About Us

Home and Garden Ironwork exists to produce the finest quality, most enduringly beautiful and comfortable furniture for you to enjoy. We are proud to be a small family business working from our workshop on a farm in rural Worcestershire. All the products you see here are designed by us, made by us, and in most cases delivered by us to your home. Some of our benches have been copied, but never matched!

James Fuller

Home and Garden Ironwork started from humble beginnings as “Hyloc Engineering” where James and business partner Stewart produced a wide variety of metal work, from fire escapes to iron gates and railings and some garden furniture. The garden furniture business grew and so the business was re-named and now focuses solely on the design and production of high quality home and garden furniture. Stewart retired in 2013 but James continues to run the business.

The business has really taken off with benches appearing in award winning Chelsea Flower Show gardens and featuring in the national press.

Without losing the family business roots, Home and Garden Ironwork has grown to be one of the UKs leading designers and producers of iron furniture. Nothing is mass produced but every care is taken to craft individual items to the highest standards with a finesse that shows each piece is special. James’ furniture can be found in National Trust gardens up and down the country and at the Royal Horticultural Society gardens in Wisley.

James, and his son Harry, make all the furniture themselves so you can be sure of excellent customer service and attention to detail, ensuring your whole experience is a positive one.

Bespoke items and restoration

Sometimes we get to take on special projects and bespoke items.  In the gallery you can see some of the things we’ve produced over the years, and here is a video of a huge bench built for RHS Wisley.

If you have work like this please do get in touch on the contact page.

Caring for your products

Home and Garden Ironwork furniture is designed to last, maintenance free, for a lifetime.

While wooden benches slowly fade and rot your Home and Garden Ironwork bench will always be ready for you to sit on when the sun comes out.  Our benches are hot dip galvanised, protecting them from the elements and stopping them from rusting.  If they get dirty you can wash them down with clean water and a cloth, no need for any detergents, and they will be ready for use time after time.  When you think about it like that our benches are incredible value for money.

Finishes

All our products are hot dip galvanised which protects from the elements and stops them from rusting. The galvanised layer offers not only weather protection but also a texture, which is unique to each item.

We offer a verdigris or lead grey finish. The verdigris finish adds a patina exclusive to our furniture and will stand the test of time as it ages naturally.

The lead grey finish is a classic etched galvanised colour with hints of copper from the sulphate solution used to etch the surface.

Both finishes need time to weather naturally. At first you may notice a white dust on the surface. This can either be wiped off gently outside with a cloth or just left to wear off as the item is used. Any small blemishes and imperfections are characteristic of a galvanised finish and only serve to add character to your item.

We recommend that pots or vases are not left on tables for the first few months to allow the whole table top to weather evenly.