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Ideal Storage Solutions for Your Garden Items

With the long, hot summer drawing to a close and autumn slowly approaching, we’re likely to spend less time in our gardens. The tools, toys and garden furniture we’ve been using during the summer, however, need a secure place to be stored over the colder months.

A shed is obviously the ideal solution for garden storage and keeping the garden clutter-free. However, not everyone has enough space in their garden for a shed.

Hamiltons Removals offers state-of-the-art, local storage units in East Anglia for people looking for secure personal storage in Norfolk and wishing to store items safely over the winter. Here, we explore some of the creative ways we’ve seen to store common garden items.

Functional Furniture

If your garden is lacking space, multifunctional furniture is a fantastic solution. Hollow storage benches will get a lot of use in the summer. Just put a couple of large, flat cushions on top and you have the perfect sofa, ideal whenever you are entertaining visitors or having a barbecue.

They are also a great, versatile option for storing smaller items like chairs or garden toys and games over the winter. However, they are not 100% weatherproof if you want to keep them in pristine condition over the winter.

Upcycle & Repurpose

Garden tools have a habit of ending up everywhere! For the tools you haven’t lent out to friends or neighbours (possibly never to be seen again) there a few unconventional and creative ideas that can be used as a space-saving solution to keep tools safe and neat:

• Nail a wooden pallet to a wall and hang long-handled tools and garden equipment down inside it. You can paint the pallet to match the surrounding areas, colour schemes or garden furniture.
• Use double-pronged coat-hooks or coat pegs to hang tools like axes, spades, brooms and rakes on.
• A piece of wood nailed to a wall with some grooves cut in it will hold the necks of various tools and keep them off the ground.

Lose the Hose

Most gardens have a garden hose – however, during the colder months of the year, it’s unlikely that you’ll be using it as much thanks to the increased rainfall.

Storing unused hosepipes often proves problematic, as there never seems to be a good way of keeping them untangled and out of the way. A far cheaper alternative to a standard hose reel is to simply attach a strong coat hook to a wall, coil the hose up neatly and use a short length of plastic chain to keep it from falling down or uncoiling.

Winter Storage

If you have larger items or bulky garden furniture, such as outdoor benches or dining tables, or simply need to securely store equipment like lawn mowers which you won’t need for several months, you should consider local storage units in East Anglia.

Hamiltons Removals have two state-of-the-art storage facilities which are perfect for garden furniture and other personal storage in Norfolk. Our Harleston site has self-storage rooms of several different sizes, plus a shop where you can buy a range of cartons and packaging materials. Our facility at nearby Aldeby has storage containers which you can drive right up to and load and unload your possessions seven days a week. Both sites are securely locked and are protected by CCTV cameras.

Click here to find out more or speak to one of our friendly team on 01379 855203 to discuss your storage requirements.