Garden Ornaments in Southampton

What works in a Southampton garden is not quite what works two counties away. Southampton sits on a sheltered stretch of the south coast, mild enough for pieces to stay out year round. The planting at Southampton Common changes with the season; the stone and metal in it mostly does not. That is the point of a good ornament.

What lasts in Southampton gardens

• Wind is the enemy, not the thermometer. Anything tall and light will end up on its side by February. Weight matters more than it does inland: choose low, heavy, wide-based pieces, or fix wall and hanging ornaments properly rather than hooking them on.
• The soft option, within reason. Hard frosts are rare enough that material choice is less critical here than almost anywhere else in Britain. Wind and damp are the two things still worth designing around.

Everything we sell is picked to stay outdoors all year across South East England, in stone-effect resin, cast stone, powder-coated metal, treated timber and weatherproof solar. If a piece cannot take a British winter, it does not go in the range.