Monthly Archives: March 2016

Water features and ponds are a great addition to your garden. Imagine, the gentle sound of trickling water, sunlight reflecting off a glassy pool… A water feature can add interest to your garden and enhance its relaxing atmosphere. A water feature is a great addition to a sensory garden, as they are known to have holistic effects for people with autism, mental health issues and the elderly. If you are thinking of adding a feature here are some ideas to help you decide what to buy and tips for installing your fountain or pond.

Which water feature is best for you…

Modern water features are many and varied so it helps to know what you're looking for

If you’re one of the growing number of renters in the UK you may be wondering what you can do to improve your outdoor space. You may be constricted by your landlord’s stipulations, or by the size of your garden, or it may simply be that you don’t want to put lots of effort into a garden you’ll eventually leave behind.

Whatever your flat and landlord situation is, from inner city flats with no gardens, flats with a concrete yard, to flats with balconies, and flats/houses with gardens large and teeny tiny; Planters and pots could be the answer to your woes!

Cadix planters are modern and contemporary, and perfect for adding some greenery to a hard landscaped garden. They fit in perfectly with the urban scenery as they come in a range of materials and finishes. All of the planters are very durable and come in a variety of sizes and shapes. It also means that when you come to leave you can take your plants with you!

The Met Office is predicting 2016 to be the warmest year on record, with the sunshine is due to start as early as mid-April! We are starting to think about our favourite Summer past time, barbequing!

This year we have added the market-leading Outback BBQ’s to complement our existing range.  Since its formation as a family business in 1979, the Outback brand has stood for quality, innovation and total customer commitment, providing a comprehensive range of cutting edge British-designed barbecues, spare parts and accessories that leads the way in quality and value.

Outback have built their reputation on taking the alfresco dining experience seriously; providing top quality products that are far more advanced than the DIY BBQ’s of years gone by. Outback have been highly recommended by Which? Best Buys and The Independent Newspaper. This is why we are confident that our customers will love these products! Take a look below for more details of the Outback products added to our

Depending on your local climate you may have packed your water feature away for the Winter or left it out. Whichever option was best for you we wanted to give you our top tips for reviving it for Spring. Our advice will keep your water feature happy and healthy for years to come!

If you packed your water feature away for the Winter…

We would always advise that you clean your pump before packing it away for the Winter, but if you haven’t then now is a good time! To clean the pump during the year is to use a garden hose placed against the outlet of your fountain to 'back flush' clean water through the pump. If this fails to improve the flow a more complete cleaning should be undertaken, simply remove the cover at the outlet end of the pump then pull out the rotor. With warm soapy water clean out the housing and rotor, flush with clean water, (Note the bearing pin in the centre of the hole, be careful not to damage it when cleaning) replace the rotor onto the

Please find below links to comprehensive instructions for our Solar Powered Pump.

Instructions 200 LPH P003B

Instructions 250 LPH P003CR

Instructions 800 LPH P009CR

Instructions 400 LPH P009A

If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Service Desk on 01733 688464.

From time to time we all wonder what happened to those instructions! We've all been there, you bought something, haven't used it for a while and then when you want use it and can't quite remember where you put the all important instructions!

If you're getting your water feature out after storing it for the winter or it's new and you've simply misplaced the instructions in the excitement of unpacking, don't worry we're here to help!

The process of setting up your water feature is very simply, just follow the steps below...

1. Tighten any visible screws.
2. Place the water feature on a level surface.
3. If you have a plastic sump (reservoir), we recommend digging a hole to bury the sump or you can decorate around to hide the plastic.
4. Connect the hose from the water feature to the pump.
5. Fill the water feature with water, ensuring that the pump is fully submerged.
6. If solar powered, place the solar panel in the best position to get

Everyone at Outdoorliving UK is so excited to announce that we have won Theo Paphitis’ Small Business Sunday #SBS!

Small Business Sunday, shortened to the hashtag #SBS on Twitter, was created by Theo Paphitis in October 2010. It’s a great opportunity for small businesses across the UK to promote their business. Each week Theo invites businesses to tweet him between 5:30-7pm using the hastag #SBS and tagging Theo; Each week he picks six winners to retweet and promote their business to his 500,000 followers!

Winners also get to part of the exclusive SBS club, which includes having a directory page on the SBS website, weekly business development sessions with other winners and invitations for SBS events attended by Theo himself!

This honour really couldn’t have come at a better time, as the Outdoorliving UK team gears up for our busy season. The sales team, headed up by our Managing Director Mike, will be heading off to the Ideal Home Show on 18^th March to 3