Free Spirit Spheres are the coolest tree houses I’ve ever seen, big wooden spheres that can be suspended from tree tops or nestle in the crown of large trees.

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If you thought the barbecue apron wasn’t quite manly enough another solution is at hand (or should that be waist), the barbecue belt.

The barbecue belt has enough containers and compartments for all those essential condiments (adjustable sauce anyone) and BBQ equipment. It would make a great fathers day gift, though probably a bit late now.

The barbecue belt is no longer available, as an alternative check out the barbecue apron.

With all this great weather we are having, there is nothing nicer than sitting in the garden, watching the world cup with an ice cold beer. Ideal at first but my beer starts to warm up quite quickly in the heat and I have to keep putting it in the fridge to cool it down before I drink anymore – Very frustrating when you hear Beckham near the goal posts.
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Got a spare bit of garden you which you’re not sure what you’re going to do with? Then have you considered having a bespoke kid’s playground or perhaps a junior assault course? If so, have a look at Arrow Fencing. Just imagine the absolute joy on your children’s faces when you unveil their new play area (of course the adults will have to try it out first!)
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If you find putting up your patio umbrella too much like hard work then you’ll want one of these remote controlled umbrellas. Goes up or down by the flick of a switch, crazy!

Available from Smart Home.

I saw the patio misting system over on Uber Review which is cool but static (it gets hot at the end of my garden too, 4 days a year). If you need a mobile cooling system you can get a misting fan.

It boosts to reduce the temperature by up to 25 degrees and covers 950 square feet which is more than ample for my BBQ area and would probably cover the rest of my garden.

Available from Smart Home for just over $100, which in the UK would probably work out at $25 per day for how often we’d need it.

These cute little figures could leave you in a quandary, do you keep them or plant them. The eyes on each figure are actually seeds and the body contains nutrients to help it grow. You can get a melon, tomato or pumpkin. Plant them or keep them, you decide

Plant Me Pets found via HippyShopper and Pop Gadget.

Having a spa in your backyard is a sure sign of decadence. Generally they’ve been pretty pricey and far from usable year round in the UK, so only a permille of the population have one in the back garden. Today I came across the Lay-z-Spa which is both portable and relatively cheap.
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