With summer coming up, a lot of us will be thinking about getting our gardens ready to be spending more time in the sunshine. Winter is behind us at this point and spring is the perfect time to get all of your provisions in place, and we think that reclaimed garden items are fantastic for a whole host of uses to spruce up your outdoor space.
Here at Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited, we are one of the largest reclamation yards in the country, so we use our expertise to run you through how you can use reclaimed garden items to take your garden to the next level.
PAVING
Cawardens Reclaimed York Stone Paving
A pathway, paving, and a patio are all great additions to any garden – they can really help to elevate the layout and make it seem complete and accomplished. Not to mention how handy they can be with creating clean and clear connections between a shed and the backdoor, for example, and also for a place for your outdoor furniture.
Using reclaimed paving bricks will mean you can get a unique look, full of character. Oftentimes, paving can seem bland and like you’ve seen it one hundred times before, but reclaimed slabs and even cobbles are original and have had a whole other life before, which makes them that bit more special.
STRUCTURES
Check out some of our customer projects such as Reclaimed Materials For Garden Features
By utilising reclaimed architectural items in your garden, you can create some amazing structures for all sorts of purposes. Whether you’re looking to create an impressive greenhouse, summerhouse, or even a simple shed, you can add character and a unique take to your garden with reclaimed bricks, wood, and windows that have all had a previous life.
We’ve had customers utilise our bricks for the bottom quarter of a greenhouse recently, which you can view on our customer projects page, and they were extremely happy with how it all turned out. This can work when you’re looking to match the existing style of your house and garden but can also come as an interesting surprise to homes and gardens with a modern take.
FURNITURE
Check out our range of furniture
Whether you manage to find the perfect garden furniture intact and ready to use, or you are able to use your own (or someone else’s) DIY vision, some incredible garden furniture can be added to an outdoor space by making the most of reclamation yards.
Oftentimes, you will be able to find the basics like benches, tables and chairs ready to use and perfectly fitting of your garden. But you can also create bespoke items from things you find in a reclamation yard that will allow you to imprint your creative stamp on your garden, injecting a new lease of life – or even a completely new purpose – to salvage.
ACCESSORIES
The accessories you can gain from reclaimed garden items is where you really get the chance to come into your element. There are so many unique and interesting things that can accent your garden, whether for a function or for pure aesthetics.
Everything from troughs to water features, as well as much more in-between and beyond, can find a use in your garden for the summer – you can turn these things into fences, planters, and simple highlighters to your otherwise impressive outdoor space. The natural and earned patina of a lot of reclaimed products also helps to ensure everything ties together nicely, and there isn’t a ‘bedding in’ period for everything to seem as if it’s at home.
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
In truth, the uses of reclaimed garden items are just about as wide as your imagination can stretch. The beauty of salvage is that you can find almost anything and it can feel so gratifying to locate a ‘diamond in the rough’, so to speak.
For a way to inspire your garden just in time for summer, all whilst being more environmentally friendly than buying mass-produced products, look no further than reclaimed garden items. You can create a unique look full of character, all conspiring to help you enjoy your outdoor space for the warmer months.
CAWARDEN BRICK & TILE COMPANY LIMITED
We are one of the largest reclamation yards in the country and have a developed and interesting range of products to suit any garden improvement project. To learn more about us, contact Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited by getting in touch with our team by calling 01889 574 066 or filling out our simple contact form.
You can also keep an eye out for the links in the blog post above, which will go straight through to relevant examples from our curated catalogue.