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14/07/2026

Why Buy A…Log Store

If you have a wood burning stove, garden firepit or even a wood fired pizza oven, you will know the importance of using well-seasoned and maintained firewood to ensure maximum burn efficiency, and that you’re getting the most out of your fuel. An outdoor log store will help you achieve this – here are three reasons why you should invest in one. Improve Burn Efficiency If you’re one of the estimated 1.9 million homes in the UK that has a wood burner, you will want to ensure that your firewood... Read More

30/01/2026

Gardening New Year’s Resolutions

Every January, we like to set ourselves a New Year’s Resolution – setting small, specific goals to maximise self-improvement. Usually this entails targets like eating healthier, improving sleep, saving money, or travelling more. But in 2026 why not make your garden your resolution? Here are some small, specific tasks that will transform how you manage and improve your outdoor space this year. Stay Organised We tend to wait until the weather gets better before we get outdoors and begin work on our gardens, but by doing this, we delay jobs... Read More

15/12/2025

Deep Dive: Timber Treatment

When purchasing a wooden garden building, structure or accessory, it is important to also choose a timber treatment method that best suits your needs and outdoor space. There are three main types of treatment available: pressure, dip and untreated, which all have unique advantages as well as disadvantages. Pressure Treatment When timber is pressure treated, a liquid preservative is forced into the material in order to protect against deterioration due to rot or insect attack. To begin with, the wood is placed into a container which is filled with a... Read More

08/12/2025

Why Buy A…Bin Store

An unsightly yet essential outdoor item, wheelie bins and recycling boxes will never be the focal point of your garden design, making it only natural to want to find a way to cover them up and hide them away. This is where a bin storage unit comes into play – but what are the benefits of a bin store? Practical Bin Storage First and foremost, a bin store provides simple but effective storage for your wheelie bins or recycling boxes. They usually feature lifting lids that allow you to easily... Read More

01/12/2025

Outdoor Christmas Gift Guide 2025

The festive period is almost upon us, and thinking of gift ideas can be tough. However, help is at hand! Whether you have a passionate gardener or someone who just loves being outdoors to buy for, or a loved one who has been putting off making that new outdoor purchase, here at Rowlinson Garden Products, we may have the ideal gift for you… Grow Your Own Anyone will appreciate a gift that will help enhance their outdoor space. A new planter will allow your loved one to brighten up their... Read More

24/11/2025

Easy Gardening Jobs for Autumn & Winter

The spring and summer of 2025 was “blink and you’ll miss it” and it is now time to begin thinking about preparing your outdoors for its autumn and winter hiatus. We have put together a brief list of simple but useful gardening jobs to help your outdoors stay in good shape over the cooler months and ready for spring. Store Your Furniture Since garden furniture is a long-lasting investment, it is important to keep it stored effectively when not in use to ensure that you get several years of use... Read More

22/09/2025

Why Buy A…Garden Composter

Good compost is any keen gardener’s essential, providing valuable nutrients to soil as well as many benefits to the environment – making a good garden composter a vital outdoor item. These are just a snapshot of the benefits, but there are many more. Read on for a handful of other plus-points of home-made compost. Enrich Your Soil & See Plants Thrive Own-made compost produces essential nutrients such as phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen, which when added to soil, can help support plant growth. So along with making plants grow better, it... Read More

11/08/2025

How to Care for your Hardwood or Softwood Garden Furniture

Any piece of timber garden furniture, whether hardwood or softwood is a large investment for your outdoor space, and one you would like to be a long-lasting feature. Therefore, keeping your patio furniture in top condition is a priority. Here are our tips for keeping your hardwood or softwood garden furniture in good condition. Treatment Our range of hardwood furniture is supplied in a factory applied stain, but over time, this will fade and become grey in colour. To best maintain the original finish, you should treat the product with... Read More

19/06/2025

Garden Seating Area Essentials

Thanks to the temperamental British weather, it is vital that your garden seating set up is optimised for enjoying bright sunny days and long summer evenings when the opportunity strikes. However, getting your space set up just right depends on many factors: your available space, budget, and the function of the area. We have compiled a small list of summer essentials to ensure that your outdoor space is set up and ready for use. Furniture First and foremost, you will want somewhere to sit and enjoy the outdoors! The best... Read More

15/05/2025

The Garden Shed: Part 3 – Plastic Storage

An affordable alternative to wooden and metal storage, plastic sheds are a versatile, reliable garden storage solution – ranging from larger sheds to simple cushion boxes. Welcome to the third and final part of our series The Garden Shed, where we use our expertise to highlight the benefits of timber, metal and plastic sheds to help you decide which is the best for your garden and storage needs, ending with plastic sheds. Easy Assembly Thanks to all plastic construction, assembly couldn’t be any simpler. Many plastic sheds simply click together... Read More