Our Garden Journal

Stories, guidance and quiet inspiration for slow living outdoors.

Garden Swings for Adults

A considered guide to choosing the swing seat that fits your space, your pace, and how you want to feel outdoors.

Our Guide to Garden Swings

Rope Swings & Hanging Guides

Everything you need to hang a rope swing safely and beautifully, from trees and beams to pergolas.

Rope Swing Guide

Day Beds & Outdoor Living

Inspiration and practical advice for creating a calm, long-lingering day bed retreat in your garden.

Guide to Outdoor Living

Pergolas & Garden Rooms

Plan your outdoor structure with confidence, from sizing and placement to creating shelter and privacy.

Pergolas & Garden Rooms 

Timber & British Craft

Discover the materials, finishes, and craftsmanship behind furniture built to live outdoors year-round.

Our Dorset furniture craft

Slow Living & Garden Design

Ideas for shaping a quieter garden life, with design inspiration, seasonal notes, and places worth visiting.

The art of slow living

All of Our News & Blogs

Mindful Garden

Early Autumn in The Sitting Spiritually Garden

Early Autumn in The Sitting Spiritually Garden

Posted on September 17th 2024

Early Autumn is upon us but there is still so much to see in the The Sitting Spiritually Garden so why not pay us a visit?

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Are You Sitting Spiritually?

Are You Sitting Spiritually?

Posted on April 24th 2024

We are over the moon that The Sitting Spiritually Garden has been featured in a huge 5 page spread in Dorset Magazine!

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A Healing Garden

A Healing Garden

Posted on February 2nd 2023

Designers of the Sitting Spiritually Garden, Jarmanmurphy, talk about the healing powers of being in the garden....

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Rest, Reflect, Relax....

Rest, Reflect, Relax....

Posted on April 11th 2022

Taking time out of the hustle and bustle of a busy ward, clinic or office is crucial to NHS staff well-being and so many are on their feet all day – so taking a moment to sit and just begin to reflect is so important

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Making the Memories Count....

Making the Memories Count....

Posted on January 5th 2021

Remembering happy & sad times in a lasting way....

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Sitting in Peace With Garden Swing Seats And Benches

Sitting in Peace With Garden Swing Seats And Benches

Posted by Sitting Spiritually on February 19th 2020

The peace and quiet of a garden is one of the most serene environments one can ask for. Why not sit in style with garden swing seats?

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Gardens for health & wellbeing Richard Rogers

Gardens for health & wellbeing Richard Rogers

Posted on February 3rd 2020

Garden Designer Richard Rogers write for us on Gardens for the Soul

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The Scented Garden

The Scented Garden

Posted on June 10th 2019

Garden Designer Muff Dudgeon on bringing scent into the garden.....

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Mindful Garden Design

Mindful Garden Design

Posted on March 28th 2019

Taking a mindful approach to designing your garden, with Ali Dempster, Owner and Designer at Sandstone Design

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The Story Behind The Kyokusen

The Story Behind The Kyokusen

Posted on March 13th 2018

Kyokusen is Japanese for “Curves in the air” and this is how it came to be such an integral part of our range....

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Swing seats and sensory integration therapy

Swing seats and sensory integration therapy

Posted on April 20th 2014

Our swing seats and rocking benches can be a fantastic way of introducing both adults and children with special needs and sensory processing issues to sensory integration therapy.

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