The food has been expertly barbecued and eaten. The drinks have been poured. The sun begins to set on the horizon. But there’s no need to stop now – whether you’re entertaining friends, family or neighbours, here are our top 3 garden accessories to keep the party going long into the warm summer nights.
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Stay warm with the perfect firepit or chimenea
Firepits and chimeneas are an essential piece of garden furniture for many – whether it’s a glass or two in the evening, or you’re entertaining friends and family on long summer nights. Fire pits come in all shapes and sizes to suit your style, with designs including handcrafted metal fire bowls made from stainless steel to more rustic stone or ceramic fire pits.
Traditional and modern chimeneas
Chimeneas are perfect for those who want the traditional campfire experience in their garden – and with a wide variety of shapes and sizes to choose from, there’s sure to be one that fits your needs.
From modern, industrial designs constructed from steel with impactful stature to traditional South American clay firepits, there’s a fire pit for every aesthetic to choose from. Primed and ready to fire from the go, all you need to add is sand and wood!
Here’s our favourite Chimeneas for 2022:
Best Traditional Firepits 2022
Our gorgeous range of traditional firepits and fireglobes come from premium suppliers like La Hacienda, Kadai and Norfolk Leisure.
Best Modern Firepits 2022
If your aesthetic is a little more sleek and stylish, our range of modern and minimalist firepits will be perfect for staying warm but looking cool:
Firepits for food
If you’re a multitasker or a Ramsay in the making, many of our firepit ranges come with grills to give you the flexibility to cook up a storm whilst staying warm. Our range of Kadai and La Hacienda Firepits with grills are perfect for stylish, statement warmth with the benefit of cooking too!
Here’s our best firepits for food and accessories 2022:
Electric heating for outdoor spaces
If open fire isn’t your thing, there are plenty of options to keep you warm when the sun sets. Whether it’s a wall mounted outdoor heater to save space or a freestanding outdoor heater which has the flexibility to be moved around – we have plenty of stylish and energy efficient options.
One of our Ruxley favourites has to be the super space saving, energy efficient parasol heater. Designed to fix to the top of your parasol pole with directional outdoor heating in all directions this Heatmaster Slimline Parasol Heater is perfect for keeping warm whilst sitting around your Outdoor Dining Set.
Here’s a list of our best electric outdoor heaters for 2022
Garden lighting is ideal for creating a stunning summer party atmosphere in your garden. Solar lights are available in a range of designs including stake, string and novelty solar lighting to suit any garden or aesthetic choice. Firepits and chimeneas add style, warmth and design features that will transform entertaining from functional into an event everyone wants to be part of at summertime.
Solar lights for your garden are both energy efficient and ideal for any size or style of outdoor space. For balconies, string lights and lanterns will create a cosy summer set up – whilst larger gardens can benefit from solar stake lights, overhead lighting and solar string lights (which are definitely not just for Christmas!).
Best solar lights for balconies & Solar string lights 2022
Smaller spaces shouldn’t miss out on looking beautiful. Solar powered string lights are the perfect option for balconies or decks. Entwine around the railings or hang over doorways and windows to create a cosy outdoor space to relax in.
Best solar stake lights for 2022
There is no need to worry about the dark when you have some of the best solar stake lights around. These little beauties are perfect for adding a touch of light and elegance to any garden, whatever your style. Not only do they look great, but they also provide a safe and secure way to enjoy your garden at night. Many of our stake lights also have removable heads and can be used as lanterns too.
Best GARDEN lanterns 2022
Whether it’s a feature piece as part of your garden, or convenient lighting for dining tables or coffee tables. A solar lantern can add a gorgeous – and sometimes dramatic – effect to your garden. Here are our favourite solar lanterns this year:
Water Features
As well as being beautiful to look at throughout the day – water features also give a relaxing, bubbling background noise throughout the evening. Relax and unwind with the sound of nature long into the evening.
Best Traditional Water Features
Our Kelkay and Aqua Creations Water Features come in all shapes, sizes and styles from rustic to modern and run off mains power. All the water is self contained – meaining a top up every so often during the warmer months is all that’s needed to keep them bubbling away. Here’s our best water features of 2022:
Solar Powered Water Features
Although these water features won’t bubble away after the sun sets, our new range of Solar Powered Water Features are a sustainability favourite at Ruxley Manor this year. From Smart Garden, these gorgeous water features are completely self contained and are powered by the sun – so no wasting electricity or having to remember to turn it off!
Here are our favourite solar powered water features of 2022:
Innovative Solar Water Features:
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