For all things garden related, here you will find tips and advice on how to keep your garden looking its best, inspiration for unique features and more.
One of the best ways to protect your fences is with a saturating oil. This is because products that create a ‘protective film’ on top of the wood do not last long and will always eventually flake, chip or peel away leaving the wood exposed to the elements. However, before we get ahead of ourselves […]
Owatrol Oil is one of our most popular products, likely because it is highly versatile and can be used for a variety of things. For example, it can be used alone as a rust inhibitor, added to oil-based paints as a paint conditioner or applied to various surfaces to aid in the adhesion of finishes. […]
Maintaining your garden deck is important to make sure it looks its best for years to come. If your deck has been finished with an Owatrol product, then maintenance should be minimal. However, if you have used a wood finish that is not Owatrol, then you will need to follow the manufacturer’s instructions on maintenance […]
Have you decided on which type of fencing you want and are now looking at how to go about installing them? Then this is the post for you! Although some may think that it is essentially; ‘dig a hole and put the fence post in’ – it is a little bit more complex than that! […]
As we move ever closer to the Autumnal months, we should begin to think about storing away our garden furniture to protect it from the Winter weather. However, before you decide to pop your wooden sun beds away until next year, you might want to consider giving them a little TLC. We know at first […]
Sadly the Summer has been and gone and the cold Winter months are now almost among us. With the unique circumstances of this year, it’s likely that you spent a lot of time and effort in your garden this Summer and so we are here to offer some handy tips and advice to keep it […]
With Autumn now in full swing, it won’t be long until Winter is here. So it is now a good idea to start to plan out how you will protect your garden furniture ready for use again next year. Storing your furniture If you have the option to do so, we highly recommend storing as […]
Sadly, it is very common to have rust stains appear on your patio or other stoned areas. These marks usually appear when your garden furniture or other metal equipment begin to rust due to oxidation caused by the weather. This results in rust stains and spots on your tiles. These stains can often be difficult […]
This is the first post in a series that we will be running over the next few weeks in regards to helping you with choosing, installing and maintaining a garden deck. Today we will be explaining the main types of decking as well as giving you the pros and cons of each. Pressure-Treated Softwood Decking Around […]
Today we are going to explain all the different ways of protecting your new decking. How to protect a new deck If you have a brand new unfinished deck, we recommend using a wood protector like Owatrol Seasonite. New wood is very vulnerable to the elements during its first year, so Seasonite stabilises new wood […]
