Refresh your home and garden with these local businesses

Looking for ways to elevate your home and garden?

You don’t need to look far, with plenty of local businesses offering bespoke services that will help your living spaces glow up.

Read on to find out what’s in your area.

Offering an extensive range of plants that are locally grown, beautiful and reliable with many unusual varieties too.

The garden centre shop, housed in a converted shipping container, has a plethora of seeds, tools and gifts as well as a great range of wildlife essentials such as bird boxes, feeders and food. The addition of David Austin Roses, Frank Matthews Trees, The Little Botanical houseplants, Durstons Compost and a variety of plant pots complete the range.

Information and advice from experienced gardeners is readily available as we love to talk about gardens.

Michael Heath & Son Building Contractors is a family company that’s been building houses in South Devon since 1973. Based in Kingsbridge, we provide a complete and trusted service from conception to completion, cost-estimating to project management, foundations to decoration. Whether it’s a new build, extension or refurbishment, we deliver high standards and competitive pricing thanks to our knowledge, skill and considered approach.

Michael Heath & Son Building Contractors was founded by Michael Heath and his wife in 1973, and has since been joined by their son Jonathan.

Michael is an experienced contractor, who began his career when he left school in April 1960 to start a five-year apprenticeship as a mason/bricklayer with H.A.Brooking & Son of Chillington (no longer in existence)

Jonathan joined the company in 1991 as an apprentice carpenter, he qualified in 1993 and then became a partner in 2012.

Today, Jonathan has taken over the running of the projects, and while Michael has largely retired he continues to provide support with estimating and advice when it’s required.

To this day, the company prides itself on having the experience and know-how to build or refurbish properties to a high standard using competent tradesmen at a competitive price.

Has your home got the look?

Walk down any street in England and you can tell, almost instinctively, whether the doors and windows of a home really suit the structure of the building. When the windows are wrong it is blindingly obvious – but when they have been chosen well, or the original windows and doors preserved, the effect is often simply beautiful.

So what should you consider when investing in new Timber Windows?

For many homeowners, restoring the integrity of the original structure is paramount. Choosing windows and doors that faithfully replicate the appearance of the building in its heyday, but with 21st century performance, is now achievable with the Timber Windows range.

Whilst some customers follow the conservation route, for others the opportunity to blend traditional and contemporary styles is a serious temptation. Pairing a stunning contemporary front door with beautiful box sash windows may give the individuality that your home has been longing for.

Rest assured that any investment in Timber Windows will help to restore the real value of your home!

Time was when every window frame in sight was white, or unsightly aluminium. Today the choice of factory applied colours and finishes available for all timber windows & doors adds a level of choice our predecessors would envy. With natural timber finishes, subtle shades of green, blue and grey, as well as pristine white and elegant black, the Timber Windows colour palette can help to highlight or to blend in.

And finally let’s not forget your neighbours, those passing by and even future purchasers. Style, colour and your choice of windows and doors all have a part to play in how your home is regarded – but rest assured that any investment in Timber Windows will help to restore the real value of your home.

Furthermore, with 15% off their entire range of timber windows and doors in their Summer Sale until the end of July, now is the perfect time to consider upgrading your home’s performance and beauty. Visit their showroom today, details can be found below.

Choosing new windows and doors is about much more than improving the look of a property. For homes and businesses across the South Hams, it's about investing in quality, security and products that can withstand the demands of coastal living.

That's the thinking behind Breakwater Windows & Doors, an independent, locally owned business based in Kingsbridge.

Unlike many national companies, every decision is made locally by people who live and work in the South Hams. The team understands the character of the area's homes, the challenges of the coastal climate and, most importantly, the relationships they've built with customers over the years.

The company supplies and installs high-quality uPVC, aluminium and timber windows and doors, as well as bi-fold doors, conservatories and glazing solutions for homeowners, builders and trade professionals throughout the region.

But it's the name itself that tells the real story.

Living and working on one of the country's most beautiful coastlines means appreciating both its beauty and its challenges. Coastal homes and businesses face salt air, strong winds and rain amidst rapidly changing weather throughout the year, placing constant demands on the products that protect them.

A breakwater is built to provide strength, protection and resilience against the forces of nature.

It's a name that perfectly reflects the company's approach: supplying quality products, carrying out reliable installations and delivering protection that lasts.

Those values are at the heart of every project, whether replacing a single window in a cottage, installing contemporary aluminium bi-fold doors in a new extension or supplying products for larger building projects across the South Hams.

As an independent business, Breakwater takes pride in offering honest advice, friendly service and workmanship that customers can trust. Every installation is completed with care, attention to detail and a commitment to finding the right solution for each property.

For anyone planning home improvements or commercial refurbishment, Breakwater offers local knowledge, quality products and dependable service—built for the South Hams and everything the coast can throw at it.

Breakwater Windows & Doors, based in Kingsbridge, serving the South Hams.