by Admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog |
As the sporting highlight of British Summertime, Wimbledon for us marks the heralding of the summer season. Strawberries, cream, Pimms… anyone? An essential occasion, as familiar to us Brits as ice cream on the beach or barbecues in the rain. As we will all be making...
by Admin | May 16, 2019 | Blog |
May Bank Holiday Garden Preparation – Garden Arches, Trellis or even a Gazebo? Now that Spring has arrived make sure your garden is prepared for the influx of visitors (both human guests and wildlife of course!) If you’re planning a May Day shindig or a late May bank...
by Admin | May 3, 2019 | News |
May is the month to fit your trellis panels to your house wall or use as privacy panels between you and your lovely neighbours. Safe in the knowledge that you’ve solved your wall trellis panels conundrum – which style, material, size and finish to buy (well ours of...
by Admin | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog |
Planning for Garden Trellis Panels April is the ideal time to start planting climbing plants such as sweet peas beside one of our galvanized trellis panels. Sweet peas are great for early flowering and are one of the nation’s favourite flowering plants with their...
by Admin | Apr 3, 2019 | News |
Protect yourself from bursts of April showers (or hail and sleet as we’ve had of late) with one of Garden Requisites’ Galvanized Steel Scoop Door Canopies. Our customer has added a gorgeous pink climbing rose, making a beautiful addition to an Aged Galvanized Scoop...
by Admin | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog |
Planning for Spring Planters and Window Boxes March is the month when we officially cast away the doom and gloom of Winter by celebrating the promise of things to come with the Spring Equinox on the 20th of March. This marks the date when day and night are the same...
by Admin | Mar 1, 2019 | News |
Sunny days are on their way so why not start planning for your Summer garden? Trellis panels and arches are essential structures for any garden. March is the ideal month to update or totally redesign your garden as most plants haven’t stirred from their winter...
by Admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Blog |
Yes, it’s rather chilly in the UK! Many people across the country embraced the start of February this year snuggled up indoors enjoying a snow day, toasty and warm with their loved ones. Those lucky people with an open fire or log burner and a Garden Requisites...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2019 | News |
Rain or snow, our zinc galvanized door canopies will keep you and your door dry. This canopy has just been fitted onto a beautiful cottage in Cornwall. This steel door canopy has been hot dip zinc galvanized before being painted with several coats of matt Black paint...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog |
Christmas is over and the New Year has begun and sure enough, we can’t open the papers or go online without being bombarded with tips and hints how to de-toxify our bodies or de-clutter our homes to enhance and simplify our lives. So as a distraction, here’s a...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2019 | News |
If like us you’re looking forward to seeing the first snowdrops and signs of Spring then plan ahead with your planting and take a look at our solid steel galvanized planters. There are plenty of winter flowering bulbs to fill the gaps left by fading perennials. Along...
by Admin | Dec 19, 2018 | News |
Need Christmas gift inspiration for a special person? If the Bath Christmas Market didn’t unearth any creative Christmas gift ideas for you this festive season then look no further than Garden Requisites. Inspire your loved ones with a gift voucher for any amount –...
by Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog |
How to celebrate Christmas? Well, ‘tis the season to be jolly so we can begin by rejoicing the fact that we’ve all made it through yet another successful year and are now looking forward to a relaxing, joyful festive season with family and friends. The tree’s been...
by Admin | Nov 22, 2018 | News |
Cwtch, coorie or hygge? Whether you choose to embrace hygge like the Danish, cwtch up with your loved ones like the Welsh or coorie down this Winter season like the Scots make sure you choose one of our traditional or contemporary fireguards to complete your warm,...
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | News |
Offering ideal British weather protection, our zinc galvanized steel porches provide elegant cover for any front or back door. Our beautifully made solid steel porches are designed and manufactured by us in Bath, Somerset. The ranges are available in several standard...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2018 | News |
The team had an important deadline for shipping 38 planters and troughs to Hotel Excelsior in Venice for the 75th Venice International Film Festival (Biennale Cinema 2018). They arrived in time for the opening night of the annual festival, which is a highlight of the...
by Admin | Aug 12, 2018 | News |
If you’re looking to add a quintessentially English touch to your garden this summer, or a modicum of shade in this hot weather, consider installing a steel garden arch over which you could train some beautiful climbing plants. The diamond lattice pattern of our...
by Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog |
Refresh and revive How are this year’s garden schemes taking shape? At time of writing (the start of the summer school holidays) the usually lush, green gardens of England are limping a little in the midst of a lengthy summer heatwave. We don’t yet have a hosepipe ban...
by Admin | Jul 12, 2018 | News |
By now your garden will be full of colour with your bedding plants looking their absolute best. If your climbing plants and roses are flourishing and need some support, our wirework trellis panels will provide structure as well as privacy. As with all our products our...
by Admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog |
Wildlife & micro-climate Friends recently came across an aerial image of their 18th century cottage garden in the 1970’s and were slightly surprised to see that their now teeming, modest patch had temporarily been a featureless bare lawn with no borders or...
