comfort even when the weather’s horrible. A few of you prefer to pack your chiminea safely away for the winter, saving it for spring, summer and autumn. So how do you stash your chim so […]
Treat Someone you love to years of alfresco pleasure When you buy someone a chiminea as a gift, you’re not just buying a useful, practical object. You’re treating them to years and years of pleasure. Whether that means giving them the kit they need to spend time outdoors together around a real fire – romantic […]
British gardens are changing along with our changing climate. As winters get warmer and wetter, and summers get hotter and drier, areas once dominated by grass lawns now feature fireplaces, fire pits and chimineas. All these brillioant items take the captivating idea of a campfire to a new level, bringing that magical woodsmoke scent and […]
Natural firelighters, chim logs, fire logs, heatlogs, forest charcoal, fire gel and Swedish Torches… we sell all sorts of fuels for chimineas, fire pits and pizza ovens. Here’s what you need to know about them. But first, since we’re so excited by them, we thought we’d give a quick plug to our awesome Swedish Torches… […]
It’s about time we gave you some scrumpotious autumn recipes to cook on your chim. But first, a peep into the current trend for flexitarianism and vegetarianism. If you’ve ever grown your own veg you’ll already know how satisfying it is to see the process through from seed or seedling to something delicious you can […]
“The new study of neuro-conservation from Dr Wallace J. Nichols, an evolutionary ecologist and research associate at the California Academy of Sciences, says being in nature and around water shifts our brain towards hope and compassion, and away from stress and anger” (The Garden Media Garden Trends Report for 2018) It’s official – being outdoors […]
Blink and you missed it – summer 2017 wasn’t exactly summery, apart from the gorgeous heatwave we enjoyed in June. Here we are in September, officially autumn according to the Met Office. But there’s no need to stash your chiminea until spring. Far from it. The idea of these wonderful items of garden entertainment kit […]
Well, what a summer it has been so far. We had a heatwave of monster proportions in June, then it started raining… and in much of the UK it has kept on raining more or less ever since. If you’ve been looking forward to a season of alfresco fun but the unusually soggy weather has […]