As the nights begin to draw in and it gets a little chillier outside, we tend to put any garden projects on the back burner for another year and put away any garden furniture or BBQs keeping them safe and dry until such time as the weather warms up again.
Generally, we spend much less time in our garden in the winter both practically and socially; the grass doesn't tend to grow as quickly and flowers die off. Also if we have invited friends or family over for dinner and a catch up the likelihood is they would prefer to sit inside in the warmth rather than brave the weather outside, no matter how pretty your garden still looks.
One element of the garden that still needs attention, especially before it turns cold, are your fences.
Obviously the cold, wind, rain and snow are not good for untreated, wooden fences. The damp and extreme cold weaken the wood and run the risk of rot. Combined together with the fact that during the summer months the weather goes to other extreme and is hot drying out the wood, these two weather opposites cause the fence panels to continually expand and contract which weakens and breaks it over time.
A good treatment applied to your fence as per the instructions given maintain the life of your fences. It stops the different weather elements getting into the grains of the wood and protects the fence from extreme cold and heat. Not only that, you can buy treatments in a variety of colours and brighten up your garden, making your fences go from bland and barely noticeable to a feature of the garden.
Here at Cabins Unlimited we recommend range of timber treatments called Sadolin, which specialises in treatments for all kinds of wood in your garden from log cabins to decking to garden fences. Once the recommended amount of coats is applied you would not have to treat your wood again for up to eight years! Which means one less job to worry about come the following winters....
More information on the Rystix timbercare products the stock we carry, colours and much more can be found here, or call us on 01362 470075