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Rebecca Knight

Sorry, fire pits, this is the stylish outdoor heating solution I'm using to keep warm in the garden on chilly nights this summer

Green chiminea in a patio courtyard garden with a striped sofa.

I love sitting out in the garden as soon as it's warm enough to perch outside in a fleece, coffee in hand. But when the sun goes on a summer evening, my north-facing garden is the last place I want to be, or at least that was the case until I added the beautiful La Hacienda Trentham Clay Chiminea for £140 at B&Q to my garden.

If you've never heard of a chiminea, they're essentially a small free-standing chimney you can use to heat a patio or even cook food over, depending on the style you have. I grew up with a chiminea in the garden of my family home, so I've always been a fan of this outdoor heating idea. However, over the last 10 years, chimineas appeared to fall out of fashion, with many favouring a Love Island-style fire pit instead.

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