Following on from my post about chimineas, the next step up would be this baby: the might wood fired pizza oven. This is a great outdoor living feature that like nothing else, will make your home the destination of all your friends, every weekend. Wood fired ovens are the dome shaped things made of brick [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Wood fired ovens
Posted in Garden features, tagged pizza oven, wood fired oven on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chimineas
Posted in Garden features, tagged chiminea, Garden features, outdoor fires on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick post today but I wanted to show a video to give a better idea of what I mean. Chimineas are becoming massively popular. They are basically a small, portable oven made of stoneware or metal. These are just an excellent way to light as well as heat a semi enclosed area at [...]
Natural lighting
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged candle light, electric light, insect repellant, natural light on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Electric lights have their place but you can’t beat the atmosphere of a natural, flickering flame in a courtyard garden. There’s quite a few ways you can get this effect. One of the most useful (and cheapest) ideas is to get those bamboo torch things. They are very cheap – I’ve seen them around $10 [...]
Solar Lights
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged solar lighting, solar lights, spotlights on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I used to think of solar lights I always just thought of those little steel post lights that have a solar panel in the roof and a bulb underneath. Don’t get me wrong these are definitely great for lining driveways etc. I even have a couple in my little herb rockery and they look [...]
Garden design
Posted in Garden Design, tagged candle lights, Garden Design on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello everyone, I want to give you my thoughts about garden design! I have a largish block and find that while it needs constant attention, it is very rewarding to have an elegant garden that I can enjoy with my friends and family on those warm summer evenings which are on the way in my [...]
