Garden Tools & Equipment

Choose a practical bird feeder for easy cleaning, squirrel trouble or fat balls, with Tom Chambers, RSPB Squirrel Buster and Gardman comparisons.

Choose a dry winter home for cordless-tool batteries, check the correct charge level for your system, and keep battery storage separate from shed and mower storage.

Work out whether a garden storage box is leaking or collecting condensation, then tackle wet contents, blocked airflow and poor siting before buying a replacement.

Choose a wheelie-bin store by the dimensions of your bins, the clear doorway and the room needed to roll them out. Includes a practical two-bin fit check.

Compare resin, timber and metal garden storage by upkeep, damp, strength, appearance and the way you intend to use it.

Compare the space inside large garden storage boxes, measure your cushion set and avoid buying a chest that is big in litres but too narrow for your pads.

Choose storage that holds your patio essentials without blocking chairs, doors or paths. Practical box choices, footprint checks and advice from everyday use.

Choose between a chest, a double-door garden store and a small shed by what you need to store, how you use it and the space required for access.

Keep rakes, spades and long-handled tools accessible without a full shed. Compare tall cupboards, supported racks and detachable-handle storage.

Follow the water from the outside tap to the furthest sprinkler, and deal with the small fittings and trapped water that are easy to overlook.