Walton's Sheds, Log Cabins and Garden Rooms

Introducing the Walton’s Garden Photo Competition!

Submit a photo of yourself in your garden to be in with a chance of WINNING £125.00!

Got to the Walton’s Facebook Page to Enter!

Pick your favourite spot in your garden and take a picture of yourself enjoying it! It could be your garden flower bed, your garden shed, your vegetable patch or garden summerhouse!

Submit your photo with a short caption of why you love your garden and want to WIN!

You will have 2 weeks to submit your photos! After this the Top 10 photos will be chosen by the Walton’s team.

The Top 10 will be placed on the Walton’s Facebook for a public vote. The photo with the most votes after a week will WIN!

What kind of garden photos are we looking for?

  We want to see a picture of you in your garden!

Your garden does not have to resemble a Chelsea Flower Show Garden; just show us the best bits of your garden whether that be your flower bed, garden shed, summerhouse or barbecue!

Get your whole family in the picture! Why not take a picture during the long bank holiday weekend!?

Why not get your pets involved? We’d love to see photos of pets running around enjoying a garden.

If you’re looking for high quality garden products or garden buildings take a look at Walton’s Garden Buildings.

Terms and Conditions

1. There is no purchase or payment necessary to enter this competition.
2. You must be over 18 to enter this competition and live in the UK.
3. Photos can be submitted to enter this competition from the 24.05.2013 to the 07.06.2013. After this date no more photos can be entered to this competition.
4. At 14:00 on 07.05.2013 10 photos will be picked by Walton’s Garden Buildings. These 10 photos will then be put up for a public vote on Facebook. The photo with the most votes by the 14.06.2013 will win the competition.
5. Competition entries must be submitted by 12:00 on the 07.06.2013.
6. The prize for this competition is £125.00 Cash; this prize cannot be transferred to any other person than the winner. The cash prize will be given to the competition winner via a cheque to a bank account. Cash cannot be posted or transferred any other way.
7. Walton’s reserves the right to choose the ‘Top 10 Photos’ for the second part of this competition.
8. You can enter this competition via Twitter using #WaltonsPhotoComp.
9. All photo submitted must be original and not taken from another source. Any photos taken from another source will not be a valid entrant.
10. By submitting your photo, you represent that the Photo is your own and that you have the full rights to submit the Photo for the contest. By submitting a Photo, you grant to Walton’s Web Ltd and affiliates (collectively the “Company”), a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide license to (i) electronically publish and distribute the Photo in any Site including the right to translate and electronically publish and distribute the Photo to other Internet Sites under license, contract or common ownership with the Company; (ii) include the Photo in advertising and promotion; (iii) to include the Photo in print and non-print products.
11. Obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. We retain sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content.

Spring is finally here resulting in longer nights and warmer temperatures. While this is good news for gardeners it also results in more risk for garden buildings and sheds! A shed or garden building can be rich pickings for thieves often housing valuable tools which can easily be sold!

Emptying your garden shed of valuable tools isn’t an option for most gardeners especially if your shed or building is on an allotment space. Removing tools and other items everyday is just too impractical. Adding security to your garden and building will help make your tools more secure and will ensure you have peace of mind when you lock it up at night.

Make sure you keep your garden shed secure!

Picking a secure garden shed in the first place is very important. Tongue and groove clad sheds are the perfect option for any gardener. The tongue and groove cladding timbers interlock and make the overall shed very strong and harder to break into. Metal sheds are also very secure and ideal if you’re storing valuable tools or expensive items. Metal sheds also do not feature windows helping to keep anything you do store out of sight.

Keeping tools or anything else kept in your shed out of sight is very important. If you’re shed features windows add curtains to the inside of your shed to block the view of any tools or storage items. Blinds also work well. Adding a fine mesh to your windows will also make it harder for thieves to break in. Cover any windows with stiff wire mesh stapled or nailed directly into the timber frame of your garden building.

A windowless shed is very secure and keeps your tools out of sight!

Adding security screws to your shed is another way of adding another layer of protection. Security screws have no head so they cannot be easily removed. Place security screws around your shed or garden building on weak points like hinges or door frames.

There are many different types of security alarms available from most DIY/Garden stores. These small alarm kits do not cost the earth and will help alert anyone to your shed being broken into. Security alarms are easy to fit and usually sound if the door to your shed is prized open. Shed alarms are perfect for adding extra security to your garden building especially if you’re building is on an allotment away from your home.

Adding an alarm to your shed will alert your to any intruders!

Adding locks to your garden building is another way you can add extra security. Locks and bolts come in many forms. The most popular type of shed lock is a shed door bar. Security bars fit across your shed door so even if the door is broken down the bar still give protection.

The best type of security is prevention; never leave anything in your garden shed which you cannot replace or if you have sentimental value to. You can add a lot of security to your garden shed but it could still be broken into. Try not to leave valuable machinery in your garden building if you can!

If you’re looking for a high quality shed check out the extensive range at Walton’s Garden Buildings! 

Roll up, roll up…Walton’s is proud to present this May Bank Holiday Weekend Competition!

To enter simply…

Guess how many balloons are in this 4’ x 6’ Gardman Greenhouse!?

For the greenhouse dimensions click here. We used jumbo sized party balloons filled with air!

Follow & RT @Waltonsgarden with your answer and #Waltonsballoon

~or~

‘Like’ the Walton’s Facebook Page & Leave us a comment with your answer!

Guess the Right Answer to WIN!

Be in with a chance of winning this Walton’s 8’ x 6’ Extra Tall Greenhouse worth £299.95!

WIN this Greenhouse!

For more information about this greenhouse click here.

This competition will end on the 16.05.2013 and the winner will be announced on the 17.05.2013 on Facebook & Twitter!

If you’re looking for a greenhouse or any garden building take a look at Walton’s Garden Buildings extensive range.

Terms & Conditions

1. You must be over 18 years old to enter this competition and live on Mainland UK.

2. The start date for this competition is 12:00 on the 02.05.2013 and the competition will end midday on 16.05.2013. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.

3 .Competition entries must be submitted by midday on 16.05.2013. Any entries received after this date will not be counted.

4. The prize may not be transferred to any other person and there are no cash alternatives or alternative prizes available.

5. To enter this competition your must ‘Like’ the Walton’s Facebook Page here and comment on the competition post with your answer. You can also enter this competition by Following @Waltonsgarden on Twitter and Retweeting the competition tweet with your answer & #Waltonsballoon.

6. If more than one person guesses the right answer the winner will be picked at random from the right answers.

7. If nobody guesses the right answer the closest answer will be picked. If more than one person guesses the closest answer the winner will be picked at random from this group.

8. The winner of this competition will be announced on 16.05.2013 on Twitter and contacted via a Direct Message (On Twitter) OR contacted through a message on Facebook. The winner has 48 hours only to respond.

9. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.

10. Only one entry per person; we will not accept duplicate Twitter profiles or duplicate Facebook profiles.

Keeping fit and active is an important part of many adults lives but it is also very important we keep children active. Children are now often very distracted by computer games, mobile phones and the internet. As the summer approaches and with the school holidays on the horizon it is important we encourage children to get outside and keep active.

Why is keeping children active so important? Keeping children active is good for a child’s mind, body and soul! There are many benefits to an active lifestyle; it ensures children grow up with a healthy heart, strong muscles and healthy bones. Keeping active also helps children maintain a healthy weight and reduces body fat; this can also be very important for a child’s self esteem.

Keep Children Active!

Keeping children active also helps develop skills a child will need into adulthood. Keeping active and playing outside helps children develop social skills and increases the chance of children making friends and interacting with other children. Computer games and the internet can be very isolating so it is important children get outside and socialise with children of their own age.

So how do you encourage children to be active? Many outdoor activities can be very expensive especially during the school holidays; making use of your own outside space is a great way to start. Many people often worry about their gardens being taken over by toys, bicycles and swing sets but by sectioning off a part of your garden with fence panels you can easily keep an adult area and children area.

Picket fence panels are perfect for a children’s area as they section an area off with blocking off a view so you can still keep an eye on children playing. Picket fencing comes in many different styles but the round top version of picket fencing is pleasing to look at and is safe too.

A Tower Style Wooden Playhouse.

Once you have an area of your garden sectioned off you can then concentrate on what to include for children. Sitting down with a child and asking them what they want is a good place to start. Ask what activities they like to do outside and what parts of the playground they would like to bring home.

An outdoor swing set is perfect for keeping children active! Swing sets and play sets are perfect as they feature lots of activities for children to play on and can be tailored to suit any garden. Jungle Gym Play Sets are modular so you can choose the parts to suit your garden and child. You can keep the set as small or large as you need it to be.

This playhouse is perfect for boys!

Playhouses are also a great way of keeping younger children active and encouraging them to be outdoors more. Wooden playhouses come in many different shapes and sizes. They are popular with both boys and girls. A playhouse provides children with their own place to play and helps them become more independent.

If you’re looking for any outdoor toys take a look at the extensive range features on Walton’s Garden Buildings.