Summer is always the best time to showcase a garden’s design. For the keen gardeners amongst you, pride of place will naturally go to those beautiful summer blooms, with manmade garden products playing a supporting role. Those of you without green fingers, though, might choose to make arches, garden seating or decking the centrepieces of your outdoor area.
Whatever your tastes and priorities, one thing most people agree on is that a garden, no matter how big or small, should always have room for both natural and manmade features. And, in our opinion, the very best gardens are those that most successfully combine the two.
5 Wooden Garden Products for This Summer
With this in mind, you won’t be surprised to hear that we’re big fans of wooden garden products, which, of course, are manmade, but from a natural material. So, with the summer of 2023 now on our doorsteps, let’s take a look at 5 fabulous wooden garden products, each of which could enhance your own garden’s design…
1. 2'7 x 1'4 Forest Linear Double Wooden Garden Planter with Wheels (0.8m x 0.4m)
Wooden planters not only look attractive in their own right, they provide the opportunity to add beautiful flowers to decking, patios, and other hard surfaces. Planters can have a particularly big impact in a smaller outside area, like a courtyard or balcony, by adding a splash of colour to an otherwise unremarkable space.
If you’re looking for a garden planter with a difference, how about the 2'7 x 1'4 Forest Linear Double Wooden Garden Planter with Wheels (0.8m x 0.4m)?
Pressure treated and supplied with a superb 15-year anti-rot guarantee, this wooden planter is fitted with lockable casters, giving you the flexibility to manoeuvre it around the garden, wherever and whenever the mood takes you, until you’ve found the perfect spot.
2. Forest Whitby Wooden Garden Arch 7 x 5
Wooden arches make striking garden features, and are particularly effective when used to frame a pathway or mark the entrance to a special area of the garden.
One of our favourites is Forest’s Whitby Wooden Garden Arch 7 x 5, which has a design inspired by the iconic Whalebone Arch on Whitby’s seafront.
This garden arch’s curved contours and slatted design make for an incredibly eye-catching appearance and, when used to train climbing plants, give you the chance to create a completely unique garden feature.
Laminated, pressure treated and supplied with a superb 15-year anti-rot guarantee, this wooden garden arch is durable enough to be an integral part of your garden’s design for decades to come.
Find out which are the best climbing plants for garden arches here.
3. Forest 6 x 6 Paloma Decorative Fence Panel (Europa Prague) - 1.8m x 1.8m
Most people use fence panels to increase their garden’s privacy and security, but marking a property’s boundary with the right fencing can also create an attractive frame for your garden design.
And there are few frames more stunning than the Forest 6 x 6 Paloma Decorative Fence Panel (Europa Prague) - 1.8m x 1.8m!
Available in a range of sizes and backed by a 15-year guarantee, this premium decorative fencing consists of horizontal slats arranged either side of vertical battens, with a curved lattice top section.
FSC® certified, pressure treated against rot, and with a sumptuous smooth-planed finish, these decorative fence panels unquestionably boast both beauty and brawn.
Discover more about decorative fence panels here.
4. 8 x 8 Forest Pergola Deck Kit with Retractable Canopy No. 3 (2.4m x 2.4m)
Simple to install, with a high visual impact and including practical benefits too, decking is understandably a popular way to transform a garden. So, if you’re unsure what to do with that strip of your garden that’s become a bit of an eyesore, how about buying some deck boards?
Then again, if you want to go one better and completely revamp your garden design, why not choose the 8 x 8 Forest Pergola Deck Kit with Retractable Canopy No. 3 (2.4m x 2.4m)?
Compact enough to fit into most sizes of garden, this wooden decking kit includes deck boards, 3 x 8ft balustrades, a pergola AND showerproof retractable canopy. This means not only will it transform a tired, old garden into a contemporary outdoor area, it will offer you the perfect space to entertain friends, dine alfresco with the family, or relax by yourself on the sunbed.
5. 6'9 x 6'9 Forest Modular Wooden Garden Seating Set Number 3 (2.06m x 2.06m)
Another great way to revolutionise your garden’s appearance, while enjoying practical benefits, is to invest in a new outdoor seating set.
For patio seating with a difference, you simply have to take a look at the 6'9 x 6'9 Forest Modular Wooden Garden Seating Set Number 3 (2.06m x 2.06m).
Featuring 2 garden benches, 2 seats/ tables, 2 square planters and 10 trellis panels, this patio seating arrangement offers you and your family an idyllic spot in which to relax in the garden, and makes an impressive statement to anyone who visits your home.
What’s more, thanks to their smart modular design, every single item can be arranged into whatever configuration takes your fancy or used independently of each other. The choice is entirely yours.
See more inspirational garden seating arrangements here.
Summer Garden Planning with Buy Sheds Direct
We hope we’ve given you a few ideas about how you can improve your garden’s design this summer. But remember, the products shown above are just a minute selection of what we have to offer.
Buy Sheds Direct is the UK’s leading supplier of garden-based products, so you’re in exactly the right place to buy exactly what you need to perfect your own garden’s design.
For further inspiration, why not browse our incredible Outdoor Living section now?