For the past eighteen months on the outskirts of Leeds, Nadia Sidebottom has been running her popular online dog boutique from a beautiful cedar garden room. After starting the business eight years ago, she’d begun to outgrow her base in the spare bedroom. Though Nadia did consider finding a workspace out of the home, ultimately,…
When investment consultant David and his family moved to a new home just outside of Harrogate, they were keen to look into the possibility of having a garden room built. They’d never previously had a big enough garden to consider one, but the new garden had a spot that seemed ideal. The family decided that…
At the beginning of 2021, Darren, an area manager for a major supermarket, had just moved into a new home and was considering renovation options. ‘We’d downsized from a five-bedroom house to a two-bedroom bungalow. In the last house we’d spent a fortune on a conservatory, but it was totally useless. We kept seeing fabulous…
Jackie, a communications training professional based in York, has recently added a commute to her daily routine. After six years of working mainly from her dining room table, she now commutes fifteen steps to her new Horto garden office. Fifteen steps may not sound like much at all, but it has given Jackie some much-needed…
Nestled in a quiet corner of a most beautiful, newly landscaped garden in the town of Ilkley, Yorkshire, is the Horto garden room, a helpful sanctuary, somewhere calming to pursue the power of Pilates. The benefits of Pilates exercise are widely accepted, especially for anyone fighting health issues, which is the case of Horto customer…
A North Yorkshire couple had their uninviting outdoor space completely transformed into an inspiring place with the help of the exceptional Horto Garden Room. Solicitor Judith and her husband Doug, live in Harrogate and were dissatisfied with an uninviting and wasted space in their rear garden. Judith says “The space had little if any use,…
The Knaresborough based Garden Room company, Horto Everyday Spaces www.horto.co.uk are absolutely thrilled to have won “Installation of the Month – Winner” for April 2021 by the Consumer Protection Association, the UK’s leading organisation that promotes consumer trust in professional and qualified tradesmen. Ellen from Horto says ” we are delighted to win this award,…
The British Army saying “Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” appears to have been rigidly put into practice by army veteran Lee and his wife Sarah when they finally decided on the Horto Garden Room for their York home. Having spent nearly 3 years meticulously planning and preparing, the couple decided on the…
If you are longing for the feel-good benefits of exercise during the current uncertainty and restrictions, it is important to enjoy what you are doing in a safe and stimulating environment. This is exactly what Deborah and Robin decided upon when choosing Horto Garden Rooms, a reputable local family business, to construct an all-year round…
Horto Garden Room customer, Andrew from Ripon in North Yorkshire, intended his newly built garden room to be a perfect personalised man cave, an ideal space to chill out, relax and to exhibit his treasured items. A signpost hangs outside to let everyone know about the rules of his man house. However, the impact of…
With positive thinking and a strong determination to make it happen, Barbara from York decided on Horto Garden Rooms to build her the perfect garden office. “I’ve thought about a garden office for some time now, the options available and how I wanted it to look. I also didn’t want it to be so large it…
Due to expansion we are looking for a joiner or a semi-skilled joiner to work alongside our Horto garden room construction team. Please send your cv detailing previous experience to ellen@horto.co.uk (Must have own transport)
A new decade, a renewed sense of energy and purpose, and perhaps having been stressed out over last Christmas cramming all your visiting family into your home, not to mention the unexpected guest or two, a new year’s resolution could be to create more space. More and more people are choosing to make the most of the space they have, but a surprisingly quick, cost effective and easy…
As the winter months become gloomier and colder, enduring the daily commute can be a real misery for many of us, especially when you have to leave and return home in darkness. Staying clear of squashed up fellow bus or train passengers sneezing all over the place or having to de-ice your car before you slip and slide your way…
The health and wellness industry is an emerging niche market for Horto Garden Rooms and the company has seen a noticeable increase in demand for its products in this growing sector. The sector is developing rapidly and it is not too difficult to understand why. Part of this boom relates to the growing appeal for adopting healthy practices designed to lower our stress…
Under a leafy canopy, down an intriguing path that curves and passes through a small opening in a hedge, a secret garden emerges filled with shrubs, tall flowers and a small glade of shady trees. It is tranquil, serene and secluded. The path narrows further and something unexpectedly hidden invites exploration. Curiosity leads to amazement…
Horto has completely delighted their client Stephen Lock by building a high-quality, perfectly angled and architecturally stunning garden office at his home in York. Stephen, an international economic and political researcher and now working from his new garden office, travels the world, in particular Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. For Stephen and many other…
Horto has constructed a music hub for a creative couple, Jim and Emma Quinn, in the garden of their York home. The couple manages the independent record label (or indie label) ‘Safe Suburban Home’. Indie’s operate without the funding of major record labels and take a more DIY approach, mainly by the use of music…
Imagine a perfectly placed cosy hideaway within the serene, tranquil setting of a gorgeous garden, a peaceful escape filled with the sweet scent of beautiful garden flowers. To have somewhere you can separate yourself from the normal hustle and bustle of daily life, a secluded place with a quiet, calm, middle of the woods feel.…
Well designed outdoor spaces are contributing more than ever to greater social interaction, and our gardens offer the perfect opportunity to create that special, sociable place to enjoy life with family, friends and neighbours. Although gardening is no longer the top use of our outdoor spaces; the garden is now used more for zoned entertaining places, according to research by Houzz, the leading…
A retreat space is on the rise; the idea is to get away from the stresses of modern, daily life, unwind, relax and recharge your body and mind. We’ve long known the far-reaching effect that the spaces in which we live and work can have on our health and well-being. This may explain why seeking…
Recent research from the garden furniture retailer Alfresia, the UK’s leading outdoor specialist, uncovered a surprising new trend last summer; one in five Brits has turned their garden into an outdoor gym with 52 percent of Leeds city residents ahead on this trend. The glorious summer weather of 2018 meant that most of us took…
Horto is Proud to Announce the Opening of the New Bellway Home Sales Centre at Jubilee Park in Harrogate. Award-winning developer Bellway Homes and the Knaresborough based company Horto, who design and construct contemporary Garden Rooms, have formed an exclusive partnership to create a new home Sales Centre at Bellway’s Jubilee Park development in Harrogate.…
The rapidly increasing craft movement is producing an army of applied artists and this sort of interest has helped to propel the sales of Horto Garden Rooms. Ellen Robinson from Horto says “I think a notable sales trend in our garden rooms reflects the need for many people to indulge in hobbies, arts and crafts and…
The Knaresborough based Garden Room Company Horto, has been appointed by Bellway Homes to engineer, design and build a purposely equipped new home Sales Centre in Harrogate, which ultimately will be transformed into a contemporary garden room as an accompaniment to a brand new home. Gary Robinson, Managing Director at Horto said: “We’re delighted to be…
Finding the right space to work from home can be difficult especially if you are an artist. Not only do you need plenty of space but plenty of ‘quiet’ space too. Also you don’t want to be tidying up every 5 minutes so a dedicated space away from the home with the shortest travel time, the…
Over the last few months we ran a summer offer competition for a chance to win a VIP experience at Rudding Park Hotel & Spa, Harrogate. Horto are delighted to announce that Mr & Mrs Gifford of Asenby, North Yorkshire have won the Summer 2018 prize draw. A huge thank you to everyone who entered…
Do You Need More Useable Space? Order your Horto Garden Room by the 31st August 2018 and get £500 off the total price. You will also be entered into our free prize draw to win a VIP experience at Rudding Hotel & Spa, Harrogate, see offer details. Installation of a Horto Garden Room takes just…
When it comes to buying and selling a property a key factor that is very appealing when it comes to a property’s potential, is the garden. With the right care and attention, the garden can be one of the most valuable assets of your home and is guaranteed to reflect in the asking price. Gardens…
England cricketer and Yorkshire Diamonds Captain Lauren Winfield, chats to Horto’s Ellen Robinson about her new garden room. “The garden room was a perfect solution for an all year round home gym, in addition, a relaxation area too. I also wanted a room that provided an exercise space within easy reach of the main house”.…
The National Work from Home Day highlighted a desire for flexible working and Horto is proud to have participated. With the UK population estimated to increase by an additional 10 million by 2025 and the number of cars on the road to increase by a further 4 million, the morning rush hour will become even more stressful. …
Just started this new garden room project in West Yorkshire in Addingham near Ilkley. The site for the garden room is the corner of the garden as it is the sunniest spot. Being a corner requires some bespoke elements but it will look great when its finished as it will really look like it belongs…
We have just created this new garden office. Based on the Horto Everyday Space modular building with a different treatment and positioning of the windows and doors. This was important for a customer so that the light was even all day and also having almost three sides with a solid wall meant more space could be used…
We are often asked by potential customers “what is a garden room?” With more of us needing to extend our home rather than move, a garden room is a perfect solution for creating extra space in your home, hassle free. To help you consider if a garden room is right for you, we have outlined…
We had our official horto launch hosted by House of Harrogate in early December just as the festive season was getting into full swing. Guests spent the evening tasting and enjoying wines courtesy of Concept fine wines, local ales by Daleside Brewery, gin from Slingbys and canapés courtesy of Cardomom Black. Entertainment was provided by…
We recently spent the day exploring, demonstrating and shooting in one of our brand new horto spaces to showcase just some of the fantastic ways in which it can enhance your home. With help from some wonderful local businesses including Harrogate Interiors, Lime Lace, Brown Sugar, Retro Kids and Beckwith Healthclub we had great fun…
Exciting times here at horto towers as the creative team get to grips with a project providing holiday lodges to the leisure industry. It’s early days yet, but we’ll keep you right up to date with the latest developments as they happen into 2017.
